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CFA Institute Announces Appointments to GIPS Executive Committee
By Michael S. FischerThree new members will join the GIPS Executive Committee in September, the CFA Institute announced Tuesday, July
July 01, 2010
Mutual Fund Spotlight: One For AllIt may seem only natural that Chicago-based Ariel Investments' flagship $2.3 billion Ariel Fund attracts more attention than the firm's other products. After all, it...
July 01, 2010
The Compliance Coach: An IPS Happy MediumInvestment advisors should have a policy whereby they obtain (and maintain) sufficient information regarding the client's circumstances so as to demonstrate that the firm managed...
June 27, 2010
Lessons Learned From Joel Bruckenstein and Gravity InvestmentsOne attractive aspect of our business is its dynamic nature. Change is the norm and to remain static is akin to dying on the vine....
June 25, 2010
GDP Revised to 2.7% for Q1 2010U.S. gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.7% in Q1 2010, according to the third estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on June 25. The third estimate came in lower than the second estimate of 3.0% on May 27.
June 24, 2010
At Morningstar Conference, Putnam's Reynolds' Discusses Turnaround StrategyTwo years after leaving Fidelity Investments to run Putnam Investments, Bob Reynolds isn't sitting on his laurels.
June 23, 2010
GovernmentI'm sure you've been reading a lot recently, yes? I've discussed many of the books I've been digesting in The Investment Edge and in my blog -- 13 Bankers, No One Would Listen, plus others.
June 23, 2010
Unum Investment Chief ResignsFrank Williamson, the chief investment officer at Unum Group Corp., is resigning from the position to pursue other interests, the company says.