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Old Mutual Adds Invesco Portfolio Management Team to Roster of 18 Boutique Firms
By Joyce HansonOld Mutual Asset Management has agreed to buy Invesco Ltd.'s eight-person international equity portfolio management team led by Hans van den Berg, formerly of Morgan Stanley.
July 14, 2010
Conference Board Gives Guidance on Cash-Settled Equity DerivativesThe Conference Board released guidance for directors of public companies on July 14, to prevent shareholders from accumulating undisclosed equity stakes by means of cash-settled derivatives, or to address situations where this has occurred.
July 14, 2010
FOMC Releases June MinutesThe Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released the minutes of its June 22-23 meeting on Wednesday, July 14, along with economic projections from Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents.
July 14, 2010
JPMorgan, Schwab Will Kick Off Q2 Earnings SeasonThe second-quarter earnings season kicks off for many financial companies starting Thursday, July 15. Most firms in the sector will report their latest results in July, though a few will share the second-quarter figures in early August.
July 13, 2010
Financial Reform: Passage This Week, Senate Sources PredictThree key Republican Senators now on board to support the bill.
July 13, 2010
SEC's CIO to RetireCharles Boucher, head of IT for the Securities and Exchange Commission and a former Morgan Stanley executive, is set to leave the financial-services field.
July 13, 2010
Coming Together: The Fiduciary Standard and the NFLCan two standards of conduct be "harmonized" as successfully as were the old AFL and NFL?
July 13, 2010
Rydex Launches Four Alternative Mutual FundsRydex|SGI rolled out Monday, July 12, four more alternative investment mutual funds, giving the Rockville, Maryland-based firm a total of 12 such mutual funds to go along with nine Rydex alternative-strategy ETFs.