Asset Managers
The latest news on top asset managers, including updates on mergers and acquisitions, as well as new investment strategies and fund offerings.
Converging Intl. Accounting Standards For EB
By Carl I. HansenOver the last few years, accounting standards for employee benefits around the world have begun to look similar. In the long term, convergence of accounting ...
April 07, 2004
2003 Pension Plan Returns Exceed Hopes: MillimanNU Online News Service, April 7, 2004, 2:45 p.m. -- The average actual return on assets for 100 of the nation's largest defined benefit ...
April 06, 2004
Australian Fund Lists Fund of Funds on Local Stock ExchangeSYDNEY (HedgeWorld.com)--Pengana Capital Ltd. is making its strategy available on the Australian Stock Exchange, expecting to gather up to US$100 million to invest in boutique...
April 01, 2004
Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Fund/A800-342-5236 o www.franklintempleton.com Ticker: FKTIX Managers: Team managed Manager's tenure: 17 yrs. Fund started: October 7, 1983 Min. initial investment: $1,000 Load (front-end): 4.25% 12(b)-1 fee: 0.09% Net assets: $6.6 billion P/E ratio:...
April 01, 2004
New HeightsColleen Knopinski plans to celebrate her 50th birthday in a rather unusual place: Standing atop the snow-capped peak of Tanzania's majestic Mount Kilimanjaro, gazing out...
March 18, 2004
Reversing The Retention SlideBYThe numbers are in and theyre not good. The latest annual Agent Production and Survival study from LIMRA International shows that 4-year agent retention is ...
March 16, 2004
Fund in Focus: Salomon Brothers CapitalRoss Margolies, manager since January 1995; Robert Donahue Jr., co-manager since July 1998 S&P Rank: 4 Stars Flexible Strategy Remains Key to Success
March 11, 2004
National Employee Benefit Starts PBMNU Online News Service, March 11, 2004, 5:23 p.m. EST -- National Employee Benefit Companies Inc., Warwick, R.I., has set up a pharmacy benefits ...