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Call for Papers: Applying the Fiduciary Standard in a Brokerage Setting
By Kate McBrideThe Boston University Review of Banking & Financial Law and The Committee for the Fiduciary Standard announced a "call for papers" to address applying the fiduciary standard to brokers who provide advice to individual investors.
July 19, 2010
U.S. Trust Hires Trading Head and Leader of Northeast DivisionU.S. Trust has appointed Rowland (Chip) Bankes as head of trading and Stephen Doty as investment executive of its northeast division, based in New York.
July 13, 2010
Hartford 'Top 10 Investment Themes for 2010' Report Card Puts Dr. Bob 'On Probation'In a mid-term report card that reviews "Top 10 Investment Themes for 2010," "Dr. Bob" of The Hartford Mutual Funds, gave himself one A grade, four Bs, one C, no Ds, and four Fs for a variety of investing strategies in the first volatile half of 2010.
July 13, 2010
Three New Members for Investment Performance CommitteeCFA Institute announces appointments to GIPS Executive Committee.
July 13, 2010
CFA Institute Announces Appointments to GIPS Executive CommitteeThree new members will join the GIPS Executive Committee in September, the CFA Institute announced Tuesday, July
July 12, 2010
The Temptation of CommissionsWhat's the difference between a commission-based advisor and a fee-only advisor? One is selling an investment product while the other is providing advice. Say what...
July 07, 2010
Hartford Investment Management Hires Manager From Neuberger BermanHartford Investment Management Co. announced Wednesday, July 7, the hiring of Ray Humphrey as senior vice president and senior portfolio manager with the company's Inflation Plus Fund and U.S. Government Securities HLS Fund.
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...