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Financial Eminences
By Staff WriterAutumn is back-to-school season, a time to hunker down in a library or your personal study with a good book and caffeinated beverage of your...
September 25, 2008
Inspiring loyalty15% - Percentage of affluent investors who say they would stay with an advisor based on the number of services they have with him....
September 18, 2008
Insurers Report AIG, Lehman LossesLife and health insurers are starting to report losses stemming from the recent turmoil at American International Group Inc. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.Prudential Financial ...
September 15, 2008
Rating Agency Downgrades Unwrapped NotesMoody's Investors Service says a special purpose reinsurer that backs level-premium term life policies may suffer from investment losses.Moody's, New York, says it has cut ...
September 10, 2008
Phoenix Plows Ahead With Virtus Spin-OffA financial services company says it is proceeding with efforts to split its insurance and asset management operations.Phoenix Companies Inc., Hartford, says it has filed ...
September 05, 2008
El-Erian Named Sole CEO of PIMCOPacific Investment Management Co., the big bond fund shop that boasts legendary bond guru Bill Gross as chief investment officer, announced that Mohammed El-Erian will become sole CEO of the company following the year-end retirement of long-time CEO Bill Thompson.
September 01, 2008
Rooting Out TreasuresDonald Putnam is a dream lunch guest. He is worldly, affable and articulate, with a fine gift of turning a quick aphorism. --- Who: Donald H. Putnam,...
September 01, 2008
Major Firms Add to International OfferingsVanguard has introduced the Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund, which aims to track the investment performance of the FTSE All-World Index, a benchmark of...