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Dutch Court Okays Sale of LaSalle Bank
By James J. GreenThe supreme court of the Netherlands overturned on July 13 a lower court ruling that clears the way for ABN Amro to sell Chicago-based LaSalle Bank to the Bank of America in a deal valued at $21 billion.
July 09, 2007
Mutual of Omaha Reports Strong Sales GrowthMutual of Omaha's group voluntary short-term disability (VSTD) product posted a 68% increase in sales growth from 2005 to 2006, according to a recently released LIMRA Worksite Marketing of Voluntary Products U.S. Sales Survey. With this
July 01, 2007
About the ManagerR.H. Dillon is CIO of Columbus, Ohio-based Diamond Hill Investments, and CEO and president of its publicly traded parent, Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc. (DHIL)....
July 01, 2007
Travel The World, While Staying HomeGlobal equity funds differ from international stock funds in that they have the latitude to invest in U.S. stocks as well as foreign companies. Indeed,...
July 01, 2007
A Long-Short StoryThinking about an absolute return strategy during a period where some major market indexes are at, or near, all-time highs may not sound intuitive, but...
July 01, 2007
Janus' Core Inflows Nearly Back in the 'Black'In the first quarter, fund flows into Janus Capital Group's traditional fund family broke even for the first time in five years, says Janus CEO...
July 01, 2007
A Fund of Your OwnIt's no secret that with overhead, compliance, and professional costs rising, advisory practice margins are being squeezed like never before. Neither is there any mystery...