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'Mack the Knife' Joins Pequot
By Staff WriterNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--John Mack, whose cost cutting and streamlining skills earned him the Wall Street nickname "Mack the Knife," has joined Pequot Capital Management Inc. as the hedge fund firm's chairman. Arthur J. Samberg will remain as chief executive and continue to oversee management of the firm and its investment...
May 31, 2005
Aflac Uses TeamWorks SoftwareAflac Inc. has started using software from Lombardi Software Inc. to improve its process for billing customers.[@@]Aflac, Columbus, Ga., has adopted Lombardi's TeamWorks business ...
May 31, 2005
Study: Employers Prefer Variety In HR VendorsFew employers want to put a single outside company in charge of all human resources tasks.[@@]Researchers at Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Washington, have published figures ...
May 25, 2005
Key Elements Of A Business Succession PlanVirtually all business owners have in the back of their minds that some day--perhaps far in the future--they will be able to walk away ...
May 25, 2005
Succession Planning: The Elephant In The Living RoomJimmy: "Pssst. There's an elephant in the living room, but we're pretending it's not really there and it's not really an elephant."Sammy: "But it's ...
May 20, 2005
Indiana, Kentucky Anthem Chiefs NamedTwo Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies named new presidents today.Jude Thompson will take over as president of Kentucky, while Dennis Casey will ...
May 19, 2005
Insurance Eec Points To Need For Strong Ethical StandardsThe head of an industry standards group says insurance companies need to impose strict ethical standards to hold on to consumer confidence.[@@]"Companies can't fake ...
May 18, 2005
Service Seen As Key To Broker-Dealer Market SuccessSan Antonio, TexasHow to work effectively with broker-dealers is a sometimes mystifying question for insurance-trained professionals seeking to do business in the broker-dealer sector. ...