PEOPLE: CAROLYN MERTENS — NEW CHIEF THINKS TIMING IS RIGHT FOR MARKET TIMERS TO MAKE NICE
Carolyn Mertens has her work cut out for her. As the newly elected president of the Society of…
BUOYED BY LOOSENING OF RESTRICTIONS, FUNDS OF FUNDS GAIN IN NUMBER, ASSETS: EASIER FOR MANAGERS TO BUNDLE OWN FUNDS
As investors wade through the ever-expanding sea of mutual funds, many are turning to funds of funds for…
BUY! BUY! CRIES LIBERTY AFTER TWO YEARS ON THE SIDELINES: CRABBE HUSON DEAL EXPECTED TO BE JUST ITS FIRST OF THE YEAR
Liberty Financial Cos. is back on the shopping circuit. The once-acquisitive Boston money manager this month announced plans…
FUNDS EYE LAWYER-REPS: MONEY MANAGERS SEE TRUSTED FAMILY ADVISERS AS LUCRATIVE REVENUE STREAM, MUCH LIKE CPAS
In much the same way they enticed certified public accountants into peddling their products, U.S. money managers are…
SURVEY: ECONOMY NEVER BETTER, WITH BEST YET TO COME: CONSUMER CONFIDENCE HIGH, WITH 22% SEEING NO FISCAL WOES AHEAD
The economy is good and Americans are lapping it up. The 1998 Phoenix “Fiscal Fitness” survey reports that…
INVASION OF THE (ALLEGED) EMPLOYEE SNATCHERS: PUTNAM VS. LIBERTY IS A LEGAL CHILLER
A recent precedent-setting court decision involving allegations of customer-snatching at Boston’s Wellington Management Co. may affect another legal…
5 FUND GROUPS CLIMB ABOARD: WRAP ARTIST LPL TO SEE IF ITS ACT PLAYS OVERSEAS
LPL Financial Services has signed on five top U.S. mutual fund companies for its debut of a private-label…
PEOPLE: JAMES W. MACALLEN — THERE’LL BE WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN’ GOIN’ ON AT BEANTOWN’S BABSON
Newly installed chief executive James W. MacAllen wants to shake things up a bit at Boston’s David L.
NEW ENGLAND, THE INSURER THAT WANTS TO BECOME A BANKER, TOO: IT ADDS CREDIT CARDS, EQUIPMENT LEASING, IN BRAND-BUILDING FORAY
New England Financial is aggressively courting individual consumers and small businesses with a line of banklike products. The…
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, A POSITIVE STORY ABOUT FIDELITY: INTERNATIONAL FARE A RARE BRIGHT SPOT
For the first time in years, Fidelity Investments’ performance in the international arena is something to brag about.