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Fundamentals aren’t in place for a strong economic recovery, some experts note

The recent sharp rise in interest rates is catching some bond managers by surprise. The fixed-income managers at…

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Indexers dispute costs of switching benchmarks

Morgan Stanley Capital International’s foreign indexes would be cheaper for passive investors as they switch to free-float weightings…

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A LIST OF CEOS: CHIEF EXECS OVERPAID; EDITOR NAMES NAMES OF THOSE HE BELIEVES FAIL TO EARN THEIR DAILY GATEAU BAVAROISE

Some CEOs are so lazy, “you have to give them stock options to get them to go in…

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ROBERT A.G. MONKS

Shareholder activist and founder and former president, Institutional Shareholder Services The 65-year-old former Department of Labor pension administrator…

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WILLIAM E. SIMON

Chairman, William E. Simon & Sons Banks and brokerages should be allowed to merge, says the 71-year-old former…

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PAUL VOLCKER

Former chairman, Federal Reserve Board Now serving as a director of several major commissions, including one to reform…

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PROXY ACTIVISTS FEAR DELAWARE COULD UPSET THEIR APPLECARTS: RULING UPHOLDS POWER OF BOARDS TO OVERTURN SHAREHOLDER ACTIONS

The Delaware courts may be about to wipe out 15 years of accomplishments by the corporate governance movement.

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BIG ASSET MANAGERS FLUNK LABOR’S TEST: THEIR ‘F’ BASED ON VOTE ON 40 PENSION FUND PROXY INITIATIVES BACKED BY AFL-CIO

J.P. Morgan, Fidelity Investments, Strong Capital Management and Northern Trust are near the bottom of the money manager…

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CITI MAKING BIG INVESTMENT IN ASSET MANAGEMENT UNIT: HIRING 300 RESEARCHERS TO HELP IT REACH TOP 5 WORLDWIDE IN 5 YEARS

SSBCiti Asset Management, Citigroup’s new investment management unit, is on a hiring spree, with plans to add between…

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REPRICING UNDERWATER STOCK OPTIONS SEEN AS REWARD FOR MISGUIDING SHIP: STUDY LINKS RESETTING TO NEGATIVE RETURNS

The stock market’s recent gyrations have led to a wave of repricings of underwater stock options. While repricing…