Monthly Archives: September 2003

Notebook: Fidelity holds the key to the grocer’s future Decision day approaches

This time next week we should have a far better idea about the fate of Safeway. The competition commission’s conclusions about who should be allowed to bid for Britain’s fourth biggest grocer areexpected on Thursday or Friday – and it […]

BUSINESS in Brief

Departure ends Motorola era CHICAGO – Motorola Inc.’s CEO unexpectedly quit yesterday after clashing with the board over strategy, ending three generations of Galvin family control at the world’s No. 2 mobile phone maker. Motorola said Christopher Galvin, 53, cited […]

Wisconsin Treasurer Pressures Financial Firm to Make Up Losses to Investors

Sep. 20–State Treasurer Jack Voight stepped up the pressure on Strong Capital Management Friday, calling on the Menomonee Falls-based company to make up any losses it might have caused investors inthe EdVest college savings program and pledging to address the […]

Nations Funds Trustees Defend Oversight of Assets

Sep. 20–In some of their first interviews since Bank of America Corp. was cast into the glare of a mutual fund investigation, several Nations Funds trustees told the Observer this week that they dideverything they could to protect shareholders. Board […]

Investment spotlight: Fund of funds reduces the risk while boosting your wealth

MANAGER of managers? Multi-manager? Fund of funds? They are three interchangeable concepts that retail investors are going hear a lot more often in future. For simplicity, we refer to fund of funds. Fund of funds’ share of the fund market […]

Asahi Glass Sold on TSE on Rumor, Nippon Electric Glass Up

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Asahi Glass Co. shares met with selling on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday morning on a rumor that a defect has been found in the company’s production line for glasssubstrates for liquid crystal displays. At its […]

Asahi Glass Sold on TSE on Rumor, Nippon Electric Glass Up

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Asahi Glass Co. shares met with selling on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday morning on a rumor that a defect has been found in the company’s production line for glasssubstrates for liquid crystal displays. At its […]

Tokyo Stocks Stretch Gains in Morning

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Stocks stretched gains on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday morning, supported by continued active buying of such issues as banks amid an ongoing global fund inflow intothe Japanese market. “Abundant funds flowing into Japan have nowhere […]

Tokyo Stocks Stretch Gains in Morning

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Stocks stretched gains on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday morning, supported by continued active buying of such issues as banks amid an ongoing global fund inflow intothe Japanese market. “Abundant funds flowing into Japan have nowhere […]

Tokyo Stocks Seen to Retain Strength Next Week

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo stocks are expected to retain their strength next week amid growing optimism about Japan’s economic fundamentals and corporate earnings. “The market’s uptrend will remain unchanged while there is the possibility that profit taking will gain […]

Tokyo Stocks Seen to Retain Strength Next Week

Tokyo, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo stocks are expected to retain their strength next week amid growing optimism about Japan’s economic fundamentals and corporate earnings. “The market’s uptrend will remain unchanged while there is the possibility that profit taking will gain […]

Barrack Rodos & Bacine Announces the Filing of a Class Action Suit Against Strong Financial Corp. Defendants and Canary Defendants on Behalf of Purchasers of the Securities of the Strong Funds Family of Funds

<body.content> <block> <p>PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ — Counsel for Class Plaintiffs, Barrack, Rodos &amp; Bacine, today issued the following:</p> <p>Aclass action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey on behalf of purchasers […]