Monthly Archives: September 2003

NEWS ANALYSIS Turmoil at Strong hits Edvest Investors wondering whether this is where they really want to be By KATHLEEN GALLAGHER [email protected], Journal Sentinel Sunday, September 14, 2003 Two years ago, the state and Strong Capital Management Inc. rolled out […]

Week In Review Sunday, September 14, 2003 Doyle unveils $40 million economic recovery plan Acknowledging that the state is bleeding jobs and undergoing a deep economic restructuring, Gov. Jim Doyle outlined a $40 million economic recovery plan and promised to […]

INVESTORS WERE yesterday betting on a higher offer for Debenhams after the department store group agreed a pounds 1.7bn bid from the retail dealmaker John Lovering and the private equity firms CVCCapital and Texas Pacific. Leading shareholders criticised as inadequate […]

If history and superstition hold true, then the next two months are likely to send the fledgling bull market for shares to the butchers, despite the London and New York stock markets hitting newhighs this week. The problem is not […]

Private investors are beginning to look enviously at the juicy returns being made by the rich men’s funds, run by independent managers for themselves and their friends. Typified by former Baillie Gifford manager Max Ward, who set up the Independent […]

[email protected] The W.Va. Investment Management Board took its first step Thursday toward changing the way the state manages about $7 billion of pension and workers’ compensation funds. After hearing a presentation from the group’s investment consultant, board members agreed to […]

Sep. 12–The W.Va. Investment Management Board took its first step Thursday toward changing the way the state manages about $7 billion of pension and workers’ compensation funds. After hearing a presentation from the group’s investment consultant, board members agreed to […]

TACOMA, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 12, 2003–Frank Russell Company – One-Day Educational Forum Will Address Critical Issues Facing Both Trustees and Staff of Non-Profit Organizations – Agenda Will Focus on Investment and Spending Issues, Governance and Fiduciary Responsibilities, and Philanthropy in the […]

SHAREHOLDERS IN United Utilities, the North-west England water and electricity goliath, have until next Wednesday to mull over the group’s unexpected and complicated pounds 1bn rights issue, anddecide whether to fork out for the first tranche of new shares. They […]

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 12, 2003–Zacks.com releases another list of stocks that are currently members of the coveted Zacks #1 Ranked list which has produced an average annual return of+33.6% since 1988 and has gained +13.3% annually since 2000 as the markets […]

This March share prices throughout the world were plumbing new depths as investors fretted over geopolitical tensions and the risks posed by deflationary forces. In the six months since then, worriesabout deflation seem to have evaporated. There is now a […]

OLD GREENWICH, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 12, 2003–SoundView Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNDV), parent of SoundView Technology Corporation, a research-driven securities firm, today announcedthat John Chalsty has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Mr. Chalsty fills the board seat which was […]