The DIV-Net (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
As a Canadian, I do invest in Canadian dividend stocks. Like the rest of my portfolio I use index funds as the core component however I have supplemented with select dividend growth companies. Just because they are stocks from companies in my own back yard, I still need to ensure I do the proper analysis. That typically always starts with a review of the Canadian Dividend Achievers list. The Broad...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
ASPEN, CO (MARKET WIRE) Wally Obermeyer, President of Colorado-based Obermeyer Asset Management Company, attended the first-annual "Top Independent Advisors Summit" hosted by Barron's, which promotes best practices in the industry and the value of advice to the investing public. The invitation-only conference was held at the Arizona Biltmore May 6-8, 2009 in Phoenix, Ariz.
Banking Business Review (Free subscription) | 06/04/2009
Threadneedle, a London-based international asset management company, has completed the acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank’s World Express Funds investment funds business.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 05/20/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- American International Group Inc. is in talks to sell its investment unit for as much as $500 million, according to a published report. Bloomberg news reported Wednesday Franklin Resources Inc. , an asset management company, and Crestview Partners LP, a private equity firm, are in negotiations with the troubled insurer to buy its investment management book valued at about...
Financial24 (Free subscription) | 05/19/2009
FRANKFURT - Private investors should hold up to 15% of their wealth in physical gold, according to a German asset management company which plans to set up 500 'Gold-To-Go' ATMs in Germany, Switzerlan
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/14/2009
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed and removed from Rating Watch Negative the ratings of Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) and its subsidiaries. The ratings include the insurer financial strength
BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 05/09/2009
Filed under: Market matters , Federal Reserve , Financial Crisis You might be asking, who is Blackrock Inc (NYSE BLK )? It just so happens that Blackrock is the largest publicly traded asset management company in the US. The next question is why is the Federal Reserve and the US Treasury awarding contracts to Blackrock, and what is the nature of these contracts? We start with Larry Fink, CEO of Blackrock,...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shareholders of Janus Capital Group Inc. (JCG) (NYSE: JNS) have approved all the matters under consideration at the company’s annual meeting. Also today, the company’s Board of
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 04/24/2009
Certain statements contained herein may be considered "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon the belief of the Company's management, as well as assumptions made beyond information currently available to the Company's management, and may be, but not necessarily are, identified by such words as "expect",...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 04/17/2009
TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (TSX: BAM.A)(NYSE: BAM)(EURONEXT: BAMA) today announced that it has received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") for its proposed normal course issuer bid to purchase up to 49,300,000 Class A Limited Voting Shares ("Class A Shares"), representing approximately 9.9% of the public float of the company's outstanding...
Financial24 (Free subscription) | 04/02/2009
NEW YORK, April 1 - Shares of Legg Mason rose 1.2 percent to $16.60 in extended trading on Wednesday after the asset management company announced debt repayment and covenant modifications. Keywo
Financial24 (Free subscription) | 03/28/2009
05:11 Asset management company Ritchie Capital has objected in a court filing to a fire sale of bankrupt camera-maker Polaroid Corp, saying it will result in significantly less recovery proceeds. T
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 03/27/2009
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of Ameriprise Financial Inc. (AMP) at 'A' and the insurer financial strength (IFS) ratings of AMP and its primary life insurance
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 03/16/2009
Wayne Hummer Wealth Management provides a comprehensive suite of wealth management services and oversees nearly $6 billion in client assets. Since 1931, Wayne Hummer Investments has been providing a full range of investment products and services tailored to meet the specific needs of individual investors throughout the country. Wayne Hummer Asset Management Company is the investment advisory affiliate...
John At CIFT (Free subscription) | 03/16/2009
Selling the iShares business — which is part of Barclays Global Investors, the British bank’s San Francisco-based asset-management arm — could fetch £4 billion ($5.6 billion), the person said. But the business also could bring less, given that some analysts have valued … via Hunting Cash, Barclays Is Exploring Sale of Unit - WSJ.com.
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