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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/16/2009
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Janus Capital Group Inc. on Thursday said it has priced a public offering of about $200 million worth of common stock at $11 a share. The Denver-based investment manager said it has also priced $150 million of senior convertible notes, which will pay an interest rate of 3.25%. Janus earlier this week announced its chief executive, Gary Black, was stepping down. Market Pulse...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
Gary Black, whose efforts to streamline Janus Capital Group Inc. brought some success and considerable controversy, has stepped down as chief executive of the mutual-fund company.
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Financial24 (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
NEW YORK, July 14 - Janus Capital Group Inc was approached by multiple parties about a takeover in the past several months, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday . But Janus' stock is trading at a rich valuation some 30 times its e ...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gary Black, CEO of Janus Capital Group Inc. , has left the mutual-fund company, Janus said late Tuesday. As a result, Janus will pay Black a total of $12.1 million in severance and other payments, which will be reflected in the company's third-quarter results. "I'm proud of the progress Janus has made during the last five years and I am confident that the firm is...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Janus Capital Group Inc. said Tuesday that its second-quarter net income from continuing operations fell to $15.8 million, or 10 cents a share, from $65.6 million, or 40 cents a share in the same period last year. Long term net inflows hit $2.3 billion as firmwide assets in the quarter reflected $20 billion of net appreciation, Janus said. Assets under management fell...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Janus Capital Group Inc. said late Tuesday that it's selling new shares and convertible debt to raise roughly $300 million. The mutual fund manager is offering $150 million of its common stock and $150 million principal amount of convertible senior notes due in 2014. The notes will be convertible, under certain circumstances, into cash, shares of Janus Capital common...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Financial stocks in the S&P 500 were still higher by midday Wednesday, with Janus Capital Group Inc. among the biggest gainers after analysts at Credit Suisse said the asset manager overtook Blackrock Inc. as the strongest performing mutual fund manager over a three-year stretch in May. The benchmark financial sector exchange-traded fund, Financial Select Sector SPDR...
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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
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Financial24 (Free subscription) | 04/24/2009
BOSTON/NEW YORK, April 23 - U.S. money managers Janus Capital Group Inc and Invesco Ltd reported surprisingly weak quarterly profits on Thursday as stock market declines and investment losses carv
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GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 03/08/2009
Last week's top five stocks that were bought by their CEOs were; TFS Financial Corp, Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc, Janus Capital Group Inc, Hanesbrands Inc, and Autodesk Inc. According to GuruFocus Insider Data , these are the largest CEO buys during the past week. TFS Financial Corp. ( TFSL ): Chairman, President and CEO Marc A Stefanski Bought 100,000 Shares Chairman, President and CEO of TFS...
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 03/04/2009
Janus Capital Group chief executive Gary Black purchased 100,000 shares of Janus stock at an average price of $4.20 a share between Friday and Monday, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange commission. Janus shares rose 17 cents, or 4.3 percent, Tuesday to close at $4.12.
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 02/23/2009
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Standard & Poor's said Monday it lowered its ratings on Janus Capital Group Inc. because of weakened debt-servicing capacity. S&P cut Janus' counterparty credit rating to BB+/B from BBB-/A-3. The outlook is stable. Ratings on Janus reflect its weakened debt-servicing capacity as assets under management (AUM) and, consequently, cash-flow generation, have fallen...
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Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 02/23/2009
S&P cut its credit ratings on Janus Capital Group one notch to junk status, saying the company's debt-servicing capacity isn't expected to improve in the near term.
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 02/20/2009
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As required by New York Stock Exchange rules, Janus Capital Group Inc. (NYSE:JNS) today reported a restricted stock award made to Peter Q. Thompson, who was hired in January as the Chief