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James B. Arndorfer

InvestmentNews reporter covering the banking industry as well as Midwestern financial planners, money managers and mutual fund companies.

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AmEx hopes third try the charm for adviser moniker

After spending five years and $91 million trying to get household recognition, American Express Financial Advisors is changing…

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Accountant-adviser hookups on the upswing

Tarheel accountants and their Hoosier counterparts might disagree on how to pronounce “profit,” but they agree that hooking…

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Greenspan rates big head, survey of planners says

Is there room on Mount Rushmore for an obscurantist chairman of the Federal Reserve Board? Alan Greenspan is…

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Wachovia tries to trip the rich fantastic

With the bull market calling the tune, Wachovia Corp. wants to cut in on established bankers like Northern…

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Her target is millionaires who need advice

Ernst & Young LLP wants to gain a reputation for investment advice, not just for its audits. That’s…

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Still, tiff over spinoff continues

The parent of Janus Capital Corp. has extended an olive branch to the fast-growing mutual fund manager, but…

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Eyeing regional accounting firms

A little-known New York company that provides start-up capital for money managers who specialize in niche markets, such…

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Expanding into 15 markets in bid for wealthy customers

Northern Trust Corp., the Chicago-based bank with a sterling reputation for pampering the rich, may be coming to…

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Ugly year slaps Yacktman funds silly

Pardon Donald A. Yacktman if he passes on a party next month to mark the first anniversary of…

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Poor banks; Like wayward souls, nobody really understands them

Banks have spent tons of time and money transforming themselves from lending institutions into comprehensive securities sellers, a…