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NEW CHIEF WANTS YOU TO KNOW: VAN KAMPEN, MORE THAN A HILL OF BEANS

When Van Kampen American Capital chief Philip Duff wants to show Wall Street colleagues why Morgan Stanley Group…

When Van Kampen American Capital chief Philip Duff wants to show Wall Street colleagues why Morgan Stanley Group bought the money manager two years ago, he doesn't usher them through the offices of Van Kampen's portfolio managers. Instead, he takes them through the 170-person "paperless" investor se

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