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Pru rocked as high-tech acquisition's pros take a hike
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 07, 2000
Pru rocked as high-tech acquisition's pros take a hike

Prudential Securities Inc.'s acquisition of a West Coast investment banking boutique had all the makings of a perfect marriage.

By Jon Birger
Irate Amex members pose threat to Nasdaq's spinoff
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 24, 2000
Irate Amex members pose threat to Nasdaq's spinoff

Members of the American Stock Exchange are considering a lawsuit that could derail the National Association of Securities Dealers' plan to spin off the Nasdaq Stock Market.

By Jon Birger
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 24, 2000
Munder gets new boss, keeps old owner

By Matt Roush
Safe harbor made easier for pension plans
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 24, 2000
Safe harbor made easier for pension plans

The Internal Revenue Service is removing a major administrative hassle and expense for employers who want to offer generous 401(k) plans that are exempt from non-discrimination tests.

By Jerry Geisel
Most employers using Internet for workers' 401(k) education
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 24, 2000
Most employers using Internet for workers' 401(k) education

The Internet has become a popular way for employers to provide 401(k) plan investment education to employees, a new survey shows.

By Jerry Geisel
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 24, 2000
More mergers, joint ventures ahead for mutual funds

By Arleen Jacobius
Couch Potato Fund more than chip off Gabelli block
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 17, 2000
Couch Potato Fund more than chip off Gabelli block

As a youngster, Marc Gabelli never spent a lot of time talking stocks with his famous father, mutual fund manager Mario Gabelli. But that's not to say he didn't learn a thing or two from Dad about managing money.

By Jon Birger
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 13, 1999
Sharpe focus: Rating mutual funds by return per unit of risk

By Investment News Team
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 29, 1999
Agents urged to woo brokers for clients

By James Welsh
Finding bargains in a fallow field
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 29, 1999
Finding bargains in a fallow field

Money managers in search of bargain stocks are looking no further than competitors' backyards, even if the grass isn't necessarily greener.

By Anna Robaton
Unsophisticated investors could pose problem in downturn
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 22, 1999
Unsophisticated investors could pose problem in downturn

Even though liability coverage for securities firms is widely available, industry observers say only 20% to 25% of those who should buy the coverage actually do so.

By Joanne Wojcik
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 15, 1999
Fewer cash out 401(k)s

By Arleen Jacobius
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 15, 1999
Managers didn't toss stock out the Window

By Christine Williamson
Everything's coming up camellias in money manager's Y2K gardens
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 15, 1999
Everything's coming up camellias in money manager's Y2K gardens

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which suffered a rocky third quarter with interest rate and inflation jitters, will rally by year-end to 11,500, predicted New York money manager David Alger, chief executive of Fred Alger Management Inc.

By Anna Robaton
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 15, 1999
Internet pioneer steps back

By Arleen Jacobius
Boom-boom lawyers too cozy?
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 15, 1999
Boom-boom lawyers too cozy?

The sexual harassment lawsuit saga at Salomon Smith Barney Inc. is about to take a bizarre twist.

By Jon Birger
Value rally just a brief tease as growth goes gangbusters
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 08, 1999
Value rally just a brief tease as growth goes gangbusters

Talk about a tease. The spring rally in value stocks melted as quickly as an April snowshower, and 1999 is shaping up to be another disappointment for value investors.

By Anna Robaton
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 01, 1999
ALLSTATE HEADED TO NEW HANDS?

A combination of market and legislative conditions is squeezing Allstate Corp.'s life as an independent company.

By Steven R. Strahler
What happens when venture capitalists decide your business is better than theirs
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 01, 1999
What happens when venture capitalists decide your business is better than theirs

Last March, Joseph Park got the kind of phone call most entrepreneurs only dream about.

By Jon Birger
Stockbroker gives advice the old-fashioned way: Jordan Berlin singing a new old tune
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 18, 1999
Stockbroker gives advice the old-fashioned way: Jordan Berlin singing a new old tune

The E*Trades of the world may insist that someday we'll all invest on-line, but Jordan S. Berlin doesn't buy it.

By Jon Birger