Industry News
TIAA-CREF Establishes 14 New Inst"l Funds
TIAA-CREF has established 14 new institutional mutual funds as part of the firm’s plan to
12.23.05
PBGC Study: 9.4% of Pension Plans Frozen
A Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. study found that 9.4% of defined benefit pension plans were frozen
12.22.05
Van Kampen Launches International Growth Fund
Van Kampen Investments launched an international growth fund that will invest primarily in a
12.22.05
Canadian Insurance Plan Hires SSgA
The Workers’ Compensation Board – Alberta has hired State Street Global Advisors’ Canadian
12.21.05
WestLB, Mellon To Open Join Venture Asset Management Firm
WestLB Asset Management, a joint venture between WestLB AG and Mellon Financial Corp., will open in
12.21.05
Bank of Ireland Acquires Majority Stake In N.Y Hedge FoF Firm
Bank of Ireland Group announced yesterday it will acquire 71.5% of U.S. fund-of-hedge funds manager
12.21.05
Poll: Large-Cap Growth Expected To Return To Favor
U.S. large-cap growth stocks are expected to swing into favor as money managers look for the
12.21.05
OBWC To Release Private Investment Report
The $14.5 billion Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Compensation plans to publicly release data of its 68
12.16.05
Polen Capital Hires Research Analyst
Large-cap equity firm Polen Capital Management hired Daniel Davidowitz as a research analyst in the
12.13.05
Chase Fined By NASD
Chase Investment Services was ordered to pay more than $290,000 by the National Association of
12.13.05