Monthly Archives: September 2003
Dollar ekes out gain after hitting new lows
NEW YORK (AP) — The dollar posted gains against the yen and major European currencies Tuesday, but only after rebounding from fresh lows earlier in the session. The dollar had fallen to a new three-year bottom against the yen and […]
BUSINESS in Brief
Genzyme buys into Brit firm Genzyme intends to invest $37.7 million in a British company as part of an alliance to develop treatments for such diseases as scleroderma and rheumatic diseases. Under the agreement with Cambridge Antibody Technology Group, Genzyme […]
Currencies leap as grip on yen eased, HONG KONG IMAIL
xfdws CURRENCIES-LEAP sked Emerging Markets Datafile September 23, 2003 HONG KONG IMAIL HONG KONG ENGLISH Currencies leap as grip on yen eased, HONG KONG IMAIL Cathy Holcombe ASIA WorldSources, Inc. 322 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE 2ND FLOOR, NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002 COPYRIGHT […]
U.S. Central Credit Union Selects SS&C as Strategic Bond Accounting Partner
WINDSOR, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 23, 2003–SS&C Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC), a leading provider of e-investment solutions to the credit union industry, today announced that it hadsigned a seven-year agreement with U.S. Central Credit Union. As a new alliance partner, U.S. Central […]
The Blade, Toledo, Ohio, Personal Business Column
Sep. 23–You don’t have to be a Rockefeller to hedge against market calamities, but it helps. Most of the hedge funds that often beat the market with well-placed bets on trends in interest rates, currency-exchange values, and stock prices are […]
Wisconsin Treasurer Calls for Public Audit of Milwaukee Mutual Fund Manager
Sep. 23–Saying it isn’t enough for Strong Capital Management Inc. to conduct its own internal investigation into accusations of allowing improper trades in some of its funds, state Treasurer Jack C.Voight called Monday for an independent, state-controlled audit. Voight said […]
PM’S speeches compiled into 10-volume encyclopaedia
IT was bound to happen, and the Arabs have beaten us to it. Speeches by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad have been compiled into 10 comprehensive volumes and are now being marketed as an encyclopaedia. Hassan el-Zein, an […]
Rabin, Murray & Frank LLP Commences Class Action Against Strong Financial Corporation Defendants and Canary on Behalf of Purchasers of the Securities of The Strong Funds Family of Funds
Rabin, Murray & Frank LLP Commences Class Action Against Strong Financial Corporation Defendants and Canary on Behalf of Purchasers of the Securities of The Strong Funds Family of Funds NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) — A class action lawsuit […]
Accredited Investors Located in Michigan Pursue Shareholders’ Rights Claims Against Janus Capital Management, Et Al., for Improper Trading Techniques
<body.content> <block> <p>DETROIT, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ — A shareholders’ rights action has been filed by the law firm of Siemion Huckabay, et al. P.C. on behalf of an accreditedinvestor and all persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities […]
Detroit Free Press Susan Tompor Column
Sep. 22–INVESTORS MAY PENALIZE SUSPECT FUNDS: After investors were kicked in the gut by Enron Corp. and other stock scandals, the first civil word that pops into mind when hearing about the newmutual fund scandal is sell. The second, third […]
Daily News, New York, Peter Siris Column
Sep. 22–What’s the difference between Dick Grasso and many board members of the New York Stock Exchange? Grasso, at least, went to the trouble to read and understand where all the $139.5 million in comp was coming from. Many of […]
NYSE fills interim chairman post
NEW YORK — Former Citigroup co-chairman John Reed was named interim chairman of the New York Stock Exchange on Sunday, temporarily succeeding deposed chairman Richard Grasso, who resigned five daysago. Reed, 64, was at the top of a list of […]