Douglas Appell

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JPMorgan losing top asset management exec
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 14, 2010
JPMorgan losing top asset management exec

Eve Guernsey will retire as CEO, investment management Americas, at J.P. Morgan Asset Management by the end of 2010.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 23, 2010
Bob Doll named chief equity strategist in BlackRock shuffle

Robert Doll has the new title of chief equity strategist for BlackRock's fundamental equities platform, one of a number of changes the money management giant announced internally today.

Fleming nabs two big names for Morgan Stanley's invesment management biz
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 21, 2010
Fleming nabs two big names for Morgan Stanley's invesment management biz

Gregory J. Fleming, who took the helm of Morgan Stanley Investment Management earlier this month, has nabbed two big names to boost the firm's invesment management biz

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 12, 2010
Morgan Stanley hit with fraud arb claim over $21M in investment losses

The city of Burlington, Vt., filed an arbitration claim against Morgan Stanley with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, alleging breaches of fiduciary duty and fraud by that company's investment consulting division that resulted in damages of more than $21 million for the $118 million Burlington Employees' Retirement System.

NEWS RIAS FEB 10, 2010
Defiant Gundlach: I'll take my team elsewhere

Jeffrey Gundlach said his “inappropriate termination” by TCW Asset Management will simply give him and his mortgage-backed securities team an opportunity to create an even stronger investment organization to serve investors

O'Hanley: Heir to Fidelity throne, or just passing through?
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 21, 2010
O'Hanley: Heir to Fidelity throne, or just passing through?

Ronald P. O'Hanley has the temperament and business savvy needed to occupy the premier industry hot seat between Edward “Ned” Johnson, chairman and CEO of Fidelity Investments, and his daughter Abigail -- but does he have the inside track?

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 20, 2010
BNY Mellon buys a piece of private-equity firm Siguler Guff

BNY Mellon Asset Management acquired a 20% minority interest in Siguler Guff, a New York-based multistrategy private equity firm with roughly $8 billion in assets under management and committed capital.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 08, 2010
Morgan Stanley looks set to sell off Van Kampen unit

Morgan Stanley executives plan to sell the Van Kampen mutual fund business and Invesco Ltd. has emerged as the leading bidder among those invited to look at the unit, according to market sources who declined to be identified.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 15, 2009
Wells Fargo bond manager jumps ship, heads to Loomis Sayles

William Stevens was named a vice president and portfolio manager at Loomis Sayles.The position is new, said spokeswoman Meg Clough.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 14, 2009
AMG to buy Pantheon from Russell Investments for $775M

Affiliated Managers Group will buy the global private equity fund-of-funds business of London-based Pantheon Ventures from Russell Investments for at least $775 million, AMG announced today.