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People News Archives: November, 2006

Treasury Strategies has hired Paul LaRock, formerly in treasury and cash management at ServiceMaster, as Principal.

The New York Federal Reserve named Goldman Sachs economist William Dudley head of its financial markets group.

JPMorgan Asset Mgmt Global Cash Sales Head Kathleen Hughes says of their recent TMI Award, "We are delighted to receive the Best Money Market Fund Award. The judging was based solely on surveying Corporate Treasurers."

Investment News reports that Dreyfus Corp. has named Phil Maisano chief investment officer (CIO) and vice chairman.

Federated's Joseph Natoli says in his most recent "Economic picture", "the fed-futures market began to advance the liklihood of the first Federal Reserve rate cut to mid-2007 and possibly sooner."

The greatest economist who ever lived, Milton Friedman, passed away in San Francisco at the age of 94.

Bob Push, formerly with Man Financial, has launched Robert Charles Consulting.

ICI Counsel Amy Lancellotta has been appointed Managing Director of the Independent Directors Council. IDC is "The voice of mutual fund directors at the Investment Company Institute."

Loren Starr from AMVESCAP, parent of AIM Investments, is the new chair of the Association of Financial Professionals' (AFP's) Board of Directors.

Tony Era has taken over the portfolio management of USAA Money Market Fund from Pam Bledsoe Noble.

The Reserve has hired former IBM executive Elliott Goldstein as an Institutional Relationship Manager. "Elliott is an extremely knowledgable and respected individual within the corporate treasurer community," says MD Eric Lansky.

Elyse Weiner, MD & Global Head of CitiGroup Liquidity, says of the new Citi Online Investments, "Companies are looking to manage their cash in a comprehensive way, and our portal integrates the investment process ... for comprehensive, one stop cash management."