People News Archives: 2006
Financial markets will mourn the passing of President Gerald Ford by closing Tuesday, January 2, 2007.
Peter Crane will host "Strategies from the Money Fund Masters", with PMs Geoffrey Gibbs of Deutsche, Jonas Kolk of Morgan Stanley, and Patrick Ledford of The Reserve, at New York Cash Exchange, May 30, 2007.
Santa Claus and Alan Greenspan gave cash investors excellent yields this year. The Crane 100 Money Fund Index returned 4.66% in 2006 vs. a 2.95% return in 2005 and a 1.06% return in 2004.
Money market mutual fund data company iMoneyNet has hired Katharine Firth as European sales representative reports Businesswire.
Former Treasurer John Moorlach, has been elected Supervisor of Orange County, Calif., and Chriss Street has been elected Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector.
John Ricketts is no longer with CDR Financial Products.
Columbia Management is seeking a Cash Product Manager in Boston or Charlotte. Contact maurice.leger@columbiamanagement.com for details.
Independent broker network Linsco Private Ledger has hired Mark Schlafly, formerly of A.G. Edwards, as senior v.p. sponsor relations, and Dan Boyle, formerly of Ameriprise, as senior v.p. service centers.
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 No Longer at Man Financial
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 Hires Former IBM Executive Elliott Goldstein as Institutional Relationship Manager
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."
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John Bonnell has returned to USAA Investment Management to co-manage the USAA Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund (with Tony Era).
Stephen Ward, CIO & money fund patron, has retired from Charles Schwab.
Rober Heady - Rest In Peace
Robert Heady, founder of Bank Rate Monitor (which is now BankRate.com), syndicated columnist, and pioneering financial journalist, died last month at his home in Jupiter, Florida. Our condolences to his family and friends.
Kevin Stewart left American Beacon for the HSBC Money Fund sales team.
