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Information Today
December 2000 |
Swets Blackwell Acquires Munksgaard Direct Swets Blackwell and Munksgaard have announced the signing of an agreement stating that Swets Blackwell has acquired Munksgaard Direct, the book and subscription service division of the Munksgaard Group...   |
Information Today
December 2003
Dick Kaser |
Intranet Publishers Beware! The ruling in Lowry's vs. Legg Mason should send a warning to everyone who operates the content side of an intranet. As a publisher for your organization, you need to understand and respect copyright law. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2005
Chris O'Leary |
Break a Legg With Mason approaching retirement age (he is 68 and has not talked about retiring), and with the company frustrated in its efforts to find suitable acquisitions to keep growing, Legg has become an oft-rumored takeover target. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2006
Kristen French |
Is Legg Mason Suffering Citi Indigestion? Can Legg Mason pull it off? That's what fickle Wall Street investors are wondering lately about the firm's blockbuster asset swap deal with Citigroup, in which Legg exchanged its brokerage unit for Citi's asset management business. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Legg Mason's Big Swap With two transactions last week, the firm transformed itself into a pure-play money manager. For stockholders, it probably makes sense to wait before jumping into Legg Mason stock. |
Registered Rep.
June 27, 2005
Kristen French |
Citi/Legg Deal Strikes Blow at the Heart of Financial Supermarket Concept The recently announced asset swap between Citigroup and Legg Mason could be a sign that the financial supermarket of yore is on its way out, to wit: the separation of asset management and distribution. |
Information Today
March 2007
Phillip Britt |
The New Face of Swets Is a subscription agent still needed in the electronic publishing marketplace? |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2006
Matthew Crews |
Legg Mason: Could the Price Be Right? The tailwinds Legg Mason has enjoyed in the mutual fund industry are winding down. There is a good chance the company is currently fairly priced. |
Information Today
June 3, 2002
Richard Poynder |
Blackwell Publishing in Dynasty-style Dispute Blackwell Publishing is engulfed in a family feud fit for a Dynasty plot. |
National Real Estate Investor
July 22, 2003 |
Legg Mason Sells Real Estate Divisions Baltimore-based asset manager Legg Mason will sell the commercial mortgage banking and mortgage servicing operations of its wholly owned subsidiary, Legg Mason Real Estate Services, to NorthMarq Capital Inc. NorthMarq is a subsidiary of Marquette Financial Cos. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2006
Kristen French |
Legg Slims Citi Swap Ranks After Legg Mason and Citigroup closed their asset swap deal on Dec. 1, Legg announced in a regulatory filing with the SEC that it plans to cut some of the employees that came with the swap. |
Information Today
June 12, 2006
Barbara Brynko |
Copyright Clearance Center Introduces Rightsphere for Copyright Compliance The Copyright Clearance Center is rolling out its latest compliance tool, Rightsphere. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
Legg Mason Goes Shopping Time will tell whether Legg Mason's shopping spree will yield positive benefits for the firm. In the meantime, most investors will be looking for fund performance to turn a corner. |
BusinessWeek
October 30, 2006
Gene G. Marcial |
A Legg Up Soon? When Legg Mason, the sixth-largest U.S. asset manager, plunged on Oct. 11, Steven Roge of Roge Partners Fund couldn't believe his luck. |
Registered Rep.
March 24, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
New Legg Mason President Marks the End of an Era The asset-management firm announced that its founder, Raymond "Chip" Mason, is stepping down as president. James Hirschmann, the current CEO of Western Asset Management, Legg Mason's largest subsidiary by assets under management, will replace him. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2006
Stephen Ellis |
A Value Opportunity at a Value Manager With prices and expectations lowered, Legg Mason now has a low bar to beat. Mr. Market has given us a gift in the form of a cheap, top-quality asset manager. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2007
S.J. Caplan |
A New Legg for the Long Run The fourth-largest U.S. money manager reported fourth-quarter and full-year earnings. Clearly, Legg's not bionic. But if its equity performance undergoes some rehab, the firm could give rivals a run for their revenue. |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2007
S.J. Caplan |
Legg's Anatomy Lesson Legg Mason's new branding effort seeks to distinguish its various appendages. |
The Motley Fool
January 6, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Worst Mutual Funds of 2008 Bill Miller is the yardstick in another bad year for Legg Mason. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Legg Mason Falls Short The money manager Legg Mason posts strong earnings, but it misses high expectations. |
Registered Rep.
April 7, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Bye, Bye Smith Barney Funds; Welcome Legg Mason Legg Mason announced today the renaming of a bulk of the Smith Barney funds as the Legg Mason Partners Funds in the wake of last year's blockbuster deal. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
Legg Mason Gets a Leg Up The money manager posts solid growth ahead of the pending Citigroup asset swap. Legg Mason shareholders still have much to look forward to. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2005
John Churchill |
Should I Stay or Should I Go? When Smith Barney and Legg Mason announced a deal to swap the wirehouse's asset-management business for Legg's brokerage unit, a lot of Legg reps made calls to recruiters and began to prepare for a move. But now, a lot of reps have stopped packing. |
Registered Rep.
November 22, 2005
John Churchill |
For Merrill and Smith Barney Acquisitions, It's Wait n' See The financial firms' respective purchases would have added hundreds of regional brokers to their retail brokerage units, but many of these departing brokers have decided they don't want to work for a big firm and are finding sweet recruiting deals at smaller shops. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2007
S.J. Caplan |
Legg's Achilles' Heel Legg Mason reports first-quarter earnings. The firm can't fully hit its stride as long as equity underperformance remains Legg's Achilles' Heel. |
BusinessWeek
October 17, 2005
Gene G. Marcial |
Blue Nile: A Fit For Amazon Blue Nile would be a perfect fit for Amazon. Scott Devitt of Legg Mason Wood Walker rates it a buy. |
Registered Rep.
June 10, 2005
Kristen French |
On the (Acquisition) Warpath Merrill Lynch is hungry to buy companies. |
Information Today
February 2003
Paula J. Hane |
Divine Debacle Rocks Industry RoweCom, a library subscription agency and subsidiary of divine, Inc., has suffered financial collapse. The orders for subscriptions and payments that libraries placed with RoweCom throughout the fall were not passed along to the publishers, leaving both libraries and publishers in limbo. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Fool's Look Ahead Who's reporting this week: McDonald's... Yahoo!... Legg Mason... Starbucks... Amazon.com... ExxonMobil... |
The Motley Fool
January 13, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Is Your Mutual Fund One of the Worst? The dismal performance of some top mutual funds in 2008 is probably enough to send most investors out the door, and to keep many would-be investors away. But should these funds really be avoided? Perhaps not. |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Legg Mason Has a Jarring Quarter The asset manager reports its first loss ever, but you shouldn't necessarily kick it to the curb. |
Information Today
August 27, 2007 |
Swets Sold to Dutch Investment Firm Gilde Subscription services company Royal Swets & Zeitlinger sell a portion of their shares to Gilde Buy Out Partners. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2006
Alex Dumortier |
Legg Mason: Good Buy or Goodbye? For market participants who adopt a short time horizon, the decision to sell may be rational, but for value investors who aren't afraid to think in terms of years, rather than quarters, the sudden price cut of Legg Mason may create opportunity. |
Information Today
September 10, 2007 |
MyiLibrary Partners With Swets to Provide a Single Point of Access MyiLibrary Ltd., a provider of digital content and part of Ingram Digital Group, announced that it has chosen Swets, a subscription services company, to enable customers to access ebooks and electronic journals from one easy-to-use and efficient point of access. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: 3 Keys to Investing and 2 Millionaire-Makers What are the three keys to successful investing? Why should investors consider Legg Mason and Diamond Hill right now? These questions are discussed in this video. |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Not So Fast, Bill Miller Unless something catastrophic happens to Legg Mason funds during the last two months of 2009, the legendary fund manager will be back to beating the market. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2005
Kristen French |
Next Year's Model If the one-stop shop is out, what new formula will take its place? In many ways, the Citi/Legg Mason swap looks like an ideal prototype. The thing is, a swap like that is not likely to be repeated. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2007
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Time to Sell Your Mutual Fund? In the past two months there have been huge outflows from U.S.- focused stock mutual funds. Should you get out too? Watch a video discussion about this topic. |
Information Today
September 30, 2014
George H. Pike |
Swets Declared Bankrupt; Expected to Sell Business in Parts Netherlands-based content management company Swets Information Services has been declared bankrupt by a Dutch court and is expected to be sold to pay off its debts. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2006
Kristen French |
Too Hot to Touch The recent acquisitions of Legg Mason's retail brokerage by Citigroup and Advest by Merrill Lynch brought an interesting recruiting problem into high relief: Raiding. |
The Motley Fool
May 30, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Better Know a Fund Manager Up this week: Bill Miller and Legg Mason Value Trust. Is this fund for you? |
The Motley Fool
May 22, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
The New Legg Mason Stumbles The new Citigroup assets will take time to digest, but they should pay off over time. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Legg Running in Stride On the surface, it appears that job growth and economic wellness are heavy on the minds of Americans. Yet, these same people are parking huge sums of money at brokerage firms such as Legg Mason, which continue to produce record results. |
Information Today
December 2003 |
NewsBytes Taylor & Francis Buys Swets & Zeitlinger... Openly Informatics Partners with Sirsi... State of Ohio Recognizes LexisNexis U.S.... Swets Blackwell Achieves COUNTER Level 2 Compliance... etc. |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2006
Mindy Diamond |
Culture Shock Two questions that should be on the mind of regional brokers are: "Would I want to work in a wirehouse, and will it serve my clients' needs?" |
InternetNews
July 5, 2005
Paul Shread |
Upgrades Boost Techs Legg Mason upgraded Amazon... Apple gained... Positive comments on Gateway from Piper Jaffray... Broader market was up... etc. |
The Motley Fool
June 16, 2010 |
Want an Edge? Follow the Insiders This video discusses how piggybacking open market acquisitions by insiders can be a wise move. |
Information Today
December 20, 2002
Quint & Hane |
divine Library Services Financial Collapse Traps Library Subscription Budgets One of the nation's largest subscription agents, divine Library Services, has apparently suffered financial failure. The Massachusetts-based subsidiary of divine, Inc. is also referred to by many as RoweCom or Faxon, its former names. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2005
Halah Touryalai |
Smith Barney: New Focus On the Horizon While most Smith Barney advisor respondents were generally unimpressed by the acquisition of Legg advisors, it'll be interesting to see if Smith Barney's jettisoning of its asset management group -- and resulting new focus on retail distribution -- will rejuvenate the firm. |
BusinessWeek
January 6, 2011
Charles Stein |
Sticking with Large-Cap Stocks for 2011 Three noted money managers are holding to their view that high-quality, large-cap stocks offer the best values in the market. |
