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The Motley Fool March 31, 2005 Bill Mann	AIG on Their Faces Insurer AIG admits to having bent the rules. The interesting question here is whether the company's tactics and malfeasance helped keep its AAA rating for far longer than it otherwise would have.
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005 Brady & Vickers	AIG: What Went Wrong A look at how AIG insurance got itself in such a mess -- and where all the probes are headed.
CFO April 1, 2004 Roy Harris	Malfeasance Insurance How companies are analyzing and adjusting their 401(k) plans due to the mutual fund scandals.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	Another Black Eye for AIG These are dark days for the insurance giant. In the latest news, former AIG chief executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg might face civil charges for an alleged role in improperly inflating AIG's loss reserves.
Financial Planning August 1, 2006 Elizabeth O'Brien	Adviser Pulse: Funds, Funds, Funds In 1992, advisers had 3,261 mutual funds to choose from. Today there are 16,580. Here's what financial advisers need to consider when choosing an asset manager.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2004 Erin Schulte	Buying Insurance Eliot Spitzer has gone on the warpath again, this time against insurance companies, leaving their stocks wounded --- some critically --- along the trail.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2005 Bill Mann	Greenberg: L'AIG C'est Moi Even if Hank Greenberg steps down as AIG's Chairman, the company won't be able to escape his shadow. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Der Hovanesian et al.	How to Fix the Mutual Funds Mess Hidden fees, lax boards, and now scandal. Here's what has to be done.
BusinessWeek June 26, 2006 Lauren Young	Mutual Funds: Back In Action Sure, the markets are jittery, but mutual funds are doing a better job for investors since the dot-com smashup. Long-term returns are up, fees are down, and, despite ETFs and hedge funds, money is rolling in.
BusinessWeek November 10, 2003 Jeffrey M. Laderman	Mutual Funds: What To Do Now Wondering how to cope with the growing scandal? Here are some answers.
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 Borrus & Dwyer	Funds Need A Radical New Design Recent mutual fund scandals show that fund boards do a poor job of protecting investors. A look at some proposals for restructuring the industry.
Financial Advisor November 2003 Marla Brill	Advisors Divided Over Fund Scandals Some think they are isolated cases; others say their faith is being tested.
Financial Planning July 1, 2005 Suzanne McGee	The Principled Portfolio Socially responsible investing (SRI) may feel satisfying to clients, but is it prudent investing? For the professional concerned with fiduciary responsibility, that's an important question.
Financial Planning August 1, 2005 Mark Goldberg	Action, Please Royal Alliance's CEO has a new challenge for advisers -- to join forces with regulators and write rules that work.
BusinessWeek November 10, 2003 Dwyer & Borrus	The Coming Mutual-Fund Reforms As mutual-fund abuses mount, regulators and lawmakers promise tough new rules.
Registered Rep. August 8, 2005 Stan Luxenberg	CIBC and the Murky Waters of Mutual Fund Enforcement When the mutual fund scandals broke in September 2003, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and other politicians described the misdeeds in black-and-white terms. Now, two years into the legal actions, the saga has begun to appear murkier.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2004 Bill Mann	Roses in the Pig Sty Whenever an entire industry is beset by scandal, look for the participants who are clean to find companies that are trading below their intrinsic values.
Knowledge@Wharton September 10, 2003	CEOs of Aramark, AIG Lament Today's Risk-averse Climate CEOs of companies that never made headlines during the corporate scandals of the late 1990s expressed concern at a conference last week over what they see as a climate of government over-regulation in response to the business scandals of the last two years.
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005	Hank Greenberg And History The AIG scandal won't dim his legacy in furthering global trade. Even executives brought down by scandal are entitled to be judged as much for what they built as for how they ended their reign.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Surviving the Fund Scandal Times are tough for fund investors, but they're about to get better. An unfolding mutual fund scandal is paving the way for serious reform.
The Motley Fool November 27, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Financial Planning Ethics With the increasing complexity of the financial world, it's increasingly important to find professionals you can trust. By choosing a financial planner who is governed by strict ethical principles and guidelines, you can feel more confident that you will get the advice and assistance you deserve.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg	A Benign Disaster? An academic, hired by Putnam to calculate losses attributable to market-timing and excessive trading, reckons the number is $4.4 million, not the $110 million Putnam agreed to pay the SEC and Massachusetts regulators.. And that includes interest.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2004 Tim Beyers	Janus Pays Up The mutual fund company CEO gets a $3.4 million bonus for 2003. Is he worth it?
Financial Planning September 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn	The Evolving Practice Financial planning covers so many different strokes these days, for so many different types of folks, that it's difficult to generalize about the evolution of practice management.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2005 Tom Taulli	AIG Getting Corporate Governance Religion By hiring Levitt, AIG is demonstrating that it is doing much more than paying lip service to corporate governance. This should not only help prevent future accounting implosions but also help build credibility with investors.
Registered Rep. November 15, 2011 David Trainer	Forensic Analysis Says Avoid Energy & Financial Stocks Calculating economic earnings takes a lot of work in the form of gathering necessary data from financial footnotes and some fairly complex modeling. I offer a complete guide on how to calculate economic earnings here.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg	To Define a Theft For all the uncertainties, the SEC continues battling the mutual fund market-timing problem. After the scandal broke, the regulator promised tough moves to stop the questionable trading. But so far, the pace of change has been slow.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2004 Bill Mann	Three Financials Behaving Badly With each of these three massive financial institutions, representing the largest banking, mortgage, and insurance participants respectively, the taint of ongoing fraud ought to make minority shareholders awfully nervous.
Financial Planning December 1, 2005 Joel P. Bruckenstein	The Software You Need Now Trends sweeping the financial planning industry are driving new technology solutions in the year ahead. NaviPlan... Financial Profiles... Morningstar... Engagement Systems... BridgePortfolio...
The Motley Fool July 28, 2008 Rich Duprey	When Good Isn't Good Enough A new study shows that good corporate governance scores don't really help predict trouble.
Financial Planning July 1, 2005 James A. Barnash	Why We're Suing The FPA president explains the lawsuit over the SEC's broker-dealer rule that exempted certain broker-dealers from disclosure standards that apply to investment advisers and most financial planners.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2009 Chris Jones	Does Good Governance Make Great Stocks? Reemphasizing the importance of shareholder rights.
Financial Planning April 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn	2010: Get Big or Fade Away Forget how you're running your financial advisory practice now. Change is coming.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	AIG Accentuates the International AIG is a great insurance company -- and a stealth play on global investing.
Entrepreneur July 2004 Dian Vujovich	Mutual Attraction Despite the headlines, mutual funds are still a good thing.
Registered Rep. May 18, 2004 John Churchill	The Only Game in Town Survey shows a majority of investors still think mutual funds provide the best opportunity for a diversified portfolio, and many do not think the mutual fund improprieties are widespread across the industry.
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	Mutual Funds: In the Scandals' Wake, A Raft Of New Rules It's a tricky time to be in the mutual-fund business. With the $7 trillion fund industry under intense scrutiny by regulators and legislators, a significant overhaul of the way funds do business is expected.
BusinessWeek February 24, 2010 Hugh Son	AIG: Doctor, There's a Pulse Pulled from its death spiral by the bailout, AIG is seeing a pickup in its primary insurance businesses.
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005 Toddi Gutner	Broker Or Adviser? Be forewarned: If yours is employed by a brokerage, your interests come second
BusinessWeek August 30, 2004 Amy Borrus	Brokers Aren't Advisers The line between brokers and advisers was clear for decades. But in 1999, the Securities & Exchange Commission blurred that line. Now, to protect investors, the SEC must redraw a clear line.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2004 Tim Beyers	Finding Profitable Funds In this Q & A, Champion Funds chief analyst Shannon Zimmerman covers how he looks for funds, why sector funds might not be a good bet, and whether or not the fund scandal is really winding down.
BusinessWeek November 3, 2003 Lauren Young	Mutual Funds: Skedaddle Time? Morningstar, the fund research firm, recommends selling or at least not putting new money into firms at which trading misdeeds are suspected. That includes Janus, Bank of America, Bank One, and Strong funds. Such redemptions could be costly for those who stay.
BusinessWeek November 5, 2009 Maria Bartiromo	The Enduring Anger of Hank Greenberg A conversation with former AIG CEO Hank Greenberg.
U.S. Banker May 2004	Scandals Lowering BofA's Higher Standards? Nah. For corporate America, it's a case study in governance and agility. It is less about ethics than about safeguarding Bank of America's reputation.
BusinessWeek June 26, 2006 Adrienne Carter	Janus Is Looking Forward With a new chief executive, a deeper research bench, and a revamped investment team, Janus is looking for a new beginning.
The Motley Fool March 21, 2005 Bill Mann	AIG: Things Left Unsaid What were the first signs of trouble at AIG? The fact that it was doing the impossible was a big one. Now that regulators and prosecutors have their knives out over the insurance giant, the author has gone back and looked at some of his own skeptical coverage on the company.
Entrepreneur April 2006 Dian Vujovich	Less Is More Quality counts more than quantity with the Janus Orion fund.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2004 Tim Beyers	Can Janus' News Get Worse? The company's latest report was unfavorable. Are more dreary days ahead, or is the mutual fund manager readying for a revival?
BusinessWeek September 12, 2005 Lewis Braham	Building A Focused Fund Of Your Own Portfolios of under 50 stocks have outrun the market with less risk. Here's how they do it.