Ross Kerber, who for years has covered Fidelity and other fund shops located in the mutual fund industry epicenter of Boston, is leaving The Boston Globe to join Reuters. Kerber will be covering mutual funds for the wire service, The Boston Herald's Jessica Heslam reported last week.

Heslam reported that The Globe needed 50 newsroom staffers to take buyouts by March 20 but only 24 have enlisted:

Heavyweight business reporters Jeffrey Krasner, who covers health care, and Ross Kerber, who covers financial services, are among those taking a buyout.

Kerber has been a business reporter for The Boston Globe since 1998. He previously worked for The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer and The San Bernardino County Sun.  

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