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Thursday, December 7, 2000 December 7, 2000 Ex-Putnam Exec Sentenced From Boston Herald Robin F. Kelly, 38, the former Putnam executive and Pembroke, Massachusetts resident, convicted of embezzling $78,709 from the fund firm was sentenced in federal court yesterday to three years of probation. She will serve the first six months in home detention. European Fund Inflows Rebound From Wall Street Journal European investors are finding bargains in tech funds, reports the paper, while Asian investors remain cautious. Fund inflows in developed European markets rose 15 percent to $15.9 billion in October from $13.8 billion in September. This number still falls short of the April peak of $16.3 billion. Early reports are that flows were down slightly in November. Japanese funds saw net redemptions in October and November. Fund Managers Want Year-End Rally From Wall Street Journal Managers are lining up to sit on Santa's lap and whisper a gift list into his ear. What do they want? Nothing less than a year-end rally in stocks to wipe out their negative returns for 2000. Quoted in the article are Investors Capital, Roulston & Co. and Westcore. More Indexes Needed? From Wall Street Journal Fund managers are running out of global indexes as they slice and dice investment styles and markets to find niches for new funds, reports the paper. As a result, institutional investors are creating custom benchmarks for their managers. Printed from: MFWire.com/story.asp?s=26012 Copyright 2000, InvestmentWires, Inc. All Rights Reserved |