Investment

MGIC Investment Corporation Schedules 2nd Quarter 2009 Earnings Call

July 9th, 2009

MGIC Investment Corporation has announced plans to release its 2nd quarter 2009 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, July 16, 2009. A conference call/webcast has been scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to allow securities analysts and shareholders the opportunity to hear Management discuss the Company’s results for the quarter ended June [...]

AMERISAFE Announces Appointment of Chief Investment Officer

June 17th, 2009

AMERISAFE, Inc. a specialty writer of high hazard workers’ compensation insurance, today announced the appointment of Brendan Gau as its Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Gau, age 34, will join the company June 23, 2009.
Prior to joining AMERISAFE, Mr. Gau was employed by AIM Capital Management in Houston, Texas, which he [...]

Investment Grade Municipal Income Fund Inc.-Dividend Declaration, Fund Commentary, and Updated Price & Yield Information

June 16th, 2009

Investment Grade Municipal Income Fund Inc. a closed-end management investment company normally investing substantially all of its assets in a diversified portfolio of tax-exempt municipal obligations, with common and preferred shares outstanding, today announced that the Fund’s Board of Directors has declared a dividend from net investment income of $0.0725 per share of common stock. [...]

Keystone Insurers Group Makes Equity Investment in East Coast Risk Management, LLC

June 9th, 2009

The nation’s fourth-largest privately held insurance firm, Keystone Insurers Group (KIG), has purchased an equity interest in East Coast Risk Management, LLC (ECRM), specialists in risk management services. The transaction, recently completed, will provide KIG-franchised locations with an expanded suite of services.
ECRM is headquartered in North Huntington, Pa. The firm will offer – exclusively to [...]

TIAA-CREF Expands Its Community Bank Deposit Investment Program: Bank Deposits Reach $49 Million at Six Prominent Community Banks Across the Country

February 18th, 2009

TIAA-CREF, the leading provider of retirement services in the academic, medical and cultural fields, announced today that it has more than doubled its Community Bank Deposit Investment Program to $49 million of FDIC insured deposits.
In 2007, TIAA-CREF’s Global Social and Community Investing Department first announced the Program placing its first $22 million in deposits with [...]

Pacific Life Expands Variable Investment Options with Mid-Cap Value Portfolio & American Funds Asset Allocation Portfolio

February 18th, 2009

Pacific Life recently added two new investment options to its offerings for variable universal life insurance policyowners. The addition of the Mid-Cap Value Portfolio and the American Funds Asset Allocation Portfolio expands the breadth and depth of the investment options lineup and variable life insurance policyowners can now choose from 59 investment options.
American Funds Asset [...]

TIAA-CREF Expands Its Community Bank Deposit Investment Program: Bank Deposits Reach $49 Million at Six Prominent Community Banks Across the Country

February 12th, 2009

TIAA-CREF, the leading provider of retirement services in the academic, medical and cultural fields, announced today that it has more than doubled its Community Bank Deposit Investment Program to $49 million of FDIC insured deposits.
In 2007, TIAA-CREF’s Global Social and Community Investing Department first announced the Program placing its first $22 million in deposits with [...]

Regions Reaches Transaction Agreement with Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. onCertain Assets of its Mutual Fund Management Business

January 23rd, 2009

Regions Financial Corporation announced that it has reached a transaction agreement with Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. concerning certain assets associated with Regions’ remaining mutual fund management business, subject to fund shareholder approvals. If all approvals are received, eleven RMK Select Funds with approximately $2 billion in assets under management will be reorganized into mutual [...]

Monika Machon Named AIG Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer

January 21st, 2009

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has named Monika M. Machon AIG Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, responsible for insurance company portfolio management across all asset classes, succeeding Win J. Neuger. Mr. Neuger will continue as AIG Investments Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, while leading the management team of the external client asset management [...]

H&R Block to Host Investment Community Conference on Jan. 13

January 7th, 2009

H&R Block Inc. will host its Investment Community Conference in New York City on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009. H&R Block’s senior leaders will outline the company’s growth strategies and outlook.
Analysts and institutional investors interested in attending the conference must make reservations by contacting Debbie Hoagland at 816-854-4512.
A listen-only webcast of the conference will also be [...]