13G SEC Filing for The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
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Adams Street Hires Matthew Scanlan for Board of Directors
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Adams Street Partners Adds Board Directors
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Annuities Meet Their Match
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Barclays Adds Annuity Feature to 401(k)s
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Barclays Executive Moves to Renaissance
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BGI Loses Scanlan to Renaissance
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Charles J. Yang, CFA, Elected Chair of CFA Institute Board of Governors
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Class Notes 1981 - Kellogg World Alumni Magazine
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Defined Contributions: Sticky Fingers
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Guardian Life Insurance 2012 Annual Report
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Matt Scanlan Becomes CEO of RS Investments
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Matthew H. Scanlan Joins Adams Street Partners Board of Directors
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MOVES-Renaissance, Fidelity, CastleOak, Oppenheimer
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New CEO Takes Reins at RS Investments
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Profiles of the Top 50 Global/International Managers
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Renaissance Institutional Management Taps Scanlan as New Chief
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Renaissance may lift veil - a bit
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Renaissance taps Barclays Global Investors for chief executive
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Retirement Might Be Worse Than We Think
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RS Investments Announces Formation of New Investment Adviser, SailingStone Capital Partners LLC
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RS Investments Names Chief Executive Officer
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RS Investments Ready to Take Bigger Piece of Pie
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RS Investments Strengthens Value Team with Addition of Key Energy, Technology Analysts
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Scanlan Named CEO at RS Investments
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Scanlan's BGI Departure Is a Symptom of Rough Times
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Blake Grossman
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Carter Lyons
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Matthew H. Scanlan
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Renaissance Technologies
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Ronald N. Kahn
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T. Bondurant French
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Terry Otton
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subject of: 13G SEC Filing for The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
subject of: Adams Street Hires Matthew Scanlan for Board of Directors
subject of: Adams Street Partners Adds Board Directors
subject of: Annuities Meet Their Match
subject of: Barclays Adds Annuity Feature to 401(k)s
subject of: Barclays Executive Moves to Renaissance
subject of: BGI Loses Scanlan to Renaissance
subject of: Charles J. Yang, CFA, Elected Chair of CFA Institute Board of Governors
subject of: Class Notes 1981 - Kellogg World Alumni Magazine
subject of: Defined Contributions: Sticky Fingers
subject of: Guardian Life Insurance 2012 Annual Report
subject of: Matt Scanlan Becomes CEO of RS Investments
subject of: Matthew H. Scanlan Joins Adams Street Partners Board of Directors
subject of: MOVES-Renaissance, Fidelity, CastleOak, Oppenheimer
subject of: New CEO Takes Reins at RS Investments
subject of: Profiles of the Top 50 Global/International Managers
subject of: Renaissance Institutional Management Taps Scanlan as New Chief
subject of: Renaissance may lift veil - a bit
subject of: Renaissance taps Barclays Global Investors for chief executive
subject of: Retirement Might Be Worse Than We Think
subject of: RS Investments Announces Formation of New Investment Adviser, SailingStone Capital Partners LLC
subject of: RS Investments Names Chief Executive Officer
subject of: RS Investments Ready to Take Bigger Piece of Pie
subject of: RS Investments Strengthens Value Team with Addition of Key Energy, Technology Analysts
subject of: Scanlan Named CEO at RS Investments
subject of: Scanlan's BGI Departure Is a Symptom of Rough Times
works for: Valeas Capital Partners