We have no affiliations with brokerage, investment management or investment banking firms, " EnnisKnupp used to state right in the middle of its Web homepage under the headline "conflict-free investment consulting.

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Shipman, former principle with State Street Global Advisors, perhaps the largest private pension investment management firm in the world.

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The fund-management industry, with trillions of dollars of other people's money in its care, has seen surprisingly little fraud, points out Alan Brown, global chief investment officer of State Street, an American fund-management firm.

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State Street is one of the leading financial services firm providing investment servicing and management to institutional investors such as mutual funds, insurance companies, corporations and retirement funds in over 100 financial markets across 26 countries around the globe.

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But instead, that the typical advisor client relationship transition from a state of dependence to one of interdependence where people are more involved in the investment management selection and monitoring process.

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Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. ( WASH) is a Rhode Island state-chartered bank, founded in 1800, which offers a full range of financial services, including investment management and trust.

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