April 8, 2004
Putnam to Settle Improper Trading Charges
Putnam Investments, the sixth-largest mutual fund management firm in the United States, will pay $110 million to settle improper trading allegations brought against it by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Massachusetts regulators.

March 16, 2004
Banks Reach $675 Million Settlement in Mutual Fund Scandal
Bank of America and FleetBoston Financial said Monday they reached a record $675 million settlement to resolve charges they helped favored clients trade mutual funds improperly at the expense of ordinary investors.

November 28, 2003
Investors' Guide on Mutual Funds
Throughout much of the fall, the mutual fund scandal has become increasingly widespread. Ray Suarez asks Matt Gnabasik, managing director of the retirement practice at Blue Prairie Group, and Christine Benz, editor of the Morningstar Fund Investor, about what the investing public should do to deal with the scandal.

November 26, 2003
SEC Chief Discusses Widening Mutual Fund Investigation
Securities and Exchange Commission head William Donaldson discusses the ongoing investigation into corporate misconduct in the mutual fund industry and efforts to protect investors.

November 18, 2003
Congress Questions Regulators' Oversight of Fund Industry
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and Treasury Secretary John Snow cautioned that bipartisan bills to overhaul the $7 trillion mutual fund industry may cost investors more in fees and diminished returns. Kwame Holman updates the debate over the proposed reforms.

November 6, 2003
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer Targets Mutual Fund Fraud
New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has become perhaps the most vigorous enforcer of the rules against corporate wrongdoings in America. Paul Solman speaks with Spitzer about his efforts to combat Wall Street's abuses and his recent testimony at the congressional mutual fund fraud hearings in Washington.

November 4, 2003
More Firms To Be Charged in Fund Probe
During congressional hearings Tuesday, Securities and Exchange Commission officials said that they expect to charge more firms in their ongoing probe into abuses in the $7 trillion mutual fund industry. Financial experts analyze the impact of the testimonies and the SEC investigation.

November 3, 2003
Two Top Fund Executives Resign Under Suspicion of Fraud
An investigation into corporate misconduct in the mutual fund industry widened today after two top executives -- Lawrence Lasser of Putnam Investments and Richard Strong of Strong Mutual Funds -- resigned under suspicion of fraud. Paul Solman explains the latest allegations of mutual fund fraud.