Expect Miracles Foundation Blog

By Lisa Lacy

The fund industry's participation in the fight against cancer has taken many forms this year, ranging from fund raising and special events to seminars, among other events. Several industry firms are pitching in to do their part. Both on an individual employee level and corporation-wide, MassMutual, American Century, SalesPage Technologies, State Street, Investors Bank & Trust, JPMorganChase, Beacon Consulting Group and Mutual Funds Against Cancer, among many others, have enlisted to battle the disease in some form or another.

With support from John Hancock, the recent annual Mutual Funds Against Cancer (MFAC) benefit broke records with more than $265,000 raised to fight cancer, a 30 percent increase from last year. Bruce Speca, EVP, Investment Management Services, received the “Expect Miracles Award” for his efforts to secure sponsors from the mutual fund and financial services industries.

WEEI'S John Dennis to receive a lifetime achievement award for his dedication and commitment to abolish cancer

Mutual Funds Against Cancer (MFAC), one of New England's largest charitable cancer organizations in the mutual funds and financial services industry, will honor WEEI's John Dennis with the first Expect Miracles lifetime achievement award for his dedication and commitment over the past 20 years in the fight to eradicate cancer. The award will be presented at MFAC's second annual "Expect Miracles" International Wine Event on November 16, 2005 at the luxurious State Room in Boston.

Tired of all the bad news coming out of the mutual fund industry? Every day, it seems, if it's not market timing, it's improper gift giving.

So here's something heartwarming.