Financial industry loses 3

LONDON — John Monckton, managing director-bonds at U.K. money manager Legal & General Investment Management, was killed Nov. 30 in an attack at his home in Chelsea, London. His wife, Homeyra, was wounded in the attack.

According to a Metropolitan Police statement, two youths who had forced their way into the Moncktons' house through the front door were being sought.

Mr. Monckton, 49, oversaw £34 billion ($64.39 billion) in active fixed income at L&G and was responsible for asset allocation at the firm, said Steve Leach, L&G spokesman.

"John will be greatly missed by his colleagues … he had a deep insight into financial markets. He built up a strong team who admired him greatly and will carry on his work," said Tim Breedon, L&G group director, investments.

The firm has not yet named a successor to Mr. Monckton.

WASHINGTON — L. Erick Kanter, founder and president of investment fund company public relations firm Kanter & Associates, died of a brain aneurysm on Nov. 23, said colleague Victoria Odinotska. He was 62.

Mr. Kanter launched the firm in 1995 after 11 years as head of the public information and marketing department of the Investment Company Institute. No decision has been made yet on who will succeed him as president of Kanter & Associates.

Donations in Mr. Kantor's honor may be made to the National Press Foundation through its website, www.nationalpress.

org, Ms. Odinotska said.

SAN MATEO, Calif. — Nathan Most, known as the "father of the exchange-traded funds," died Dec. 3 in San Mateo, Calif. He was 90. Mr. Most was chairman, president and chief executive officer of iShares Inc. and iShares Trust, both units of Barclays Global Investors, from 2000 to 2002. He was also a trustee and a consultant to BGI.

"Besides serving as the first chairman of the iShares board, he was a positive influence on so many people," said Lance Berg, BGI spokesman. In the early '90s, Mr. Most helped to pioneer the Standard & Poor's Depository Receipt, which allowed investors to trade the entire S&P 500 index as a single AMEX stock — a prototype that spawned the fast-growing ETF industry.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mission Hospice of San Mateo County, 151 W. 20th Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403.