Article: MUTUAL FUND INDUSTRY Getting to the heart of Fidelity's power

Fidelity's World. By Diana B. Henriques. Scribner's. 416 pages. $26.

The recent controversy over remarks by the manager of Fidelity Investment's Magellan Fund about Micron Technology Inc. makes a powerful argument for reading "Fidelity's World," the new book on the investment giant by Diana B. Henriques.

The Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 12 that the Securities and Exchange Commission was reviewing positive comments about Micron made by fund manager Jeff Vinik even as Vinik was selling the stock. Talking up Micron could have enabled Vinik to sell the stock at more favorable prices. Fidelity spokesmen have denied that Vinik was trying to manipulate the market, and the SEC has refused to ...

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