1.   Among all the money manager defections that have taken place in Boston, only two have even resulted in lawsuits.

2.   Concerned about falling fund returns and portfolio manager defections, the chairman put into place a new structure, establishing new senior positions and dispersing power among executives.

3.   Despite a couple of years of manager defections and negative publicity, bringing in money is not the problem at Fidelity.

4.   Money managers who have experienced major client and manager defections said it can take a year or two before institutions come knocking again.