1998 Hall of Fame

1998 HALL OF FAME PHOTOS

WAYNE D. LISKY

Induction Speech for Wayne D. Lisky

Inducted November, 1998

On November 12, 1998, FIASI inducted H. Russell Fraser and Wayne D. Lisky into its Hall of Fame. The award recognizes lifetime contributions to the understanding of fixed income instruments. Margaret M. Cannella presented Wayne D. Lisky, CIO of Alliance Fixed Income Investors, with FIASI’s Hall of Fame award. A synopsis of her comments follows.

Wayne Lisky began his career at J.P. Morgan. During his 11 years there, he was responsible for the money market research and asset/liability departments. He analyzed trends in monetary and fiscal policies to guide the bank’s bond and currency investment activities. He joined Alliance Fixed Income Investors in 1983.

H. RUSSELL FRASER

It is with deep sadness that we mourn the passing of Russ Fraser. Russ passed away on November 21, 2012 at his home in Littleton, CO. Click here to view his obituary.

Induction Speech for H. Russell Fraser

Inducted November, 1998

On November 12, 1998, FIASI inducted H. Russell Fraser and Wayne D. Lisky into its Hall of Fame. The award recognizes lifetime contributions to the understanding of fixed income instruments. President Larry Taylor presented H. Russell Fraser with the award. A synopsis of Mr. Taylor’s remarks follows.

Russ Fraser began his career in 1963 on the buy-side at Philadelphia Life Insurance Company. In 1967, he moved to Standard & Poor’s where he developed the process for rating corporate bonds. His duties included managing corporate debt ratings and supervising the agency’s research and analysis of corporate bonds. In 1975, he moved to Paine Webber where he did credit research for the sell-side. There, he was a member of the board of directors and headed the company’s corporate bond products trading and sales activities. In 1980, he went to AMBAC, America’s oldest municipal bond insurer.