Opportunity Amid the Ruins - Barrons Interview with Richard Pzena

Richard Pzena, Founder, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Pzena Investment Management.

IT'S BEEN A DREADFUL YEAR FOR NOTED VALUE MANAGER Rich Pzena, whose funds lost money in 2007, while shares of his newly public management company (ticker: PZN) sank to 12 from more than 22. Blame it in part on the manager's fondness for financial stocks, which had an even more dismal year -- and which account for 40% of Pzena Investment Management's assets. Then there's a shareholder lawsuit, charging Pzena failed to disclose outflows from the John Hancock Classic Value Fund (PZFVX), which he also manages, when the firm went public. Pzena says the suit has no merit.

Article Links :

• Opportunity Amid the Ruins - Part 1
• Opportunity Amid the Ruins - Part 2