New York-based MSSB became an official signatory to the pact yesterday when Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Inc.’s Smith Barney brokerage unit closed on their joint venture.
He's not quite Roger Federer. But Jonathan Pastel, a 34-year-old equity analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein, still competes in ATP events. His practice partner? John McEnroe
Halladay. Braden. Galarraga. The recent spate of perfect (and near-perfect) games may be more than coincidence -- a fact that should have investors rethinking their views on how the market works. A stretch? Hardly.
President Barack Obama is taking his argument for stronger oversight of the financial industry to the place where the economic meltdown began.
In the old days (pre 2004), firms would sue each other when an Advisor went from one firm to the other. “We own the book!” they cried (as if any firm or individual could somehow “own” someone else's money).
The firm says it will once again accept the assets in its custody unit
One-time CEO of one-time firm says he can't recall Repo 150; Fed apparently unaware as well
Take a look at a simple example and see under what circumstances an immediate annuity might be appealing.
The number of new $250,000-plus accounts jumped in the first quarter of the year
An imprisoned ex-Swiss banker credited with exposing widespread tax evasion at Swiss bank UBS AG is seeking clemency from President Barack Obama, his attorneys said Wednesday.
With asset withdrawals waning, the Swiss bank booked its largest quarterly profit in almost three years
Clients should be armed with as much data as possible when making investment decisions
During the 1990s, inflationary Federal Reserve policy fueled a tech stock bubble. When that bubble burst, the Fed inflated a larger one in real estate. Now that the real estate bubble has burst, the Fed is inflating the biggest bubble of them all -- a government bubble.
Broker -- and candidate for the U.S. Senate -- says the latest government plan will further distort the underlying economics of the real estate market
A bankruptcy court examiner detailed how Lehman Brothers moved toxic assets off its balance sheet -- then repurchased them. The revelation is putting plenty of heat on the firm's former boss.
Just weeks after the departure of Barnaby Grist, Nicholas Georgis unexpectedly rejoins Charles Schwab.
After trimming the ranks of its brokerage force, Bank of America Corp. wants to put more troops in the field again — this time by promoting and training foot soldiers
Tom Bradley, president and chief executive of TD Ameritrade Institutional, is still hopping mad that Sallie Krawcheck, president of global wealth and investment management at Bank of America Corp., dissed independent registered investment advisers during an appearance on CNBC last month. To boot, he's a little ticked at CNBC too.
Money managers owned by global investment banks are re-engineering their business models in response to mounting pressure to earn their keep.
With investor confidence starting to bud, we look at earnings for seven of the biggest players in the brokerage sector.
