Morgan Stanley is looking at investing in between two and three fund-management companies in China, according to MarketWatch.
Borrowers are turning to other providers, but don’t expect banks to die out any time soon, the Fed chief said today.
Bear Stearns today said its earnings dropped, while Goldman Sachs reported a slight decline in revenues.
AIG has sued former chairman Maurice R. Greenberg and ex-CFO Howard I. Smith for more than $1 billion in damages, published reports said.
The Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. is liquidating holdings from a recently formed hedge funds after it lost money on subprime mortgage bonds.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. will purchase a stake in ICICI Financial Services in Mumbai, India, published reports said.
Surging energy prices pushed the producer price index up 0.9% in May, according to the Department of Labor.
To rev up its top reps and advisers, Raymond James is giving bonuses to its biggest-producing brokers.
NYSE firms that do business with the public reported a dip in profits and increased revenues in the first quarter.
Fidelity Investments has sold nearly all of its shares in Dow Jones & Co., the target of a $5 billion takeover bid by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.
Lehman Brothers Holdings today announced record profit levels during the second quarter.
James Livingston has been tapped as CEO of National Planning Holdings, replacing Shawn Dreffein.
The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has tapped Thomas M. Marra to take on the combined position of president and chief operating officer.
Wachovia Corp.’s planned $6.8 billion purchase of A.G. Edwards Inc. could make an already competitive sales game even tougher for U.S. mutual fund firms, some analysts said.
More insurers are offering riders that include long-term-care coverage in life insurance policies.
Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Smith Barney and Charles Schwab are being sued for allegedly illegally forcing clients into lower paying deposit accounts, enabling the firms to reap “billions” in extra profits.
Wachovia Corp. last week put the finishing touches on its retention package for brokers with A.G. Edwards Inc., and the company plans to announce details as early as today or as late as Wednesday.
Mutual fund companies seem to be willing to challenge corporate management on some governance issues, but there still is a way to go before they will be seen as pulling their weight.
IRVINE, Calif. — Smith Barney reps are wondering when they’ll get their payments from the wage-and-hour lawsuit the firm agreed to settle in May 2006 for $98 million.
Rydex Investments has been in discussions with some suitors about being acquired, according to industry sources.
