Capital Requirements Are a Bad Thing, Says Morgan Stanley

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:31:20 GMT

The Baseline Scenario submits: By Simon JohnsonJust when momentum was starting to build for increased capital requirements as the core element of an approach that will reign in reckless risk-taking, Morgan Stanley (

Morgan Stanley hires ex-Merrill Lynch exec

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:10:00 GMT

Morgan Stanley has hired former Merrill Lynch executive David Moffitt as the firm prepares for an upturn in the securitized debt sales market.

Burberry Cut To Equal-weight At Morgan Stanley

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:35:00 GMT

Burberry Cut To Equal-weight At Morgan Stanley

Buyers Offer Lower Price for CICC Stake - Zibb.com

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:21:33 GMT

The 34.3% stake of China International Capital Corporation (CICC) that Morgan Stanley plans to sell is not as attractive as expected. Earlier, Morgan Stanley was confirmed to withdraw from CICC so that it could partner with China Fortune Securities to have a new Sino-foreign investment bank erected

CLN investors will turn to repos, predicts Morgan Stanley

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:55:00 GMT

Morgan Stanley says that repos are likely to play an increasingly important role in credit-linked notes, as investors pay greater...

Hedge Fund Money May Account for 40% of Bank Capital, Morgan Stan...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:18:16 GMT

Hedge funds provided as much as 40 percent of the money raised this year by U.S. and European banks as they sought to offset losses and meet government capital requirements, according to Morgan Stanley.

Principal Financial Offers New Business Insurance Policy

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Principal Financial Group has offered a new business insurance rider available on Principal Universal Life Flex policies, through which the employers can get both protection and early cash value. The new policy covers protection of their businesses and allows to retain employees.

Rob Kall: China Buys Hummer Brand -- Further Evidence of a Shock ...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:38:55 GMT

We have to wonder if the US had taken Hummer, especially with its dependence on the military version, and turned it into a government-owned operation, would the US benefit?

Morgan Stanley Sheds Crescent Portfolio

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:21:04 GMT

FORT WORTH, TX-Locally based Goff Capital Inc. forms a joint venture with Barclays Capital to take over the 17-million-square-foot portfolio.

UPDATE 1-Morgan Stanley hands off Crescent to Barclays

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:18:19 GMT

* Deal releases Morgan Stanley from liability * John Goff will manage Crescent in joint venture NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley has handed off its Crescent real estate subsidiary

Morgan Releases Crescent

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:08:14 GMT

Morgan Stanley closed the chapter on its disastrous $6.5 billion acquisition of Crescent Real Estate Equities by handing the keys to lender Barclays.

Barclays Capital buys Crescent with Goff Capital

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:57:42 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Barclays Capital said Friday that it has formed Crescent Real Estate Holdings LLC with Goff Capital to buy Crescent Real Estate Equities from Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funding II. It has also named John Goff as chairman and chief executive of Crescent. Goff was vice

Morgan Stanley chief: 'We can't control ourselves'

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:58:59 GMT

The chief executive of one of America’s biggest banks admitted that Wall Street could not be trusted to do the right thing and needed tougher regulation.

Morgan Stanley, MUFG to revise brokerage merger

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:56:00 GMT

US financial giant Morgan Stanley plans to keep control of part of its brokerage operation in Japan, revising a merger plan with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), news

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Merrill Lynch go toe-to-toe for t...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:36:00 GMT

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.’s Global Wealth Management unit are going toe-to-toe by offering tops reps a recruiting package of up to 330% of annual production. Those levels are the highest ever offered, sources said.

The Cheesecake Factory to Present at Morgan Stanley Global Consum...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:36:00 GMT

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated announced that it will present at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer & Retail Conference in New York City on November 19, 2009 at 10:20 a.m. Eastern Time. David Overton, Chairman and CEO, and W.

Morgan Stanley clears Kalsi

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

An investigation by Morgan Stanley into corrupt practices in its real estate operations...

Morgan Stanley Pitches Dutch RMBS: Sources

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:16:56 GMT

Industry sources indicated Thursday that financial firm Morgan Stanley (MS: 33.01 -2.19%) is pitching some $1.22bn of Dutch, non-conforming residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) bonds.HousingWires sources, from Morgan Stanley in London, confirmed a letter concerning a securitization

Warnaco to Participate in the 14th Annual Morgan Stanley Global C...

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:45:52 GMT

Warnaco to Participate in the 14th Annual Morgan Stanley Global Consumer and Retail Conference

Logitech CFO Erik Bardman to Present at Morgan Stanley Technology...

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT

FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 12, 2009 and ROMANEL-SUR-MORGES, Switzerland, Nov. 13, 2009 Logitech International (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) today announced that Erik Bardman, Logitech senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer, will present at the Morgan

Morgan Stanley Gets Aggressive in Luring Brokers

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:04:00 GMT

Morgan Stanley's brokerage unit is getting more aggressive in trying to lure financial advisers as the wider retail brokerage job market heats up.

RPT-SPECIAL REPORT-A Morgan Stanley star falls in China

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:12:04 GMT

*Firm's probe finds ex employee may have bribed officials *U.S. and Chinese government investigations continue *Number of corruption cases in China are on the rise (Repeats item from Nov. 10)

A Morgan Stanley star falls in China (Reuters)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:04:50 GMT

By George Chen and Steve EderSHANGHAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the end, Garth Peterson, a rising star at Morgan Stanley in China, was undone by his

Oracle-Sun Deal on Track Says Morgan Stanley | John Paczkowski | ...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:48:39 GMT

For Oracle, whose acquisition of Peoplesoft and Siebel Systems cleared in Europe without conditions, news that the European Commission issued formal objections to its purchase of Sun was likely particularly galling. According to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, Sun is already losing $100 million a month

A Morgan Stanley star falls in China (Reuters)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:20:20 GMT

In the end, Garth Peterson, a rising star at Morgan Stanley in China, was undone by his pursuit of "guanxi."

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Capital Requirements Are a Bad Thing, Says Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley hires ex-Merrill Lynch exec

Burberry Cut To Equal-weight At Morgan Stanley

Buyers Offer Lower Price for CICC Stake - Zibb.com

CLN investors will turn to repos, predicts Morgan Stanley

Hedge Fund Money May Account for 40% of Bank Capital, Morgan Stan...

Principal Financial Offers New Business Insurance Policy

Rob Kall: China Buys Hummer Brand -- Further Evidence of a Shock ...

Morgan Stanley Sheds Crescent Portfolio

UPDATE 1-Morgan Stanley hands off Crescent to Barclays

Morgan Releases Crescent

Barclays Capital buys Crescent with Goff Capital

Morgan Stanley chief: 'We can't control ourselves'

Morgan Stanley, MUFG to revise brokerage merger

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Merrill Lynch go toe-to-toe for t...

The Cheesecake Factory to Present at Morgan Stanley Global Consum...

Morgan Stanley clears Kalsi

Morgan Stanley Pitches Dutch RMBS: Sources

Warnaco to Participate in the 14th Annual Morgan Stanley Global C...

Logitech CFO Erik Bardman to Present at Morgan Stanley Technology...

Morgan Stanley Gets Aggressive in Luring Brokers

RPT-SPECIAL REPORT-A Morgan Stanley star falls in China

A Morgan Stanley star falls in China (Reuters)

Oracle-Sun Deal on Track Says Morgan Stanley | John Paczkowski | ...

A Morgan Stanley star falls in China (Reuters)