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Morgan Stanley launches research app for iPhone

Will other banks follow Morgan Stanley's (NYSE: MS) lead and launch more iPhone and iPad apps? The "Morgan Stanley Research App" allows institutional clients to view analysts work on more than 2,600... Read more...

CDS clearinghouse battle brewing?

We've been observing the effort to create clearinghouses for credit default swaps (CDS news) from the beginning. Early on, there were at least five possible winners. Right now, we're down to two. The... Read more...

Agency brokers embrace technology and research

Are we in for some sort of a shakeout in the cash equities business? You might think as much given the news that ICAP was forced to shut down its cash equities brokerage business in Europe and Asia,... Read more...

Theflyonthewall.com nearly out of business

A recent court decision that limited how quickly theflyonthewall.com could post short items about changes in stock recommendations from three big banks--Barclays, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (NYSE:... Read more...

Trading firms to rethink big data centers?

It's no secret that the NYSE Euronext, Nasdaq OMX and other big exchange firms are betting their futures on massive data centers (data center news), many out in New Jersey. These data centers are... Read more...

Big integration challenge: Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney

When it comes to integrating big brokerage or wealth management firms, there's always a big elephant stalking the effort. The marketing issues, retention issues and all other issues are important,... Read more...

Morgan Stanley in green building push

Not so long ago, Morgan Stanley released to the public "A Little Green e-Book," which was basically a pamphlet that extolled the virtues of the green movement. It offered "50 tips on how to make your... Read more...

A re-energized player in CDS clearing

Clearing credit derivatives has been a huge issue as of late, and for a while there, it seemed as if the industry was on the verge of real competition in a new field: CDS clearing. A host of... Read more...

An end to patent madness?

We all know the patent situation in the corporate world has gotten a bit out of hand. When you have companies that exist for no other reason than to prosecute others for patent infringement,... Read more...

The end of Turquoise

The end of Turquoise seems to be at hand. Recall that the new-era trading system was set up by nine top banks--including Morgan Stanley (MS), Goldman Sachs (GS) and Citigroup (C)--with an eye on... Read more...

Press Releases

Apartment Investment and Management Company Announces Pricing of Preferred Stock Offering

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Apartment Investment and Management Company (NYSE: AIV) (“Aimco”) announced today that it has priced an underwritten public offering of 4,000,000 shares of its 7.75% Class U Read more >>

CFSI Launches New Grant Fund to Promote Financial Capabilities among Underserved Consumers

CFSI to support ground-breaking projects designed to move the financial education field forward. CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) launched the Financial Read more >>

Fogel Neale Attracts Experienced Brokers Looking for a Piece of the Pie

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Experienced brokers and financial consultants just might find the best of both worlds at boutique firm Fogel Neale Partners, a wealth management concern catering to Read more >>

Critical Alerts for Morgan Stanley, Lowe's, AFLAC, Noble Energy, and Sara Lee Released by Seven Summits Research

CHICAGO, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for MS, LOW, AFL, NBL, and SLE. To see what our analysts have discovered about these stocks read the Seven Read more >>

Fitch Affirms Morgan Stanley's TLGP Senior Unsecured Debt at 'AAA'

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has affirmed Morgan Stanley's senior unsecured debt guaranteed by the FDIC under the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP) at 'AAA' in conjunction Read more >>