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News Breaks | | | | October 23, 2012 | | 06:08 EDT |  | MS, BAC | Palmer Murray leaves Morgan Stanley, Reuters reports
Palmer Murray, a veteran Morgan Stanley (MS) broker and former L.A.-based executive director of private wealth management, has left the firm to join an independent advisory firm in Beverly Hills, Reuters reports. Thefly notes that Rebecca Rothstein, a top Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management broker, recently left the firm to join BofA-Merrill Lynch (BAC). Reference Link | |
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| May 23, 2013 | | 07:12 EDT | | BAC | Wall Street trying to use trade deals to weaken Dodd-Frank, Bloomberg reports
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Subscribe for More Information | | | May 22, 2013 | | 13:02 EDT | | MS | Morgan Stanley seeks $4B for infrastructure fund, Bloomberg reports
Morgan Stanley's infrastructure investment unit is planning to raise $4B for a second global fund, according to Bloomberg, citing sources. Morgan Stanley and other investment firms are targeting billions of dollars worldwide earmarked for public infrastructure projects, Bloomberg added. Reference Link | | | 09:02 EDT |  | MS, BAC | Financials upgraded to Overweight from Market Weight at Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo believes that financials' earnings continue to be the strongest of any sector in the S&P 500. The firm thinks that the sector's stocks appear to be breaking out from a technical standpoint. Citigroup (c) and Ameriprise Financial (AMP) are on the firm's priority list. | | | 07:22 EDT |  | BAC | Dun & Bradstreet to hold a conference
2013 Access to Capital is being held in Chicago on May 22. | | | May 21, 2013 | | 07:13 EDT | | MS, BAC | U.S. bank mergers less likely this year, Bloomberg reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:12 EDT | | MS | Credit Suisse now second largest Asia prime broker, Reuters reports
The Asian prime brokerage unit of Credit Suisse (CS) replaced Morgan Stanley (MS) as the second largest firm servicing the region's $148B hedge funds industry, according to a survey by AsiaHedge. Goldman Sachs (GS) remains Asia's top prime broker with 179 clients and total assets under management of $24.6B, reports Reuters.Reference Link | | | 06:10 EDT | | MS | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
WALL STREET JOURNAL: JPMorgan Chase (JPM) plans to shake-up of its board even if every director wins re-election at today’s shareholder meeting and James Dimon keeps his dual job as chairman and CEO, the Wall Street Journal reports...Mutual-fund firms are joining activist investors in getting more aggressive over demands for change in how board members are paid at U.S. companies. Activist investors have been experimenting more frequently with incentive pay packages for the board members they nominate in proxy fights, the Wall Street Journal reports...REUTERS: Specialty chemicals producer Rockwood Holdings’s (ROC) pigments businesses have attracted offers from buyout firms including Blackstone Group (BX) and Advent International, sources say, Reuters reports...The Asian prime brokerage unit of Credit Suisse (CS) replaced Morgan Stanley (MS) as the second largest firm servicing the region's $148B hedge funds industry, according to a survey by AsiaHedge. Goldman Sachs (GS) remains Asia's top prime broker with 179 clients and total assets under management of $24.6B, Reuters reports...BLOOMBERG: Bank managers in the U.S. are less likely to engage in mergers and acquisitions this year as regulators heighten scrutiny on potential deals and sellers wait for higher valuations, according to a KPMG survey, Bloomberg reports...PIMCO’s Bill Gross says the bull market for bonds may have ended last month. But investors are staying put. Four years into the biggest rally in U.S. stocks since 2000, bond mutual funds are attracting more money than their equity counterparts, Bloomberg reports. | | | May 20, 2013 | | 10:11 EDT |  | BAC | On The Fly: Analyst Downgrade Summary
Today's noteworthy downgrades include: Artisan Partners (APAM) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Keefe Bruyette... Bank of America (BAC) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Keefe Bruyette... Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies... BlackRock (BLK) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Keefe Bruyette... Cavium (CAVM) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at JMP Securities... Charles Schwab (SCHW) downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform at Keefe Bruyette... Dunkin' Brands (DNKN) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Longbow... Equifax (EFX) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman... Leap Wireless (LEAP) downgraded to Sell from Hold at Deutsche Bank... Lowe's (LOW) downgraded to Perform from Outperform at Oppenheimer... MicroStrategy (MSTR) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at JMP Securities... NetApp (NTAP) downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at RW Baird... NeuStar (NSR) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman... Red Hat (RHT) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital... Ruby Tuesday (RT) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo... Synovus (SNV) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman... TD Ameritrade (AMTD) downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform at Keefe Bruyette... Thoratec (THOR) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman... CF Industries (CF) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Miller Tabak... Children's Place (PLCE) downgraded at Susquehanna... CarMax (KMX) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at William Blair... SanDisk (SNDK) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Nomura... Red Hat (RHT) downgraded at BMO Capital... Rex Energy (REXX) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Stifel... Range Resources (RRC) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Stifel... Kansas City Southern (KSU) downgraded to Sell from Hold at Stifel... Capella Education (CPLA) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Stifel. | | | 08:15 EDT | | MS | Morgan Stanley to sell Indian unit to Standard Chartered, Reuters reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | | 05:39 EDT | | BAC | Bank of America downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Keefe Bruyette
Keefe Bruyette downgraded Bank of America with a $13.50 price target citing valuation. | | | May 17, 2013 | | 16:00 EDT |  | BAC | Options Update; May 17, 2013
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Subscribe for More Information | | | May 16, 2013 | | 18:49 EDT | | MS | Senior holders may face first CMBS losses since crisis, WSJ reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:18 EDT | | BAC | Investors bet on banks hit by credit crisis, Bloomberg reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:41 EDT | | MS, BAC | Big banks to benefit from U.S. concession on derivatives, NY Times says
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 15, 2013 | | 17:26 EDT |  | MS | Third Point gives quarterly update on stakes
NEW STAKES: Virgin Media (VMED), Tiffany (TIF), B/E Aerospace (BEAV), Anadarko (APC), and Thermo Fisher (TMO). INCREASED STAKES: International Paper (IP), Abbvie (ABBV), TransDigm (TDG), Constellation Brands (STZ), and Dollar General (DG). DECREASED STAKES: Delphi (DLPH), Murphy Oil (MUR), AIG (AIG), LyondellBasell (LYB), and Liberty Global (LBTYA). LIQUIDATED STAKES: Tesoro (TSO), Morgan Stanley (MS), Symantec (SYMC), Herbalife (HLF), and Illumina (ILMN). | | | 17:03 EDT | | MS | Soros gives quarterly update on stakes
NEW STAKES: MeadWestvaco (MWV), Brocade (BRCD), Red Hat (RHT), Liberty Global (LBTYK), and VMware (VMW). INCREASED STAKES: Google (GOOG), Liberty Global (LBTYA), EQT Corp (EQT), Charter (CHTR), and US Airways (LCC). DECREASED STAKES: Citigroup (C), AIG (AIG), Apple (AAPL), Invesco (IVZ), and Motorola Solutions (MSI). LIQUIDATED STAKES: JPMorgan (JPM), General Electric (GE), CF Industries (CF), Morgan Stanley (MS), and Capital One (COF). | | | 12:12 EDT | | MS | Morgan Stanley price target raised to $36 from $30 at CLSA
Subscribe for More Information | | | 10:13 EDT | | BAC | Bank of America reports April card write-offs 4.55% vs. 4.33% last month
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