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RAYMOND JAMES CLARIFIES PLANS FOR BANK (Sept. 26, 2008)
By Janet LevauxIn response to a Florida press report, Raymond James Financial Chairman and CEO Thomas A. James says the firm is continuing with its plans to convert Raymond James Bank from a thrift to a commercial b
September 25, 2008
This is part II of the September 24, 2008 Gabe Wisdom Radio Show interview of Ken Silber, ResearchGabriel Wisdom is the host of The Gabe Wisdom Radio Show and the founder and Managing Director of American Money Management, producers of The Fallen Angels Report newsletter. For more information go t
September 25, 2008
This is the fifth in a series of interviews of Ken Silber, Research Senior Editor, on the topic ofThis is the fifth in a series of interviews of Ken Silber, Research Senior Editor, on the topic of financial history. Gabriel Wisdom conducted the interview on the Aug. 20, 2008 airing of The Gabe Wis
September 25, 2008
Most Gen X, Gen Y Members Don't See Early RetirementMore than six in 10 Americans (62%) aged 19 to 39--members of Generation X and Generation Y, in other words--say they have given at least some thought to retirement, according to a recent survey by the Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI), and 20% say they have given the matter a...
September 23, 2008
CORBAT TO REPLACE KRAWCHECK BY YEAR-END (Sept. 23, 2008)Citigroup is replacing Sallie Krawcheck, the departing head of Citi-Smith Barney's wealth-management unit and its 14,983 advisors, with Mike Corbat. Krawcheck, who joined Citi in 2002, has been asked
September 22, 2008
MORGAN STANLEY TO SELL STAKE TO MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL, BECOMES BANK-HOLDING COMPANY (Sept. 22, 2Morgan Stanley, home to 8,350 advisors, is forming a "strategic alliance" with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group of Japan, and - along with Goldman Sachs - it has become a bank-holding company, ending it
September 22, 2008
KRAWCHECK TO LEAVE CITI-SMITH BARNEY (Sept. 22, 2008)Since Vikram Pandit became CEO in December 2007, the company has been restructured, and several top executives have left. The company intends to move the wealth-management unit into the institutional-
September 18, 2008
MORGAN STANLEY PRAISES REGULATORS AS FATE REMAINS UNCLEAR (Sept. 18, 2008)Morgan Stanley, the sole remaining wirehouse broker-dealer not owned by a bank, is praising New York Attorney General Cuomo for "taking strong action to root out improper short selling of financial st