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CORBAT TO REPLACE KRAWCHECK BY YEAR-END (Sept. 23, 2008)
By Janet LevauxCitigroup 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 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
September 16, 2008
MORGAN STANLEY WANTS TO STAY INDEPENDENT (Sept. 16, 2008)Morgan Stanley, the sole remaining independent wirehouse broker-dealer, reported income from continuing operations for the third quarter ended August 31, 2008, of $1,425 million, or $1.32 per diluted
September 15, 2008
MERRILL TO BE SOLD TO BANK OF AMERICA (Sept. 15, 2008)Bank of America Corporation has agreed to acquire Merrill Lynch in a $50 billion all-stock transaction, a deal predicted by industry expert Chip Roame in June as part of Research magazine's 30th-anniv
September 15, 2008
Who's on Deck?Following the demise this year of Bear Stearns, the federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the bankruptcy filing of Lehman Brothers, and the...
September 12, 2008
ING Lowers Ticket Charges fof FAs (Sept. 15, 2008)The independent broker-dealers of ING have announced they are lowering fees on trades for their financial representatives and advisors on an array of transactions with the aim of making the cost advis
September 09, 2008
Cribiore Moves to Citi from Merrill (Sept. 9, 2008)Citi says it has tapped former Merrill Lynch board member Alberto Cribiore to become vice chairman of its institutional clients group effective immediately. Cribiore, 62, will report to John Havens, C
September 05, 2008
Earn CE CreditThe Financial Planning Association (FPA) announced its lineup of Virtual Learning Center sessions for September. The sessions provide "unique educational opportunities for the financial planning community" and consist of a multimedia presentation and a question and answer period.