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Challenge your consultants on ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... in 2008 - and how the analysts' stock picks performed over one year. Kiernan said the best performing bank was Morgan Stanley, which achieved a score of 2.273, which meant its analysts got stock calls "wrong" more than seven out of 10 times. In turn ...

Banks to raise capital reserves

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... it was not more severe after analyst predictions of an 8 per cent of bank assets figure to be set. According to Morgan Stanley and Nomura Equity Research, a number of global banks will have to raise these funds including Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Royal ...

Balmain Trilogy support falls short

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... satisfy the 75 per cent threshold. Pacific First Mortgage Fund unit holders had the choice to exit the fund after a Morgan Stanley-sponsored real estate vehicle offered to buy up to 49 per cent of the units at 26 cents a unit. The resolutions proposed ...

India funds in short supply

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... growth story are surprisingly limited, in stark contrast to the choices they have to invest in China. According to Morgan Stanley, Indian GDP will surpass the US$6 trillion mark by 2020, and the consensus on Wall St is that India will be firmly entrenched ...

Morgan Stanley offers way out for Pacific investors

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
Pacific First Mortgage Fund unit holders will have the choice to exit the fund after a Morgan Stanley-sponsored real estate vehicle offered to buy up to 49 per cent of the units. Project Junior Pte Ltd (PJPL), a company owned by Morgan Stanley Real ...

Wealthtrac broadens share trading services

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... launched a new share trading facility that allows advisers to choose from six panel brokers, including JB Were, Morgan Stanley and RBS Morgans. Matthew Johnson, chief executive and managing director of Wealthtrac, said the new service was launched on ...

Addwealth seeks women advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... also practices looking to grow their businesses," said Tim Steele, director at AMP Horizons, in March. Last year, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney embarked on a global online campaign to attract women advisers. The firm created a blog for women to discuss ...

Stress test stress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... what's wrong here, don't you? That's outright cheating if you ask me. Consider this: Bloomberg cites a report from Morgan Stanley saying that European "lenders hold about 90 per cent of their Greek government bonds in their banking book and 10 percent ...

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney names new chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has appointed Harry Parkinson as chief executive, replacing Matthew Comyn who leaves the role after just six months with the firm. Comyn was appointed chief executive of the firm's Australian wealth management business in ...

Wall Street takes a dive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... explain Wall Street's reaction to the better-than-expected company profit and revenue announcements last night? Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and Apple -- among others -- topped market expectations for both bottom line and top line earnings for the second ...