Topic: Morgan Stanley

The official story line behind Wall Street firms selling off hedge funds is that the moves are driven by the Volcker Rule, which severely limited ...
A year and a half ago Forbes merged its dot-com and magazine editorial staffs, and we magazine editors got a dose of culture shock. We were used to ...

Upgrades and Downgrades

At The Motley Fool, we poke plenty of fun at Wall Street analysts and their endless cycle of upgrades, downgrades, and "initiating coverage at...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) became the first investment bank to take steps to comply with the so-called "Volcker Rule" by shutting down its...
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) analysts upgraded shares of Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (NASDAQ: MPEL) from an “equal weight” rating to an...

UBS adds four new advisers

UBS hires advisers with combined $363 mln in assets. . * New hires from Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. UBS Wealth Management Americas...
These are some of this Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes this morning:. . Burger King...

Battle of the Big Brokers

The financial crisis shook up the brokerage landscape. Bank of America (BAC) acquired industry leader Merrill Lynch (MS) in 2009. That same year...
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) analysts upgraded shares of Western Digital Corp from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research...
Otsuka Holdings, Japan's largest privately owned drugmaker, hired Morgan Stanley, Nomura Holdings and UBS to manage an initial public offering that...