Advisor Business

Morgan Stanley CEO Backs Up Firm With $2.1 Million Stock Buy

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Morgan Stanley shares plunged 6.3% yesterday but CEO James Gorman saw it as a big buying opportunity and a chance to demonstrate $2 million worth of confidence in the firm.

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Class Action Suit Aims To Give Merrill Lynch Sales Assistants Overtime Pay

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A Fort Worth advisor has filed a lawsuit against Merrill Lynch and parent Bank of America arguing that the way sales assistants are paid creates unfair conflicts of interest.

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More Details Emerge In Houston Basketball Advisor's SEC-Linked Suicide

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The SEC is following up a probe into celebrity sports advisor David Salinas, who reportedly directed hot prospects to college coaches in exchange for their business.

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Mutual Fund Store Sells After All -- And Warburg Pincus Is The Buyer

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A month after its founder insisted that the Mutual Fund Store was not for sale, the firm has indeed sold to gigantic private equity firm Warburg Pincus.

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New Study Breaks Down The Industry To Show RIA Firms' Growth, Foreshadow Credit Suisse Layoffs

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  We all have a pretty good sense that the wirehouses are deflating, but it's worth pausing to check the numbers once in awhile -- especially when they preview big shifts in the marketplace.

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