Morgan Stanley

• SIFMA Elects New Officers to Municipal Securities Division

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 2, 2012

  Stratford Shields of Morgan Stanley & Co. will serve as division chair, and Frank Fairman of Piper Jaffray & Co. and David Stephens of Bank of America Merrill Lynch & Co. will serve as vice chairs.

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  Wedbush Nabs Morgan Stanley FA

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 1, 2012

  Southern California-based Richard Wright moves from the wirehouse to the independent firm.

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  Morgan Stanley Tops Earnings Estimates, Boosts Asset Flows

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  October 18, 2012

  Its advisor count, though, drops by 5% from last year; average production is up but trails that of Merrill Lynch.

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  The Future for Advisors: Morgan’s Paul Hatch vs. iShares’ Mark Wiedman

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  October 5, 2012

  At Morningstar ETF Invest, Hatch promoted long-term client relationship building while Wiedman stood for the brave new world of transparency.

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  Ex-Morgan Stanley Broker Tells Advisors to Grow a Spine

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  September 21, 2012

  Skittish clients ‘are leading the conversations’ and have made advisors ‘spineless,’ says Bob Auer of Auer Growth Fund, who left Morgan Stanley in 2007.

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  Morgan Deemed ‘Winner’ in Moody’s Bank-Rating Massacre

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne, Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  June 22, 2012

  Fifteen banks in the U.S., U.K. and Europe with global capital markets operations saw their ratings cut by Moody’s, some by as many as three notches.

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  Morgan Stanley’s Larry King Joins Dynasty in Indie Partnership

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 6, 2012

  In more news of Dynasty's growing network of indie RIAs, noted wealth manager Larry King said he is leaving Morgan Stanley Smith Barney to go independent on the Dynasty platform.

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  Morgan Stanley Adds 7 Advisors, $1B in Assets

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 15, 2011

  Morgan Stanley Smith Barney said Tuesday that it had recruited seven financial advisors from Merrill Lynch, UBS and RBC with more than $1 billion in assets under management and total annual fees and commissions of roughly $11 million.

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  Morgan Stanley Adds 3 Advisors From UBS With Nearly $1 Billion

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 4, 2011

  Morgan Stanley said Thursday it had recruited three UBS advisors in New Jersey and Georgia with nearly $1 billion in assets and more than $8 million in yearly fees and commissions.

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  Facebook Use Doubles Among Millionaires in 2011

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  August 16, 2011

  Don’t disregard Facebook—a report from Spectrem says the number of millionaires who use the site has doubled since 2010 to 46%. Meanwhile, Chad Bockus' Socialware has secured $7 million via Morgan Stanley to enhance its platform.