James Gorman

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  Morgan Stanley at ‘Pivot Point,’ Says CEO, as Firm Tops Earnings Estimates

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  January 18, 2013

  Gorman adds that he’s comfortable with the current headcount and that the wealth management unit has a pretax profit of 17%.

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  Merrill, UBS Grab Teams From Morgan Stanley

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  January 14, 2013

  Six veteran advisors jump from one wirehouse to another in New Jersey.

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  Morgan Stanley to Slash 1,600 Jobs

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  January 10, 2013

  The cuts focus on institutional operations, such as investment banking and trading activities at the wirehouse.

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  Massachusetts Slaps Morgan Stanley With $5M Fine Over Facebook IPO

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 18, 2012

  Massachusetts regulators said the firm's investment bankers had 'inappropriate influence' on its research analysts

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  Morgan Stanley’s 2013 Advisor Comp Plan Seen as Good for Medium Term

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 12, 2012

  New stock ownership and other shifts may not help in the short run, experts say, but provide benefit as time passes.

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  Morgan Stanley Alters Advisor Comp Plan, Offering Discount Stock in 2013

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 6, 2012

  The bonus for total revenue in 2013 will be cut by 2% to cover compensation adjustments next year.

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  Morgan Stanley Nabs $5.5 Million Producers From Merrill, Barclays

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 4, 2012

  The eight financial advisors also have nearly $780 million in combined client assets

• Q3’12 Earnings

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 21, 2012

  Bank of America had net income of $340 million, or $0.00 per share, in the third quarter, compared to $6.2 billion, or $0.56 per share, in the year-ago quarter.

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  Morgan Stanley Grabs Reps From Raymond James, Wells Fargo

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  October 31, 2012

  The three new advisors move to Morgan Stanley with more than $4 million in yearly fees and commissions and roughly $430 million in client assets.

• Joint Venture Drops Smith Barney

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  October 24, 2012

  Morgan Stanley says that its U.S. wealth management business is now branded Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (MSWM).