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  Merrill Hires Investment Expert; Morgan Stanley Recruits 2 Advisors

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 8, 2013

  Ashwin Chhabra is leaving his post at the Institute for Advanced Study to return to his former employer.

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  New Hire Roundup: BlackRock Names Shedlin CFO

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  February 20, 2013

  This week in new hires, Gary Shedlin was named CFO of BlackRock, and Mary Justice was named Seattle market leader for the Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank.

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  Fairholme’s Berkowitz Hints at Mutual Fund Exit

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  February 4, 2013

  Berkowitz is raising money for a partnership that takes minimum investments of $1 million.

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  New Hire Roundup: Hedge Fund Association Announces Officers; Carlyle Names Board

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 21, 2012

  This week in new hires, Hedge Fund Association announced newly elected officers; Carlyle Group named new board members; Altegris welcomed Amy Bennett; Sanjay Puri joined Zephyr Associates.

• Wirehouses Post Mixed Results for Q4’11

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  February 24, 2012

  Bank of America said in mid-January that it had net income of $2 billion, or $0.15 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2011 vs. a net loss of $1.2 billion, or $0.16 per share in the same year-ago period, meeting analysts’ expectations.

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  5 Best & Worst Broker-Dealers: Q4 Earnings

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  February 15, 2012

  Brokerage firms in the fourth quarter boosted earnings growth as high as 191% and reported declines as low as 131%–AdvisorOne selected 10 to spotlight.

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  Q4 Earnings: Morgan Stanley Posts Loss, Reports Lower Asset Flows, FA Headcount

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  January 19, 2012

  Morgan Stanley reported a loss from continuing operations of $227 million, or $0.14 per share, vs. net income of $871 million, or $0.44 per share, for the same period a year ago–topping analysts’ forecasts.

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  Morgan Stanley Loses One CDO Dispute, Settles Another

  By Marlene Y. Satter and Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 13, 2011

  Morgan Stanley had a rough day settling one dispute over CDOs and losing another in a New York courtroom.

• Mortgaging the Future

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 1, 2008

  No doubt you (and your clients) have been watching the subprime meltdown with angst as it plays havoc with clients' investments. Mortgages are defaulting all...