Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

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  12 Best & Worst Broker-Dealers: Q2 Earnings

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 24, 2012

  Earnings fell as much as 58%, but also jumped over 600% within the broker-dealer industry—AdvisorOne spotlights the six best and six worst.

• Q2 ’12 Wealth Profits Top Year-Ago Results

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 23, 2012

  Bank of America-Merrill Lynch reported profits of $2.5 billion for second-quarter 2012, or 19 cents a share, beating analysts’ estimates of 14 cents.

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  Morgan Stanley Profit Off 53% as MSSB Loses 1,053 Advisors

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  July 19, 2012

  The Global Wealth Management Group, which includes the MSSB joint venture, reported a pretax profit margin of 12%, versus 11% in the prior quarter and 9% a year ago.

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  Regulators Question Interest Rates From Sweden to Singapore

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 19, 2012

  Regulators are questioning how interest rates are set across the globe—not just LIBOR and EURIBOR, but also various in-country rates.

• Q2 ’11 Earnings: Mixed Wirehouse Results as Wealth-Management Units Improve Sales

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 1, 2011

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  5 Best & Worst Broker-Dealers: Q2 Earnings

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 4, 2011

  Brokerage firms in the second quarter boosted earnings growth as high as 470% and reported declines as low as 383% — AdvisorOne selected a lucky 10 for scrutiny.

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  Q2 Earnings: Morgan Stanley Tops Estimates, Boosts Wealth Results

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  July 21, 2011

  Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is ahead of rival Merrill Lynch in FA headcount and average assets but lags in annualized revenue per advisor.

• The Changing Landscape

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 1, 2008

  As part of Bank of America's planned purchase of Merrill Lynch, BofA Chairman and CEO Ken Lewis has said that Merrill Lynch Chairman and CEO...

• MORGAN STANLEY TO SELL STAKE TO MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL, BECOMES BANK-HOLDING COMPANY (Sept. 22, 2

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 22, 2008

  Morgan Stanley, home to 8,350 advisors, is forming a "strategic alliance" with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group of Japan, and - along with Goldman Sachs - it has become a bank-holding company, ending it