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By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne |
September 25, 2012
Morgan Stanley and Citigroup have agreed on the valuation to be used in pricing Morgan Stanley’s purchase of the remaining stake in the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney joint venture: $13.5 billion for the full business, which includes close to 17,000 advisors.
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By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne |
September 11, 2012
The price comes in at the low end of the valuation range.
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By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne |
August 30, 2012
The news comes as Citigroup and Morgan Stanley work out details regarding the Morgan Stanley-Smith Barney joint venture.
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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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By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne |
August 8, 2012
The firm is under pressure to improve results and is trying to boost its ownership in the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney venture with Citigroup.
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By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne |
August 2, 2012
The news comes as Citi and Morgan Stanley dispute the value of their MSSB joint venture and Morgan Stanley continues to drop reps.