Morgan Stanley in governance move
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Morgan Stanley yesterday said it would end a defence against hostile takeovers, change how it compensates top executives and elects board members, and disclose political contributions
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SHANGHAI Â Morgan Stanley, the investment bank, and the Chinese government said Monday that the bank had determined the range of prices to be used when Chinaâs international investment fund converts $5 billion in securities into Morgan Stanley stock.
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Morgan Stanley, the second-largest investment bank by market value, said on Tuesday it will spin off its Discover credit-card division and posted better-than-expected quarterly results on strong banking and trading.
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Another new policy at Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos. (nyse: MMC - news - people ): The insurer said yesterday that five directors--all company executives--are leaving its board.
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Putnam Investments yesterday overhauled the investment groups that manage small and midsized stocks, in an effort to boost performance in several funds. Two veteran fund managers are retiring as part of the shake-up.
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Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. will strengthen corporate governance provisions to ease concern among investors who threatened to vote against the company&#39;s proposed move to the US if shareholder rights were diminished.
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Fidelity Investments' new president, Rodger Lawson, launched the largest reorganization in the company's history yesterday, shuffling executives in a bid to better control spending and link the company's mutual fund and brokerage businesses and its retirement operations.
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Bear Stearns Cos Inc's   management shake-up could make the investment bank a takeover  target, but the possibility of more write-downs and chance of  legal entanglements from the subprime mortgage crisis could  sideline suitors for now, analysts said on Tuesday.
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Bear Stearns Cos Inc's  management shake-up could make the investment bank a takeover target, but the possibility of more write-downs and chance of legal entanglements from the subprime mortgage crisis could sideline suitors for now, analysts said on Tuesday.
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George Soros, billionaire financier, is handing more control of his money management firm to two of his sons as he scales back the focus of his investment firm.
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Freddie Mac (FRE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 2 US mortgage finance company, on Monday said it will restructure its securities and sales trading group as part of an effort to streamline its business operations.
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Morgan Stanley  said on Monday  it has acquired China's Nan Tung Bank, a deal that would give  the Wall Street giant a coveted onshore commercial banking  license in China ahead of U.S. investment bank rivals.
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(Associated Press) The Securities and Exchange Commission will propose soon a plan to tighten governance at the nation&#39;s stock exchanges to ensure they are serving the public interest, SEC Chairman William Donaldson said Friday.
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The US stock market watchdog's chairman says he is willing to soften tough new US corporate governance rules to ease the burden on foreign firms.
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Morgan Stanley  will slash more than 1,000 jobs in the coming week, trimming costs ahead of what it expects will be a tougher business environment, a person briefed on the moves said on Thursday.
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By Anonymous  MIDLAND - Chemical Bank Chairman David B. Ramaker, last month, announced changes to the company's executive management team. In keeping with the bank's retirement policy for senior executives, Brace M.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will vote soon on new governance and disclosure rules for the groups that oversee America's stock markets, SEC Chairman William Donaldson said on Thursday.