When James Gorman arrived at Morgan Stanley in 2006 after running Merrill Lynch’s thundering herd of financial advisors, senior management at first thought his plans to kick a dysfunctional wealth management business in the pants and boost profits sounded a bit off-the-wall. Indeed, his own profitability targets for the sprawling...
Alternative assets remain a key component of the investment decisions of limited partners according to a new survey. Almost all (93%) of respondents said they plan to either maintain or increase their allocations to alts in the next 12 months, with more than half falling in the ‘increase’ group with...
Two wealth managers who managed $260 million at Wells Fargo Advisors have joined Kingsview Partners to open a new office in Roseville, Minnesota. Sally Oradei and John Hanselman have a combined 50 years of industry experience and say they were attracted to their new firm by its unwavering commitment to...
A recent ruling by the highest court in Massachusetts affirming a state requirement that all financial advisors, including brokers, must act as fiduciaries seems likely to become another issue on which red states and blue states veer off in different directions. While it’s not generating as much attention or heat...
The Independent Advisor Alliance has hired two new executives to strengthen its senior management team ahead of a new growth phase. The North Carolina based firm that provides its network of independent financial advisors with solutions and support services to help them boost their business has hired leaders focused on...
After staving off recession for longer than many thought possible, the US consumer is finally about to crack, according to Bloomberg’s latest Markets Live Pulse survey. More than half of 526 respondents said that personal consumption — the most important driver of economic growth — will shrink in early 2024, which would...
Morgan Stanley has pushed back against Treasury bears, saying investors should buy US sovereign debt as markets may be too optimistic over the prospect of a soft-landing for the economy. Treasuries are also likely to be supported as inflation can keep slowing even if growth does remain relatively healthy, strategists...
Short sellers are raking in profits by betting against a part of the US equity market overlooked by most investors: small-cap stocks. The group has seen paper profits of nearly $13 billion this year by wagering on a drop in the prices of small-, micro- and nano-cap shares, according to...
Tesla Inc.’s Dojo supercomputer may add as much as $500 billion to the company’s market value through faster adoption of robotaxis and network services, according to Morgan Stanley. Dojo can open up “new addressable markets,” just like AWS did for Amazon.com Inc., analysts including Adam Jonas and Daniela M Haigian...
Traders in the $325 billion industry for emerging-market exchange-traded funds are shifting cash toward strategies that focus on brighter spots in the developing world as China’s economy stumbles. Actively managed ETFs — especially those with exposure to India’s world-beating growth and Latin American stocks — have lured nearly half a...