Morgan Stanley’s decision to award $20 million special bonuses to its runners-up for chief executive officer points to a governance risk, raising questions about their commitment to the company, according to Wells Fargo & Co. analyst Mike Mayo. The Wall Street bank named Ted Pick its next CEO last week, saying his...
KKR & Co. is raising a second Asia real estate fund, targeting $2 billion to $2.5 billion to spend across the region, according to people familiar with the matter. The new fund has amassed about $600 million since late 2022, and the US investment firm is seeking to finish fundraising...
If you’re a woman advisor looking to support other women, Sharon Hayut says the Women Advisor Summit is the event you’ll want to attend. “You’re going to have a room full of really wonderful women who are there to help empower each other and make our industry, which is mostly...
Advisor Credit Exchange has added two former UBS senior leaders as its new CEO and COO. The tech platform that enables investment firms and advisors to access lending and cash management solutions was co-founded by Peter Stanton, who has decided to step down as chief executive but will remain with...
The fast growth and future potential of private markets have prompted specialist private assets firm Schroders Capital to launch a new unit. With an initial $30 billion AUM and 100 investment professionals, the Private Debt and Credit Alternatives unit will bring together the firm’s real asset debt, structured and corporate...
Employers in the US probably tempered their pace of hiring this month after beefing up payrolls by the most since the start of the year, consistent with a sturdy labor market that’s powering economic expansion. Government data on Friday are projected to show payrolls in the world’s largest economy increased...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon plans to sell shares currently worth about $141 million, the first such transaction since he took the helm at the Wall Street giant almost 18 years ago. Starting next year, Dimon and his family will dispose of 1 million of the...
Following a strong performance by European banking stocks this year, investors should now bet on declines in the sector as lenders are at risk from a looming peak in bond yields, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. strategists. Any drop in yields, or interest-rate cuts by the European Central Bank...
The financial world’s computer-loving crowd is preparing for the dawn of a new AI-powered era — but that doesn’t mean they’re ready to fully embrace the technology just yet. In an Invesco survey of systematic investors with $22.5 trillion under management, 62% said artificial intelligence is going to be just as important...
Morgan Stanley granted special bonuses worth $20 million each to incoming Chief Executive Ted Pick and his two deputies, Andy Saperstein and Dan Simkowitz. The share-based awards, announced in a filing Friday, follow the firm’s announcement this week that Pick will succeed outgoing CEO James Gorman. In a rare move...