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OCC Bulletin April 21, 2006 |
Guidance for Filing Notices of Proposed Class Action Settlements New notification requirements apply to a wide range of federal and state depository institutions, and entities thereof, that are defendants in proposed class action settlements.  |
Registered Rep. April 20, 2006 Kristen French |
New Morgan Hire to Advance Dean Witter Integration James Gorman announced in a memo to employees that Donald Herrema will join the company on May 1 as the head of Private Wealth Management Americas, the U.S. and Latin America division of the old Morgan Stanley institutional group.  |
Registered Rep. April 20, 2006 Kristen French |
Fidelity Wins California 529 Plan; Replaces TIAA-CREF In the battle over California's 529 college savings program, Fidelity Investments provisionally beat out the Vanguard Group to replace TIAA-CREF as the provider this week.  |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Merrill's Running of the Bull What kind of risks is this firm taking to grow its earnings? Are investors willing to let management's plans unfold?  |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Reconsidering National City If the new strategies work out as planned, that could free up a lot of capital. When it is all said and done, the stock is trading right where it should, though one can understand why some would see it as a potential value.  |
Registered Rep. April 19, 2006 Kevin Burke |
Merrill's Brokerage Earnings Up Pretax earnings at Merrill Lynch's global private client group rose 27% in the first quarter ending March 31 to $646 million, up from $510 million in the same period a year ago. As might be expected, the division's headcount increased along with profits.  |
The Motley Fool April 19, 2006 Tom Taulli |
A Kinder, Gentler Goldman Sachs Goldman's reputation is golden. To stay that way, it's avoiding hostile deals. Such conflicts, however, are inevitable for major firms, and the demand remains to service hostile deals. Wall Street will certainly fill the void, as it always does.  |
The Motley Fool April 19, 2006 Tom Taulli |
Mid-Tier Jeffries' Top-Notch Results Investment banking is back at all levels. Just look at Jeffries. Given the bank's strong performance over the past few years, Wall Street analysts had high expectations for this earnings release. Nonetheless, the company still beat analysts' consensus estimates of $0.64 per share.  |
The Motley Fool April 19, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
M&T Bank: Getting Rich the Boring Way In tough times, conservatively run banks are your friends. Investors, M&T deserves more than a run-of-the-mill valuation.  |
The Motley Fool April 19, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Slightly Better Harmony From KeyCorp This is still not a great bank, but slow progress seems to be afoot. Investors may want to wait for more signs of forward motion in the community-banking business before getting much more enthusiastic here.  |
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