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The Motley Fool
November 17, 2009
Morgan Housel |
What "Too Big to Fail" Means They screw up. We pay. We want a system where bank failures wreak havoc on stakeholders of just that bank, and nothing else.   |
The Motley Fool
March 31, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Goldman Sachs Isn't as Good as You Think This look at the numbers shows Goldman Sachs perhaps isn't as golden as its reputation. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2010 |
Financial Reform Doesn't Prevent Too Big to Fail Will the just-passed financial reform bill end the problem of too big to fail? |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2010
Housel & Moscovitz |
Now's Your Chance to End Too Big to Fail The best way we can make a difference is for all of us to contact our senators now, and tell them that we need them to support the SAFE Banking Act to put hard caps on bank size and end the need for taxpayer bailouts. |
The Motley Fool
December 3, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Bank of America Dilutes Shareholders. Who's Next? Don't say I didn't warn you. |
The Motley Fool
April 9, 2010
Morgan Housel |
The Delicate Art of Misleading Your Shareholders What you see isn't what you get in the banking industry. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
Morgan Housel |
The Biggest Bank Deals That Never Happened You think you've seen too big to fail? You ain't seen nothing. |
The Motley Fool
June 20, 2011
Alex Dumortier |
JPMorgan Wants Another Financial Crisis Bankers behaving badly. |
The Motley Fool
September 9, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
One Year Later: The Big Risk We're Still Facing This fundamental risk is larger than ever. Banks that are "too big to fail" benefit from an implicit taxpayer subsidy since their funding costs do not adequately reflect the risk of failure. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2010
Ilan Moscovitz |
Treasury: The Future of Finance and the Economy The Treasury Department answers our questions. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Morgan, Minus Purcell Amid turmoil, Morgan Stanley's CEO bails out. Morgan indicated that its earnings will fall anywhere from 15% to 20% lower than last year's, to between $0.88 cents and $0.94 cents a share. |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2005
Tom Taulli |
It's Good to Be Phil Purcell Morgan Stanley rewards questionable performance with a very rich farewell. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2005 |
By the Numbers CEO Pay Score Card: Merrill Lynch, Stanley O'Neal - $32 million... Goldman Sachs, Henry Paulson - $29.8 million... etc. |
BusinessWeek
March 21, 2005
Emily Thornton |
Phil Purcell's Credibility Crisis Investors want Morgan Stanley's chief to beef up weak businesses -- or dump them. |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Thanks for Making Things Worse, Congress! Legislators continue to set the bar lower for financial reform. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2006
Dumortier & Khattab |
Investment Banks Under the Microscope Investors, which Wall Street firms make the grade? Goldman Sachs... Lehman Brothers... Bear Stearns... Morgan Stanley... Merrill Lynch... etc. |
U.S. Banker
November 2008
Michael Sisk |
Too Big to Fail? Institutions can be too big to fail. Not only that, the failure of even small institutions can have unforeseen and damaging ripple effects in markets. |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
Emily Thornton |
Purcell: Only Making It Worse Morgan Stanley CEO Philip J. Purcell's moves may be about self-protection, not performance. |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Has Goldman Sachs Become the Perfect Stock? As long as the U.S. economy in particular remains bumpy, people will blame Goldman Sachs -- and the stock won't start moving back toward perfection. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
Does Anybody Have Any Idea What's Going On? The government is taking bold action, but do we really know what needs to be fixed? |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
More Proof That Wall Street Is Winning The financial reform bill that a congressional committee put the finishing touches on last week was proof enough that Wall Street, not Washington, has the upper hand in this postmeltdown world. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Morgan Stanley CEO: Please, Regulate Me "Regulators have to be much more involved. We cannot control ourselves," said CEO John Mack recently. |
U.S. Banker
June 2005 |
By Day, Man of Steel. At Night? Sweating Bullets. Philip Purcell's public assault by the Group of Eight, former Morgan execs who also wield shareholder clout, is about more than just the investment bank. It's about power, pride and the price of bad leadership. |
U.S. Banker
September 2005 |
Paying the Price for Overpaying Executives The flap over executive compensation.didn't start with Richard Grasso, Philip Purcell or Sandy Weill. But elements of all three men's cases have proved valuable in getting boards to consider whether executive pay is over the top. |
Registered Rep.
June 13, 2005
Kristen French |
With Purcell to Resign, Who's Up? After months of fighting for Morgan Stanley CEO Philip Purcell's resignation, the Group of Eight dissident shareholders finally got what they wanted: Purcell announced that he was stepping down once a successor could be named. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2005
Glenn Curtis |
The Purcell Discount Hovering at a recent $51.73 --- down from its all-time highs of $110 a share --- are Morgan Stanley common shares a buy? |
The Motley Fool
November 13, 2009
Moscovitz & Housel |
It's Time to End 'Too Big to Fail' We spent the latter half of 2008 feeling the wrath of "too big to fail." Today, banks are bigger than ever. We need to end that. Now. |
Registered Rep.
August 2, 2005
Kristen French |
Mack to Morgan Brokers: `Don't Kiss My Ass' For Morgan Stanley brokers, the kind of flattery that Philip Purcell seemed to demand during his tenure isn't going to work on John Mack. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2006
John Churchill |
Purcell Gives Up Some Gold Morgan Stanley shareholders who are still reeling from the $52 million exit package given to former president and CEO Philip Purcell will be happy to know he's giving a lot of it away. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2005
Will Leitch |
Executive View: Smart Money Is on Purcell At least one organization handicapping the future of Morgan Stanley CEO Philip Purcell likes his survival chances: intrade.com. |
U.S. Banker
June 2005
Karen Krebsbach |
Purcell's (Very Public) Predicament The bruising power struggle at Morgan Stanley is taking its toll, as the company's stock price stalls and talent walks. The escalating conflict is weakening the No. 2 investment bank, making it ripe for a takeover. |
Registered Rep.
June 28, 2005
Kristen French |
Mack as CEO Could be Retail Champion John Mack, the rumored favorite of Morgan Stanley's board for the CEO slot, could be a blessing for the firm's retail brokers if he gets the job. |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2006
John Finneran |
Bank Efficiency: Measure With Care Here are some factors investors need to consider when measuring an efficiency ratio for bank productivity. |
Registered Rep.
April 8, 2005
Will Leitch |
Morgan Stanley Combatants Step Up Their Fight as Purcell Claims Victory Even though Morgan Stanley's board has said that it stands behind Philip Purcell as CEO, the group of dissidents calling for Purcell's ouster is digging in for a long, protracted fight for control of the company. |
Registered Rep.
September 12, 2005
Kristen French |
More Adieus From Morgan Stanley Directors As expected, Morgan Stanley board members from the Philip Purcell era continue to decamp, with two more directors out. With these resignations, the board now has 11 directors. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2005
Will Leitch |
A Sporting Chance Morgan's shareholders are testy now, and they are looking for someone to blame for the company's ills. Having taken a 46% raise in a year in which his company's stock dropped 8.2 percent, chairman and CEO Philip Purcell makes an easy target. |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Flipping the Bird at Too Big to Fail These people just don't get it. Is it too much to ask the biggest too-big-to-fail banks to refrain from getting bigger than they already are? |
Registered Rep.
April 6, 2005
Will Leitch |
In Brouhaha, Board Backs Purcell at Morgan Stanley To some, Purcell's stacking of the board---many say this is the only thing keeping him at the head of the ship---is one example of his self-interested management style. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2006
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Motley Fool Double Take: Morgan Stanley Bulges Forward Morgan Stanley reported another strong quarter, but has all the easy money in the stock now been made? |
Registered Rep.
May 10, 2005
Kristen French |
Purcell Takes Stage, Tries to Rally Support Morgan Stanley's embattled CEO Philip Purcell tried to shore up shareholder support and squelch the almost daily flood of media speculation over the firm's future. But were shareholders convinced? |
Registered Rep.
July 11, 2005
John Churchill |
More Changes at Morgan Stanley The resignation of Morgan Stanley's co-president Stephen Crawford and the disclosure of his pay package cause public comment on the unusual nature of events and anger among employees and shareholders alike. Chairman John Mack works to retain top people. |
The Motley Fool
April 1, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Et Tu, Morgan Stanley? It's a palace revolt at Morgan Stanley. But we should probably not feel too sorry for CEO Philip Purcell, who made about $22 million last year. If he loses, he will not suffer the fate of Caesar but will have a very big payday instead. |
BusinessWeek
July 3, 2006
Emily Thornton |
Mack Attack Buttressed by better earnings, a hungry Morgan Stanley is winning over critics. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2006
Kristen French |
Perky Purcell Gets Money for Life Morgan Stanley's latest proxy statement revealed that in addition to the $44 million bonus former CEO Phillip Purcell received as part of his exit package, he will continue to get other benefits for the rest of his life. |
Registered Rep.
September 7, 2005
Kristen French |
Post-Purcell Shuffle Claims Marsh, More Morgan Directors to Follow? The changing of the guard at Morgan Stanley continues as leadership loyal to departed CEO Philip Purcell heads for the exits. |
Registered Rep.
April 8, 2004
Joan Warner |
Trouble In The House That Purcell Built? After suffering through a cruel bear market, Morgan Stanley has come under regulatory scrutiny and legal fire for practices in several key businesses in the past two years, including mutual fund sales. |
Registered Rep.
March 30, 2005
Will Leitch |
More Turmoil at Morgan Stanley In a shake-up that shocked even those who said they had seen such an explosion coming, the beleaguered Morgan Stanley CEO Philip Purcell watched two of his top executives resign in protest of his leadership on Tuesday. |
BusinessWeek
April 18, 2005
Emily Thornton |
Can Phil Purcell Change His Spots? Morgan Stanley's CEO needs to be more hands-on. You might think Purcell would make an effort to change his spots after all the recent commotion about him and his firm. But you'd probably be wrong. |
