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Companies set to raise $70 bn over 3 years, resume global buys

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:02:15 GMT

Mumbai: Narayan Ramachandran, India head of Morgan Stanley, expects share sales in the country to surge as companies seek to expand, and said Indian firms are poised to resume global acquisitions helped by the rupee’s strength and low...
Source: livemint.com

Hold your nose: garlic is best investment in China

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:39:27 GMT

The trigger for the bull run may have been the idea that the potent bulb can ward off H1N1 swine flu, Morgan Stanley economists said. That chimes with some anecdotal evidence.
Source: International Business Times

Greenway Plaza, other Crescent buildings taken over by lender

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:37:20 GMT

Houston’s prominent Greenway Plaza office complex has been handed back to the lender and a new company has been formed to manage the assets.
Source: Houston Business Journal

Tech Stocks: Tech stocks make mild gains; Microsoft declines

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:49:08 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks saw mild gains Wednesday morning, though sector leader Microsoft Corp. opened trading in the red following news that its chief financial officer is leaving at the end of the year.
Source: MarketWatch

Hedge Funds Deserving Of 80 Billion Thank Yous Tomorrow

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:47:28 GMT

Let’s hear it, bank CEOs, each and every one of you: “On this Thanksgiving Day, we are grateful to… the hedge funds.” You know all that money you’ve raised to help pay the government back and to cover all of those catastrophic losses?
Source: DealBreaker

Ask the Experts: Tax special

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:46:52 GMT

This is Money 8 February 2006 We have asked one of our tax experts, Bernard Oster, managing director of Tax Watchdog (www.taxwatchdog.co.uk), to answer some of the most common tax questions: Taxation is omnipresent and frequently baffling.
Source: This Is Money

Garlic Price Rises Surpass Gold, Stocks in China

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:28:24 GMT

The price of garlic in China has nearly quadrupled since March, propelled by its very pungency to rank ahead of gold and stocks as the country's best-performing asset this year.
Source: CNBC

The Future of the Securitization Business, Part I

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:38:36 GMT

The following is the first part of a 2-part series of posts on the future of the securitization business. To read Part II, in which a brighter opinion of the securitization market is formed, go here.
Source: ETF Investor

Quoted in 'The Biggest Rip-off of All Time'

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:55:01 GMT

said in iStockAnalyst:

When was Wall Street on the verge of a total meltdown? In September of 2008! When were the record bonuses paid out? In December of 2009! So that's 14 months. It was just 14 months later that the employee bonuses at the three big Wall Street survivors — Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley — exceeded all prior records.

Quoted in 'Reflation Issues Heat Up'

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:40:09 GMT

said in Safehaven:

China is sending 'strong signals' that it's concerned the rally in asset prices may be forming a bubble, according to Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman Stephen Roach. Liu Mingkang, China's top banking regulator, said Nov. 15 the dollar's decline and the U.S.'s decision to keep interest rates low have caused 'huge' speculation in foreign exchange trading and hurt global asset prices.

Likely to see correction in Jan-Mar quarter: Morgan Stanley

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:31:02 GMT

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:48:52 GMT

Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Head of EMEA Alexander Classen gestures during the Reuters Global Wealth Management Summit in Geneva October 6, 2009.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:44:47 GMT

Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Head of EMEA Alexander Classen gestures during the Reuters Global Wealth Management Summit in Geneva October 6, 2009.