Mack to step down as Morgan Stanley CEO in Jan., will remain chairman; Gorman to take helmSeptember 10th, 2009 John Mack to step down as Morgan Stanley CEONEW YORK — John J. Mack will step down as CEO of Morgan Stanley in January but will continue as chairman, the investment bank announced Thursday.
Report: US makes $4 billion in profits from large banks in federal bailoutAugust 31st, 2009 Report: US makes $4 billion from bailout banksWASHINGTON — The U.S. government has hauled in about $4 billion in profits from large banks that have repaid their obligations from last year's federal bailout, The New York Times reported Sunday.
Morgan Stanley to hire as many as 400 in trading and sales jobs this yearAugust 20th, 2009 Morgan Stanley hiring up to 400 in sales, tradingNEW YORK — Morgan Stanley is adding hundreds of jobs in trading and sales in hopes of ramping up profit in its emerging markets, foreign exchange, equity derivatives and prime brokerage businesses. The company will add as many as 400 professionals in trading and sales this year, said an anonymous person familiar with the hiring, who did not wish to be identified because the job additions were not formally announced.
Morgan Stanley buys back warrants tied to TARP from Treasury Department for $950 millionAugust 6th, 2009 Morgan Stanley repurchases TARP warrantsNEW YORK — Morgan Stanley said Thursday it paid $950 million to buy back warrants from the government that could have eventually been converted to common shares in the bank. New York-based Morgan Stanley issued the warrants to the Treasury Department as part of the loan package it received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Treasury says decision on bank stock warrants tied to bailout program could come MondayJune 19th, 2009 Treasury: no decision yet on bank stock warrantsWASHINGTON — The Treasury Department and the nation's largest banks are still negotiating over what price the government should receive for stock warrants and an announcement has been delayed until next week. Treasury Department spokeswoman Meg Reilly says the announcement is expected no earlier than Monday.
JPMorgan Chase joins Morgan Stanley, US Bancorp, BB&T in paying back TARP fundsJune 17th, 2009 JPMorgan Chase pays back $25 billion in TARP fundsNEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Wednesday joined a handful of other banks in repaying government bailout funds it received last fall.
10 large US banks to repay government $68 billion in bailout funds, industry officials sayJune 17th, 2009 10 large US banks to repay $68B in TARP fundsWASHINGTON — Ten large U.S. banks are planning to repay the government about $68 billion in bailout money Wednesday, a pair of industry officials say.
Person familiar with situation says Morgan Stanley to repay bailout money WednesdayJune 17th, 2009 AP Source: Morgan Stanley to repay TARP WednesdayNEW YORK — Morgan Stanley is expected to repay its government bailout money on Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the talks between the bank and the government. The investment bank will return all of the $10 billion in loans it received last fall during the height of the credit crisis, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak publicly about the bank's plans.
List of 10 banks that got Treasury approval to pay back their bailout moneyJune 9th, 2009 List of 10 banks that will repay bailout moneyThe Treasury has given 10 banks permission pay back a total of $68 billion in government bailout money. The banks include the eight recipients of bailout money that passed regulators' stress test last month, plus the investment bank Morgan Stanley and Chicago-based custody bank Northern Trust Corp.
US lets 10 big banks start repaying bailout moneyJune 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US government has cleared the way for 10 big banks to start repaying billions of dollars in bailout funds, a crucial step in easing the adminstration' grip after an unprecedented series of interventions. The banks were deemed strong enough to leave the Troubled Asset Relief Programme (TARP) after months of lobbying and strong performances on recent stress tests, the New York Times reported Tuesday.
Morgan Stanley plans $2.2 billion stock offer as precursor to repaying government loanJune 2nd, 2009 Morgan Stanley to raise $2.2 billion in capitalNEW YORK — Morgan Stanley said Tuesday it will raise $2.2 billion through a stock offering as part of a plan to satisfy preconditions for repaying a government loan it received last fall amid the deepening credit crisis. Morgan Stanley priced the offering at $27.44 per share, an 8.2 percent discount from Monday's closing price of $29.89.
Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and American Express sell stock with eye toward repaying TARP fundsJune 2nd, 2009 Three banks take steps toward repaying governmentNEW YORK — Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and American Express Co.
Morgan Stanley to sell $3.5 billion in stock, $4 billion in notes after 'stress tests'May 8th, 2009 Morgan Stanley offers $3.5 billion in stockNEW YORK — Morgan Stanley is offering 146 million common shares for $24 each in an effort to raise gross proceeds of $3.5 billion. The company is also pricing an offering of $4 billion in bonds.
Morgan Stanley seeks to raise $5 billion in fresh capital after government stress testsMay 8th, 2009 Morgan Stanley plans $5 billion capital raiseNEW YORK — Morgan Stanley is planning to raise $5 billion after government's stress tests showed the investment bank needs more capital. Morgan Stanley said Thursday it has begun a $2 billion public offering of common stock.
Pandit, other top US bankers to defend use of bailout fundsFebruary 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Vikram Pandit, Indian American chief executive of CitiBank, and the heads of seven other major American banks will defend the use of hundreds of billions of dollars in bailout money to lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday. 'American people are right to expect that we use funds responsibly, quickly and transparently to help American families, businesses and communities,' Pandit is expected to say before the House Financial Services committee, according to prepared remarks.