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.
Morgan Stanley, Mitsubishi UFJ to form 50-50 corporate financing joint ventureJuly 1st, 2009 Morgan Stanley, Mitsubishi UFJ to form finance JVTOKYO — Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan's largest bank, and Morgan Stanley said Wednesday they will form a joint venture to pursue corporate financing business in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Mitsubishi UFJ is eager to expand its reach overseas and took a major step late last year, when it paid $9 billion for a 21 percent stake in Morgan Stanley.
Morgan Stanley names Carlyle Group executive to be 13th member of its boardJune 22nd, 2009 Morgan Stanley names Carlyle executive to boardNEW YORK — Morgan Stanley said Monday it has named Carlyle Group executive James Hance Jr. to its board, effective July 1.
Dunga praises Ronaldo but won't confirm return to Brazil teamMay 8th, 2009 SAO PAULO - Brazil coach Carlos Dunga praised the recent form of the veteran striker Ronaldo, but refused to say whether the forward would return to the national team. 'You will have to wait till May 21,' Dunga said.
Dunga praises Ronaldo but won't confirm return to Brazil teamMay 8th, 2009 SAO PAULO - Brazil coach Carlos Dunga praised the recent form of the veteran striker Ronaldo, but refused to say whether the forward would return to the national team. 'You will have to wait till May 21,' Dunga said.
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.
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.
Gao Hongbo is announced as latest coach of China's troubled national soccer teamMay 4th, 2009 China's national soccer team gets new coachBEIJING — Gao Hongbo was announced as the latest coach of China's troubled national soccer team on Monday. The Chinese Football Association said the former striker will replace Yin Tiesheng, who has been handling the team on a temporary basis.
Toronto FC elevates Chris Cummins to interim head coachApril 29th, 2009 Cummins is interim coach of Toronto FCTORONTO — Toronto FC has hired Chris Cummins as interim head coach, filling the void left by the resignation of John Carver over the weekend. The 37-year-old Cummins joined the MLS team in May 2008.
Chinese high school admits to using national team ringers for girls' soccer tournamentApril 24th, 2009 Chinese school admits age fraud in soccer tourneyBEIJING — A Chinese high school principal has admitted his girls' soccer team was filled with players from the junior national squad and apologized for the fraud, state media reported Friday. Daping Junior High's Zhang Jianling said that only three of the 15 team members sent to an international girls tournament in Turkey actually attended his school in the Yuzhong district of the western city of Chongqing.
Return of ICL players in Pak national team unlikelyApril 14th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan's Indian Cricket League (ICL) rebels are unlikely to return to international cricket with this June's World Twenty20 Championship in England. ICL has refused to give them an unconditional clearance which is required by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) before it can draft them back in the national team, sources said.
Return to national team a desire, not priority: RonaldoApril 12th, 2009 SAO PAULO - Just a month after his comeback from a serious knee injury, Ronaldo, the three-time World Cup winner, said that he'd like to return to Brazil's national team. But it wasn't a priority, the 32-year-old football superstar told the website GloboEsporte.
Sri Lankan cricket team returns homeMarch 4th, 2009 COLOMBO - The Sri Lankan national cricket team returned to the country Wednesday morning after several cricketers were injured in a shootout in the Pakistani city of Lahore Tuesday, airport officials said. The cricket team arrived at the airport at about 3.50 a.m.
Renuka Chowdhury sends team to probe Mangalore pub incidentJanuary 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Renuka Chowdhury has sent a two-member team to conduct an independent probe into the attack last month on women in a Manglore pub, an official said here Sunday. Around 40 members of Sri Rama Sene (army of god Rama) barged into a Mangalore pub 'Amnesia' Jan 24 and bashed up several young men and women in the name of moral policing.
Bhat, Murgunde lift singles titles in PSPB badminton eventJanuary 24th, 2009 PUNE - Arvind Bhat of BPCL and Trupti Murgunde of IOC lifted the men's and women's singles titles at the 29th PSPB Inter-unit Badminton Championships here Sunday. In the men's singles final, second seeded Bhat beat IOC's GuruSai Dutt 21-15, 21-17 while Trupti Murgunde scraped past teammate Gayatri Vartak 21-17, 18-21, 22-20 in the women's final.