Amid a lot of conflicting news stories, Morgan Stanley recently announced that it wants to acquire the wealth and investment management firm, Eaton Vance Corp., and that it closed its acquisition of online, discount brokerage E*TRADE Financial Corp. — signs that Morgan Stanley and other Wall Street giants are trending toward safer waters than the… Read More >>
Eaton Vance Portfolio Manager Charged with Fraud
The SEC reports placing fraud charges against a Massachusetts-based portfolio manager accused of moving $1.95 million to his personal brokerage account from a fund that he was overseeing. That portfolio manager, Kevin J. Amell, has also pled guilty to one federal criminal count of securities fraud in the same matter, but he has not yet… Read More >>