At Morgan Stanley, a game of catch up

To regain firm's perch, CEO John J Mack pushes big bets and big deals.

Mint, Page 19, 30 May 2007

The Self Destructive Habits of Good Companies - Jagdish Sheth

Prof Jagdish Sheth, Professor of Marketing Strategy, Goizueta Business School, has brought out seven deadly sins that good companies commit and end up destroying themselves, in his book "The Self Destructive Habits of Good Companies."

Economic Times, Page 24, 29-May-2007

Online Commodity Portal

www.commodityonline.com was started by two journalists. George Iype is MD. it offers news to public at no cost. Iype ahd his friend Binu Alex have invested Rs 2 crore in the portal from their own sources and friends. They hope to breakeven within a year.

NTN(MSMI) 21 May 2007

The Economic Times May 19 2007

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Citi arm to buy 85% in Sharekhan for Rs 650 cr (more details in M&A blog)

Managing Security Market Intermediaries

Managing Stock Broking Firms
Managing Investment Banks
Managing Mutual Funds

I want to cover above three topics in my course "Managing Security Market Intermediaries." I started offering this course from last year. This year, I have to strengthen the course by preparing cases on various companies and issues. I started collecting materials for this purpose on Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers and Fidelity Investments.

KVSSNRao