Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is a financial holding company providing various financial products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. It has three segments, Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management.

The Institutional Securities segment offers capital raising and financial advisory services, such as underwriting debt, equity, and other securities, providing advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, real estate, and project finance. It also deals with sales and trading services that include sales, financing, prime brokerage, and market-making services in equity and fixed income products. The Wealth Management segment provides financial advisor-led brokerage and investment advisory services, self-directed brokerage services, financial and wealth planning services, workplace services including stock plan administration, annuity and insurance products, securities-based lending, residential mortgages and other lending products, banking and retirement plan services. The Investment Management segment offers equity, fixed income, liquidity, and alternative/other products for benefit or defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, government entities, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, and third-party fund sponsors and corporations.

Established in 1924, Morgan Stanley is headquarted in New York, New York. It operates in 42 countries and has more than 60,000 employees worldwide. It was the first company to float an IPO on an overseas exchange back in 2000 and has since been a leader in the international investment banking market. In 2019, Morgan Stanley was ranked 6th among the most valuable US bank brands by Brand Finance and the most valuable banking brand globally by Brand Finance Global 500. It has also been recognized as a leader in innovation with the following awards and rankings in 2020: #2 Global Investment Bank (Euromoney), #1 Global Investment Bank in Corporate Social Responsibility (Euromoney), #1 Global Investment Bank in Relationship Management (Global Finance), #1 Global Investment Bank in Sustainable Investment (Global Investor). Morgan Stanley also provides corporate social responsibility programs to help support their communities, including a focus on expanding access to capital and financial literacy for underserved and low-income populations.