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Overview

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial holding company offering a wide array of financial products and services to a diverse client base that includes corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. With its operations spread across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, the company leverages its international presence to cater to the financial needs of its clients. Founded in 1924 and having its headquarters in New York, New York, Morgan Stanley operates through three primary segments: Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management, each tailored to meet specific customer needs while capitalizing on the firm’s expertise in the financial industry.

Products and Services

Morgan Stanley's range of financial products and services is structured into three main segments, each offering specialized financial solutions:

• Institutional Securities:

  This segment is dedicated to providing capital raising and financial advisory services, which include underwriting of debt and equity, securities, mergers and acquisitions advice, restructuring, real estate, and project finance. Clients are also offered equity and fixed income products like sales, financing, prime brokerage, and market-making services, along with foreign exchange, commodities, corporate and commercial real estate loans, and financing for sales and trading customers. Additionally, it encompasses wealth management services, investment, and research services, catering to a diverse clientele.

• Wealth Management:

  Targeted towards individual investors and small to medium-sized businesses and institutions, this segment provides comprehensive financial advisor-led brokerage, custody, administrative, and investment advisory services. It includes self-directed brokerage services, financial and wealth planning, workplace services like stock plan administration, annuity and insurance products, securities-based lending, residential real estate loans, banking, and retirement plan services, ensuring a holistic approach to wealth management.

• Investment Management:

  This segment offers an array of investment services including equity, fixed income, alternatives and solutions, and liquidity and overlay services. Designed to cater to a wide range of clients such as benefit/defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, government entities, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, third-party fund sponsors, corporations, and individuals, the services are provided through institutional and intermediary channels, addressing diverse investment needs and financial goals.