Morgan Stanley - News, Articles & Research

Oz Challenger 86 400 embarks on Series B raise

A year after bagging its license, Australian challenger bank 86 400 is already working with existing investor Morgan Stanley to plot another funding round.

10 July 2020

News/markets

Big banks invest in Capital Markets Gateway

A host of Wall Street heavyweights, including Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan, have joined a $25 million funding round for Capital Markets Gateway (CMG), a fintech startup that facilitates equity capital market transactions.

25 June 2020

Company announcement/wealth

Morgan Stanley to launch wealth management in Canada

Morgan Stanley today announced its plan to launch Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Canada, a full-service wealth management offering to complement the existing Shareworks by Morgan Stanley stock plan administrative services it provides to executives and employees who reside in Canada (subject to regulatory approval).

21 May 2020

Company announcement/regulation

Morgan Stanley pays $5 million penalty for misleading investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (MSSB) has agreed to settle charges that it provided misleading information to clients in its retail wrap fee programs regarding trade execution services and transaction costs.

12 May 2020

Company announcement/regulation

Fed extends public comment period for Morgan Stanley acquisition of E*Trade

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced that the public comment period has been extended through June 4, 2020, for the notice by Morgan Stanley of New York, New York, to acquire E*TRADE Financial Corporation of Arlington, Virginia.

30 April 2020

News/retail

Morgan Stanley to buy E*Trade for $13bn

Morgan Stanley has agreed a deal to buy online discount brokerage E*Trade Financial in an all-stock deal worth around $13 billion.

20 February 2020

News

Morgan Stanley vets launch cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform

A group of former Morgan Stanley executives is building a cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform.

06 December 2019

Company announcement/security

Morgan Stanley client poll finds HNW investors positive about digital but worried by security

The latest Morgan Stanley Investor Pulse Poll finds that high net worth (HNW) investors are increasingly attracted to digital technology while at the same time concerned about cybersecurity.

09 August 2019

Company announcement

Morgan Stanley IQ offers investors insights into the environmental impact of their holdings

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) today announced the launch of a new sustainable investing analytics and reporting application, Morgan Stanley Impact Quotient™ (Morgan Stanley IQ), designed to assist clients in further integrating social and environmental objectives into their investments.

05 August 2019

Company announcement/security

Morgan Stanley introduces encrypted document sharing through Box

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) today announced the launch of a new wealth management digital collaboration product, which allows for encrypted document sharing between clients and Financial Advisors.

22 July 2019

News

Top US banks unite for 'Fintech Focus' coding bootcamp

Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo are to turn their New York offices into coding bootcamps for under-represented college students in a new initiative intended to increase the representation of women and people of colour in software engineering within the financial services industry.

17 July 2019

News/startups

Morgan Stanley picks startups for Multicultural Innovation Lab

Morgan Stanley has picked 10 technology startups to take part in its accelerator programme for firms who have multicultural or women leaders.

02 May 2019