Morgan Stanley

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Period: 22 Sep 2004 - 14 Nov 2024

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Bank-backed Visible Alpha unveils investment research platform

Visible Alpha, an investment research technology firm founded by some of the world’s leading investment banks – Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley and UBS – today announced the commercial availability of its new investment research platform with content contributed by more than twenty research firms.

Global banks launch standardised documentation for repackaging transactions accessible online

Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Nomura International plc and Societe Generale, (the "Arrangers"), have responded to investors’ demands for standardisation of repackaging transactions by collaborating with international law firm Simmons & Simmons and a number of market-leading service providers to produce market-standard documentation for use in listed and unlisted repackaging transactions.

Morgan Stanley lends fintech lender Affirm $100m

Affirm, Inc., the company started by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin to deliver consumers honest financial products, today announced that it has obtained a $100 million lending facility from Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS).

Caitlin Long swaps Morgan Stanley for Symbiont chair

Caitlin Long swaps Morgan Stanley for Symbiont chair

Morgan Stanley's Caitlin Long is the latest high-flying Wall Street executive to trade places for a position at a blockchain startup, joining Symbiont as president and chairman.

Wall Street giants team up on cyber security

Wall Street giants team up on cyber security

America's biggest banks are joining forces to combat the growing threat from cybercriminals, setting up a group that will work on preparing for attacks and improving information sharing, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Technology overhaul central to $1 billion Morgan Stanley cost-cutting effort

Technology overhaul central to $1 billion Morgan Stanley cost-cutting effort

Morgan Stanley is to seek $1 billion in costs cuts through a combination of outsourcing, technology streamlining, and expense reduction measures.

Morgan Stanley hit with $1m SEC fine over customer data hack

Morgan Stanley hit with $1m SEC fine over customer data hack

Morgan Stanley will pay a $1 million penalty to settle SEC charges related to data protection failures which saw a former staffer transfer account data to his personal server, which was then hacked.

Morgan Stanley report dampens distributed ledger hype

Morgan Stanley report dampens distributed ledger hype

A new Morgan Stanley report poured cold water on some of the wilder claims about how and when distributed ledger technology will transform the financial services industry.

Fintech comes to Davos

Fintech comes to Davos

Fintech will be high on the agenda at this year's World Economic Forum jamboree in Davos, as senior bankers take to the stage to discuss the digital convulsion hitting their industry, and smaller startups stalk the halls.

Markit to create Know-Your-Vendor data hub

Markit to create Know-Your-Vendor data hub

Barclays, HSBC and Morgan Stanley are working with Markit on the creation of a cloud-based network for assessing and monitoring third party vendor risk.

Big banks team on reference data utility

Big banks team on reference data utility

Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley are teaming with SmartStream to create a new reference data utility, providing validation across all asset classes while sharing operations and technology costs.

More global banks back blockchain collaboration plan

More global banks back blockchain collaboration plan

An initiative to create a set of global standards for the use of distributed ledger technology in financial markets has picked up momentum, with another 13 major banks - including BofA, Deutsche Bank and HSBC - throwing their weight behind the plan.

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