MORGAN STANLEY

A diversified financial holding company headquartered in New York, Morgan Stanley provides capital markets, wealth management, and investment management services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals across the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through three primary segments: Institutional Securities, which encompasses capital raising, financial advisory services, equity and fixed income products, sales, financing, prime brokerage, and market-making; Wealth Management, offering financial advisor-led brokerage, investment advisory, custody, cash management, and lending products to individuals and businesses; and Investment Management, which provides equity, fixed income, alternatives, and solutions services to institutional clients including benefit plans, foundations, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, and corporations.

The Institutional Securities division generates revenue from underwriting debt and equity securities, advising on mergers and acquisitions and restructurings, and facilitating trading and financing activities. The Wealth Management segment derives income from advisory fees, brokerage commissions, and lending operations including securities-based and residential real estate loans. Investment Management revenue comes from asset management fees across multiple product categories and client types.

Morgan Stanley operates with approximately 83,000 full-time employees globally. The company was founded in 1924 and is incorporated in Delaware.