Morgan Stanley

Company overview.

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The financial holding company Morgan Stanley is a provider of financial services and products for individuals, governments, financial institutions, and corporations all over the world. The company is comprised of three segments, which are: Asset Management, Global Weath Management, and Institutional Securities.

Morgan Stanley gets $5 billion from China: The latest in the trend of US financials being bailed out by foreigners

by Daniel Xiao Wang

The headline seems eerily familiar, but the names have been changed. Morgan Stanley is desperate, disappointing financials spell doom for the company, and in sweeps China to inject $5 billion into the company. And how do investors react? Once again,... More>

Business strategy: Importance of business continuity and disaster recovery planning

by Scott Gowing

Disasters can strike at any time and if a business is not prepared it can have a devastating consequence for a company. Clearly disaster creates disruptions and uncertainly. Disaster recovery planning helps companies get through the tough times by o... More>

Investment bank regulation and investing

by Leslie Ann Campbell

Recently Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke before the Committee on Financial Services in the U.S. House of Representatives. Bernanke spoke at length about investment banking and advocated application of something like the FDIC rules. Berna... More>

How to find an investment advisor for your retirement plan

by Royce Radcliffe

In this day and age the addition of an investment adviser is vital to the success of a retirement plan. It may not seem like it but this is going to have to at the very least be your fallback. A high percentage of retirees have one and as is dictate... More>

Rick Rescorla: A true 9-11 hero

by James Boyd

A True Hero Sometimes the media get a little overexcited about calling someone a “hero”. Well, not just sometimes; they do it a lot. Any military pilot can tell you there is nothing heroic about getting your airplane shot down. Some peop... More>

What companies stand to benefit from the toxic-asset plan?

by Daniel Cote

On March 23rd, the U.S. Treasury Department, led my Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, announced their plan to purchase upwards of $1 trillion worth of toxic assets from banks' balance sheets. This plan will use a combination of both public and pr... More>

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Quick facts

Ticker symbol: MS
Market cap: 42 B
Major competitor: Goldman Sachs
Sector: Financial
Industry: Diversified Investments

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Mack Says Banks Should Help Pay for Rules Overhaul

Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- John Mack, chairman of Morgan Stanley, talks with Bloomberg's Peter Cook following today's Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission hearing. Mack says banks that received US government assistance to weather the financial crisis should help pay for the new regulatory system that may emerge after the worst recession in more than half a century. ... john mack morgan stanley bloomberg news financial rules tarp goverment fcic testimony

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