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Morgan Stanley

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Chairman / President

James P. Gorman

CEO / Managing Director

Ted Pick

CFO / Finance Director

Sharon Yeshaya

Industry

Financial services

Website

morganstanley.com

Headquarters address

1585 Broadway, New York, NY 10036, United States

Stock Code

NYSE:MS

Year founded

1935

last updated:

30 September, 2024

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Biomedicine: Companies

WuXi AppTec, WuXi Biologics surge on slimmer chances of Biosecure Act’s passage

The bill’s absence from the proposed amendments to the US National Defence Authorisation Act comes as a reprieve for the two biotech firms.

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Autonomous vehicles

Chinese self-driving firm WeRide seeks up to US$440 million in US IPO, placement

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E-commerce

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4 Jun 2024 - 8:21PM

Artificial intelligence

Wall Street hunts for next wave of AI winners beyond the US

At a time when the global euphoria about AI has propelled a three-fold surge in Nvidia’s stock, investors are pointing toward emerging markets for better value and a bigger pool of options.

7 Apr 2024 - 11:20PMvideocam

Some of the world’s biggest money managers are hunting for the next wave of artificial intelligence winners in emerging markets for better value and a bigger pool of options. Image: Shutterstock

China stock market

China’s ‘broker butcher’ regulator to nurture mainland investment banks

The CSRC under Wu Qing will aim to develop 10 first-class brokerages including two or three that can compete with top global names like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley by 2035.

19 Mar 2024 - 7:13PM

Banking & finance

Morgan Stanley to cut several hundred jobs in wealth unit

The cuts will affect less than 1 per cent of employees in the wealth-management business, according to a source.

15 Feb 2024 - 10:08AM

Hong Kong society

Morgan Stanley racks up another record for Operation Santa Claus in Hong Kong

Over its 27-year partnership with OSC, Morgan Stanley has donated nearly HK$60 million, benefiting more than 310 charity projects.

22 Dec 2023 - 12:00PM

Morgan Stanley recently organised a party for the children of its employees and the Zubin Foundation, with a highlight being the choir singing. Photo: Wong Kin-fung

China stock market

Chinese stocks to rise 6-8% in next 12 months on policy pivot: Morgan Stanley

China’s stocks will probably notch up mild gains in 2024, as policymakers’ efforts to spur growth will be partially offset by long-term structural challenges, particularly around debt and deflation, according to Morgan Stanley.

13 Nov 2023 - 5:01PM

Banking & finance

Ex-Morgan Stanley bankers win coveted role on IPO of Alibaba unit Cainiao

Ampere Partners, a boutique Hong Kong-based firm founded by former Morgan Stanley deal makers Crawford Jamieson and Daniel Wetstein, will act as financial adviser on the deal, which could raise US$1 billion.

27 Sep 2023 - 3:58PM

China stock market

Morgan Stanley warns China stock investors that policy support may disappoint

The investment bank cuts its recommendation on the MSCI China Index to equal weight from overweight for the first time since December as a ‘lack of quick follow-through of actionable easing measures could lead to a retreat’.

3 Aug 2023 - 2:37PM

An electronic board shows stock indices at the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, on March 17, 2023. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks pressured by Morgan Stanley’s China downgrade

Hong Kong stocks were on the backfoot retreating for the third straight day after Morgan Stanley downgraded Chinese stocks to equal-weight although positive services data helped cap losses.

3 Aug 2023 - 4:43PM

An electronic billboard displaying the Hang Seng Index and stocks outside the Exchange Square in Central. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

Food and Drinks

‘Don’t give up’: she quit Morgan Stanley to become a celebrity chef

Celebrity chef Judy Joo has hosted her own TV show, worked in Michelin-star restaurants and opened Seoul Bird, a quick-service restaurant in London. She talks about switching careers from the finance industry.

10 Jul 2023 - 5:15PM

Hong Kong stock market

After US$382 billion rout, Nomura joins Goldman in cutting China stock targets

More analysts are toning down their bullish expectations on Chinese stocks after recent data misses. Without a bigger slide in the economy, chances of a big policy stimulus are low, Nomura said.

5 Jun 2023 - 3:53PMvideocam

China stock market

‘Underappreciated’ Chinese consumer stocks set for turnaround: Morgan Stanley

US investment bank has recommended adding exposure to Chinese consumer stocks, as an improvement in the country’s jobs market is set to boost household incomes and unwind excess savings to further buoy consumption.

29 May 2023 - 4:17PM

A bakery at a shopping mall in Beijing. Key to Morgan Stanley’s call are the about 20 million jobs that will be added to the contact-based services industry in the following four to five quarters. Photo: AP

Banking & finance

Morgan Stanley plans 3,000 more job cuts as deal making slumps

Firm will shed 5 per cent of staff, excluding financial advisers and personnel supporting them, sources say.

2 May 2023 - 11:30AM

Banking & finance

Morgan Stanley futures unit in China to tap the country’s US$77 trillion market

Morgan Stanley’s aim for establishing its wholly-owned futures company in China has made some progress as Beijing officially accepted the application.

7 Apr 2023 - 8:30AM

Banking & finance

Morgan Stanley gets green light to take full control of mainland China unit

The China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved Morgan Stanley to take full control in its mainland Chinese mutual fund unit in the latest move by a country allowing international players greater access to its US$3.9 trillion asset management market.

5 Feb 2023 - 1:19PMvideocam

US-China trade war: All stories

Exclusive | US-China rift ‘poses a great danger’ to the world: Morgan Stanley ex-head Roach

With US-China ties worse off under Joe Biden than they were under Donald Trump, the two sides should rebuild trust and set up a secretariat in Switzerland to manage their relationship, suggests former Morgan Stanley Asia chairman Stephen Roach.

17 Jan 2023 - 8:30AMvideocam

A secretariat in a neutral jurisdiction like Switzerland can help the US and China manage their relationship from economics, trade and technology to health, climate and even human rights issues, according to Stephen Roach. Photo: Shutterstock

China stock market

Morgan Stanley lifts MSCI China target on robust cyclical recovery possibility

The alignment of economic, regulatory and Covid policies for the first time in four years is likely to result in stronger stock market recovery, according to a Morgan Stanley report.

10 Jan 2023 - 2:32PM

Banking & finance

China’s top brokers fly coach, cut expenses for ‘common prosperity’

For Beijing-based CICC, the new travel measures reflect its commitment to “strictly implement the spirit” of government regulations and follow the expense policy of its state-owned parent, according to the document.

4 Jan 2023 - 4:00PM

Hong Kong property

Citibank forecasts U-shaped recovery for Hong Kong’s housing market in 2023

Hong Kong’s home prices will drop 5 per cent in the first quarter, before gaining 5 per cent towards the end of the year, Citi said in a report on Tuesday.

4 Jan 2023 - 8:30AMvideocam

The outlook for Hong Kong’s residential property market is bright this year, according to forecasts by two leading US banks. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

Hong Kong society

Operation Santa Claus: Morgan Stanley breaks fundraising record again

Investment bank raises HK$5.4 million for annual charity campaign run by South China Morning Post and public broadcaster RTHK.

22 Dec 2022 - 10:00AM

Gokul Laroia, CEO Asia-Pacific of Morgan Stanley, with some of the cakes made to raise funds for Operation Santa Claus.
Photo: Edmond So

China stock market

Morgan Stanley upgrades Chinese stocks as Beijing tweaks zero-Covid regime

Buy calls on Chinese stocks are getting louder, as growing signs of departure from zero-Covid policy strengthen conviction among analysts.

5 Dec 2022 - 4:29PMvideocam

Insurance

Urban flooding cost in China could jump six-fold to US$477 billion a year

Urban flood damage could cost China US$77 billion in 2030 and six times that in 2080, but investors have yet to price in these costs, Morgan Stanley analysts say.

15 Sep 2022 - 5:15PMvideocam

Hong Kong stock market

US-China audit deal to delay migration benefits for HKEX: Morgan Stanley

Hong Kong’s bourse operator may have to wait longer to extract the benefits of more IPOs and trading volume as the US-China audit deal could allow Chinese companies to keep their New York listing status.

30 Aug 2022 - 6:02PMvideocam

People walk past signage for Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing outside the Exchange Square in Central. Photo: Matthew Miller

Hong Kong stock market

Housing slump, geopolitics make China only selectively investable: analyst

Wishful thinking to expect China will fix the housing crisis before the Party Congress, while problems at home and rising geopolitical tensions make assets ‘only selectively investable’.

24 Aug 2022 - 2:01PM

A July 28 picture shows children playing basketball in front of a housing complex developed by troubled China Evergrande in Beijing. Photo: AFP

Banking & finance

Shenzhen bourse queries Tianqi Lithium’s US$159 million contract with Morgan Stanley

Tianqi Lithium, Asia’s second-largest lithium compound producer, has received queries from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange about a 49.7 million yuan (US$7.4 million) derivative loss linked to US$159 million option-linked loan contracts it obtained from US bank Morgan Stanley in 2019.

17 May 2022 - 6:00PM

A-shares

Morgan Stanley says Hong Kong stocks may trail China shares for fourth year

Hong Kong stocks will probably lose out to China’s yuan-traded shares in 2022, with the onshore market set to benefit more from Beijing’s policy loosening and a flurry of government drives, the US investment bank said.

16 May 2022 - 7:30AM

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