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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

US-China trade war

China’s retaliatory tariffs on US show Beijing has adapted since 2018: analysts

But global supply chains could face ‘significant damage’ that no country is fully protected against, the more a trade war drags out and intensifies.

7 Apr 2025 - 11:10PMvideocam

US-China trade war

China’s ‘national team’ intervenes to stabilise markets after Beijing’s pledge of support

7 Apr 2025 - 5:10PMvideocam

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s office segment to see faster turnaround than retail: Morgan Stanley

7 Apr 2025 - 9:30AM

United States

US market extends drop as strong jobs report fails to soothe tariff fears

The S&P 500 Index and Nasdaq 100 Index futures sank as China imposed a 34 per cent tariff on all American imports.

4 Apr 2025 - 9:59PMvideocam

A screen shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. Friday’s losses follow a massive wipe out by US stocks on Thursday that erased US$2.5 trillion in value in the wake of Trump’s drastic new trade tariffs which ignited widespread recession fears. Photo: EPA-EFE

Hong Kong stock market

Chinese stocks’ rally risks unravelling as Trump’s reciprocal tariff kicks in

Best strategy is to bet on plays that would benefit from new stimulus policies China is likely to announce, analyst says.

4 Apr 2025 - 10:37AMvideocam

US-China trade war

Explainer | After Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’, what’s China’s effective tariff rate?

With US ‘reciprocal tariffs’, taxes on Chinese goods have climbed even further – with some analysts predicting an effective rate of ‘almost 70 per cent’.

3 Apr 2025 - 1:15PMvideocam

Hong Kong property

Rich buyers keep scoring Hong Kong luxury homes at stunning discounts

Plum properties sell for songs, but bargains may not last as demand for upscale homes is up 50 per cent from last year, agents say.

31 Mar 2025 - 9:33AM

A view of residential buildings in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong on October 24, 2023. Photo: May Tse

US-China trade war

Stephen Roach says trade war puts US on course for ‘cultural revolution’

The Yale economist lamented the path his country is taking under US President Donald Trump during a panel discussion at the Boao Forum.

27 Mar 2025 - 10:16PMvideocam

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Hong Kong stock market

‘China is back’ as Goldman, Morgan Stanley whet global appetite for equities

Morgan Stanley raised its year-end index targets for MSCI China and Hang Seng by more than 7 per cent on improved outlook for earnings and valuations.

27 Mar 2025 - 11:45AMvideocam

China GDP

What tariffs? Another China GDP forecast rises on fast start, capital outlays

Morgan Stanley joins others in growing more bullish on China’s economy for the year, but US tariffs seen biting amid ‘supply-chain rewiring’.

24 Mar 2025 - 4:00PMvideocam

Engineers debug a humanoid robot at a technology company in China’s Hubei province last month. Beijing is hanging some hopes for GDP growth on technological advancements. Photo: Xinhua

Donald Trump

Trump declines to rule out a 2025 US recession

Trump’s tariff threats against China, Canada and Mexico have left US financial markets in turmoil and consumers unsure of future.

10 Mar 2025 - 9:22AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One. Photo: Reuters

Robotics

China’s robotics start-ups emerge as new venture-capital darlings

In the first two months of the year, US$276 million in new funding was raised by China’s humanoid robot developers across 20 deals.

8 Mar 2025 - 9:00AMvideocam

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.

9 Dec 2024 - 2:40PM

Autonomous vehicles

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

A group of investors agreed to buy US$320.5 million worth of WeRide’s ordinary shares via private placements.

10 Aug 2024 - 11:26AMvideocam

A WeRide robotaxi on the road. Photo: Handout

E-commerce

Shein, fast-fashion giant founded in China, said to be filing London IPO

The company, which runs a large sourcing centre in southern China, reportedly will file a confidential prospectus in the coming days.

4 Jun 2024 - 8:21PM

A Shein pop-up store in Ottawa, Canada. Photo: Reuters

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

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

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

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

Recent China data misses are challenging bullish stock forecasts by market strategists. Photo: Shutterstock

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

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