Morgan Stanley

Public Company, Headquarters Location
1585 Broadway, New York, NY 10036-8200, United States
(212)761-4000, http://www.morganstanley.com

Primary SIC: Security Brokers And Dealers, Primary NAICS: Securities Brokerage
Description: Morgan Stanley was originally incorporated in 1981, and its predecessor companies date back to 1924. It is headquartered in New York City, New York and also has other principle offices in London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other leading financial centers of the world. Morgan Stanley is a financial services company. The company works in three primary business segments -- institutional securities, global wealth management group and assent management. Institutional securities includes capital raising, financial advisory services, corporate lending and investment activities. The Global Wealth Management Group provides brokerage and investment advisory services covering various investment alternatives, financial and wealth planning services, annuity and other insurance products, credit and other lending products, cash management services, retirement services and trust and fiduciary services. The asset management segment provides global asset management products and services in equity, fixed income, alternative investments, which includes hedge funds and funds of funds, and merchant banking, which includes real estate, private equity and infrastructure, to institutional and retail clients through proprietary and third-party distribution channels. On January 13, 2009, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup, Inc. announced they had reached a definitive agreement to combine Morgan Stanley's Global Wealth Management Group and Citi's Smith Barney in the U.S., Quilter in the U.K. and Smith Barney Australia into a new joint venture to be called Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.Finance: Provider of financial services including securities, investment management and credit services.