Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered at 1585 Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. With offices in 41 countries and more than 75,000 employees, the firm's clients include corporations, governments, institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley ranked No. 61 in the 2023 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue and in the same year ranked #30 in Forbes Global 2000.
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Some of the key events about Morgan Stanley

  • 1932
    Faced criticism for underwriting bonds for repressive Latin American regimes
  • 1935
    Founded as an investment bank in New York City
  • 1941
    Became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange
  • 1975
    Established its first international office in Paris
  • 1986
    Acquired E.F. Hutton & Co., significantly expanding its retail brokerage business
  • 1994
    Paid $9 million to settle charges of improper handling of customer accounts
  • 1997
    Merged with Dean Witter, Discover & Co., creating a major retail brokerage and asset management firm
  • 2001
    Spun off its Discover Card business, focusing on core financial services
  • 2003
    Agreed to pay $125 million to settle allegations of biased stock research
  • 2004
    Fined $19 million for failure to produce email evidence in legal proceedings
  • 2007
    Incurred $9.4 billion in losses from subprime mortgage investments
  • 2008
    Converted to a bank holding company during the financial crisis, ensuring its survival
  • 2008
    Received a $10 billion bailout from the U.S. government during the financial crisis
  • 2009
    Acquired Smith Barney from Citigroup, becoming a global leader in wealth management
  • 2010
    Paid $102 million to settle claims of overcharging customers for currency trades
  • 2013
    Completed the purchase of the remaining stake in Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
  • 2016
    Agreed to pay $3.2 billion to settle claims related to its role in the 2008 mortgage crisis
  • 2019
    Fined $1.5 million for insufficient anti-money laundering program at its commodities business
  • 2020
    Acquired E*TRADE, expanding its digital banking and online brokerage services
  • 2022
    Paid $200 million to resolve investigations into employee communications on unapproved devices

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