What are Morgan Stanley's Business Segments?
Institutional Securities.
Morgan Stanley provides worldwide financial advisory and capital-raising services
to a diverse group of corporate and other institutional clients globally, primarily
through wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
(“MS&Co.”), Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited, Morgan Stanley
Japan Limited and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Asia Limited. These subsidiaries
also conduct sales and trading activities worldwide, as principal and agent,
and provide related financing services, on behalf of institutional investors
and on a proprietary basis.
Individual Investor Group.
The Individual Investor Group provides comprehensive financial services to
individual investors globally. Through its financial advisors, Morgan Stanley
is committed to delivering advice to its clients with a focus on affluent and
high net worth investors. Morgan Stanley offers securities and investment products
supported by its investment banking, research, investment management, execution
and operational resources. Morgan Stanley has one of the largest financial advisor
networks in the U.S. with approximately 11,000 financial advisors located in
nearly 450 branches and conducts this business in the U.S. primarily through
its wholly-owned subsidiary Morgan Stanley DW Inc. (“MSDWI”).
Investment Management.
Morgan Stanley has one of the largest global asset management organizations
of any full-service securities firm. Morgan Stanley’s investment management
activities are principally conducted under the Morgan Stanley and Van Kampen
brands. Portfolio managers located in the U.S., Europe, Japan, Singapore, and
India manage investment products, ranging from money market funds to equity,
taxable and tax-exempt fixed income funds and alternative investments in developed
and emerging markets. Through service companies, distribution subsidiaries and
investment advisors, Morgan Stanley offers clients various investment styles,
such as value, growth, core, fixed income and asset allocation; global investments;
active and passive management; and diversified and concentrated portfolios.
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