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Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) generates frequent news across investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management activities. The firm regularly issues press releases on quarterly and annual earnings, capital actions, new investment products and significant transactions, providing investors and market participants with updates on its operations.
Recent announcements include the release of fourth quarter and full year financial results, accompanied by a strategic update presentation and investor conference call. Morgan Stanley also reports on dividends for its various preferred stock series and decisions regarding common stock dividends and share repurchase programs, reflecting its capital management policies.
Through Morgan Stanley Investment Management and related platforms, the firm discloses news about product development and asset growth. Examples include the ETF platform surpassing $10 billion in assets under management and the filing of initial registration statements with the SEC for proposed exchange‑traded products such as Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust and Morgan Stanley Solana Trust, which are described as passive vehicles seeking to track the price performance of the relevant cryptocurrency, subject to regulatory approval.
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing also feature in news items, such as majority investments in private companies, exits from portfolio holdings, acquisitions of logistics and senior housing assets and other real estate transactions. Corporate governance and leadership developments, including the appointment of new Managing Directors, are also publicly announced.
Visitors to this news page can review these types of updates to understand how Morgan Stanley’s businesses evolve over time, how it approaches capital and product development, and how its various investment platforms engage in private equity, real estate and listed fund activities.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) announced that Dan Simkowitz, Co‑President, will speak at the Annual Morgan Stanley European Financials Conference in London on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. GMT (7:00 a.m. ET).
Both live and on‑demand webcasts will be available in the Investor Relations section at the company's website for investors and the public.
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MS) announced the acquisition of Security 101 on February 24, 2026. Security 101 is a West Palm Beach, Florida–headquartered provider of end-to-end commercial security integration services, serving healthcare, education, government, manufacturing, finance, data centers and other sectors.
The investment aims to support Security 101’s national accounts program, continued M&A and platform expansion while preserving the company’s local-office network and customer experience.
Carta (NYSE:MS) launched Carta 401(k), an enterprise-grade retirement solution for high-growth private companies integrating Morgan Stanley Institutional Consulting and Vestwell technology.
The offering links equity and retirement administration, provides Morgan Stanley-curated investment portfolios, Vestwell-powered digital recordkeeping that integrates with more than 200 payroll systems, transparent fees, SECURE 2.0 tax credit optimization for up to three years, and fiduciary support to reduce HR and finance administrative burden.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MS) released its 13th annual State of the States report on February 23, 2026, finding a stable credit outlook for most states.
Key highlights: 34 states exceeded FY2025 revenue estimates, nine met expectations, and seven states plus Puerto Rico fell short; median debt-to-GDP fell to 3.9% in 2024 from 8.3% in 2011.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) will release fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 financial results on January 14, 2027 at approximately 7:30 a.m. ET, followed by a conference call at 9:30 a.m. ET.
The call and playback will be available via webcast at the company's website; dial-in details will be provided later. Morgan Stanley serves clients globally across investment banking, securities, wealth and investment management.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) said it acquired EquityZen in January 2026 and immediately cut EquityZen marketplace transaction fees to 2.5% from 5% for most buy- and sell-side trades, halving the standard fee. Minimums remain $5,000.
The fee cut also applies to EquityZen "Express Deals," and Morgan Stanley says the acquisition enables scale and wider private-market access through cap-table management and institutional issuer relationships.
Parametric (MS) said its Radius proprietary multi-asset technology platform drove more than 19% asset and account growth in its first year after launching in January 2025. Radius delivers cloud-native scale, advanced data analysis across hundreds of thousands of portfolios daily, higher trading capacity and improved tax-efficiency features.
Key capabilities include systematic loss harvesting, enhanced reporting, streamlined onboarding and automation across asset classes to support personalized, scalable portfolio management.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (NYSE:MS) closed MSABF 2026-1, a revolving, pre-funded private securitization backed by consumer personal loans with an estimated $220 million total loan purchase capacity. The deal includes multiple tranches of investment-grade notes rated by KBRA and is intended to provide scalable, long-term financing for loan originators and institutional investors.
The transaction is administered by Morgan Stanley AIP GP LP and targets insurance clients and asset managers seeking rated, predictable cash flows and reinvestment frameworks.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) completed the sale of the final 11 communities in the Spring Arbor Senior Living portfolio for $296 million to an S&P 500 senior-housing company on February 17, 2026. The 11-community portfolio comprises 795 assisted living and memory care units and exceeded a 90% occupancy rate in recent years.
MS Real Estate Investing originally acquired 25 Spring Arbor communities with Foundry Commercial between 2022 and 2023; this transaction marks the full exit. JLL Capital Markets advised the sellers.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) declared regular dividends on multiple series of its preferred stock, specifying per-share and per-depositary-share amounts and payment/record dates.
Key dates: Series M and N payable on March 16, 2026 to holders of record at close of business February 27, 2026; Series A, C, E, F, I, K, L, O, P and Q payable on April 15, 2026 to holders of record at close of business March 31, 2026. The release lists exact dividend amounts for each series, including per depositary share equivalents where applicable.