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Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has announced its 2025 Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures (MSISV) cohort, featuring 33 early-stage innovators from the Americas and EMEA regions. The program includes 29 startups in its Lab and 4 nonprofits in its Collaborative accelerator.

Each startup will receive a $250,000 investment (£250,000 in EMEA), while nonprofits will receive $250,000 grants. The five-month program provides mentorship, business resources, and entrepreneurship curriculum. Selected organizations focus on technology and AI solutions across healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, and sustainability sectors.

Building on previous initiatives, MSISV's legacy accelerators have distributed over $30M in capital to more than 100 startups and organizations over the past eight years.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has announced its schedule for quarterly investor conference calls throughout 2026. The financial services firm will host calls to discuss quarterly and annual results on the following dates: January 15 (Q4/Full-Year 2025), April 15 (Q1), July 15 (Q2), and October 14 (Q3).

Financial results will be released at 7:30 a.m. ET on each call day, with conference calls following at either 8:30 a.m. or 9:30 a.m. ET. The calls will be accessible through Morgan Stanley's website, with playbacks available via webcast.

Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund (NYSE American: EIM) has announced the final results of its cash tender offer. The Fund will purchase 2,703,821 common shares at a purchase price of $10.1002 per share, representing 98% of the Fund's NAV as of September 4, 2025.

Due to high participation, with 13,297,302 shares properly tendered, the Fund will purchase shares on a pro-rata basis with a pro-ration factor of 20.333606%. After the tender offer completion, the Fund will have 51,372,599 outstanding common shares.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has successfully raised JPY131 billion (US$900 million) for its North Haven Real Estate Japan Strategy Fund I (JSF), significantly exceeding its initial target of JPY75 billion. The fund, backed primarily by Japanese pension funds, financial institutions, and foreign sovereign wealth funds, will focus on real estate investments in Japan's major markets.

The closed-end fund targets properties in Tokyo, Osaka, and other major Japanese markets, focusing on residential, office, and industrial sectors. Since its first acquisition in March 2025, JSF has committed approximately 8% of the fund across several residential investments. The strategy leverages Japan's structural advantages, including urbanization, high return-to-office rates, and strong e-commerce growth.

Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund (NYSE American: EIM) announced the adjournment of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to September 16, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The meeting, which was held to elect three Class II Trustees, was postponed to allow shareholders additional time to cast their votes.

The record date remains August 20, 2025. Eligible shareholders who haven't voted yet are encouraged to submit their votes using the methods outlined in the Fund's proxy materials, which can be accessed through the Eaton Vance website.

Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund (NYSE American: EIM) has announced preliminary results of its cash tender offer that expired on September 4, 2025. The Fund offered to purchase up to 2,703,821 common shares (5% of outstanding shares) at $10.1002 per share, representing 98% of the Fund's NAV.

The tender offer was significantly oversubscribed with 13,297,302 shares properly tendered. Due to the oversubscription, the Fund will purchase shares on a pro-rata basis. Final results are expected to be announced around September 8, 2025.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) announced the release of E*TRADE's monthly sector rotation study. The study analyzes customer trading behavior across S&P 500 sectors based on notional net percentage buy/sell activity. The data provides insights into retail investor sentiment and sector preferences among E*TRADE's customer base.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) announced that the Federal Reserve is continuing to review the firm's request for a downward adjustment to its preliminary Stress Capital Buffer (SCB) requirement. The company remains in active discussions with the Federal Reserve to finalize the SCB requirement before the October 1, 2025 effective date.

The Stress Capital Buffer is a key regulatory requirement that determines how much capital banks must maintain as a safety cushion against potential economic stress.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has announced the completion of the sale of Clarity Software Solutions to mPulse. Clarity, headquartered in Madison, Connecticut, is a technology provider specializing in health plan member communication services for insurance providers and administrators.

Since Morgan Stanley Capital Partners' initial investment in 2019, Clarity enhanced its product development and technology innovation capabilities while strengthening its management team. The company focuses on streamlining communication processes, improving member engagement, and ensuring healthcare organizations meet regulatory requirements.