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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 Investment Management (NYSE:MS) and Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) have announced three recipients for MSIM's annual contribution to OFN's Financing Fund: GROW South Dakota, Community Health Center Capital Fund, and Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity Lending, Inc.
The $450,000 contribution, funded through MSIM's Impact Class and Impact Partner Class shares, has increased this year due to growing investor interest. The total contribution since the program's inception in 2022 now exceeds $1 million. The initiative supports CDFIs focused on affordable housing and community development in underserved communities.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (NYSE:MS) has launched its Alternatives Investing Center, an online education platform designed to help financial advisors understand and implement alternative investment strategies. The platform offers comprehensive training across private equity, credit, real estate, hedge funds, and infrastructure.
The curriculum includes nine learning seminars delivered through various formats, including live webinars, on-demand courses, and investment guides. Financial advisors can earn continuing education credits while learning about portfolio diversification beyond traditional 60/40 allocations. The first live webinar on portfolio construction is scheduled for October 7, 2025.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (NYSE:MS) has launched the Tax Forward Investing Center, a pioneering online educational platform focused on investment tax management. The platform offers both live and on-demand continuing education courses for financial advisors, featuring six comprehensive courses covering tax management fundamentals, tax deferral, philanthropy, direct indexing, concentrated wealth, and tax-optimized fixed income.
The initiative builds upon Morgan Stanley's 65+ years of tax solutions expertise and follows the recent launch of their Tax Optimized Portfolio Solutions (TOPS) tool. The program kicks off with a live webinar on September 30, 2025, focusing on fundamental tax concepts and their impact on wealth accumulation.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has announced the liquidation of the Calvert US Select Equity ETF (CVSE), scheduled for October 20, 2025. The Fund will cease accepting Creation Unit orders and stop trading on NYSE Arca after market close on October 14, 2025.
Shareholders have two options: sell their shares on NYSE Arca until October 14, 2025, or remain invested until the Liquidation Date to receive a liquidating distribution. During the wind-down period, the Fund will transition its assets to cash and cash equivalents, which may impact its performance and investment objectives.
Investors should note that the liquidation will be considered a taxable event for shares not held in tax-deferred accounts, and remaining shareholders may face increased brokerage and transaction expenses.
KBRA has assigned a BBB rating with Stable outlook to North Haven Private Income Fund LLC's $300 million senior unsecured notes due 2028 with a 5.125% interest rate. North Haven, operating within the Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) ecosystem, manages a $6.6 billion investment portfolio primarily focused on senior secured first lien loans across 323 companies.
The fund maintains strong fundamentals with 0.90x gross leverage, below its 1.0x-1.25x target range. The portfolio shows solid asset quality with only 1.1% of investments on non-accrual at cost. Recent improvements include amended SPV funding facilities with extended maturities to 2030 and reduced margin rates. The fund maintains robust liquidity with $2.2 billion in credit availability and $181.5 million in unrestricted cash.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) Private Credit has expanded its debt financing facility for Fetch, America's Rewards App, to $110 million. This follows Morgan Stanley's initial debt financing provided to Fetch in March 2024.
The strategic investment aims to accelerate Fetch's product innovation, enhance its proprietary AI and machine learning technologies, and expand its user base. The company is working towards becoming a universal rewards platform by expanding into new market verticals.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (NYSE:MS) has launched two innovative online education platforms: the Tax Forward Investing Center and the Alternatives Investing Center. These platforms are designed to provide financial advisors with comprehensive continuing education resources focused on investment tax management and alternative investments.
The Tax Forward Investing Center, the first of its kind, leverages Morgan Stanley's 65+ years of experience to offer in-depth education on tax management strategies. The Alternatives Investing Center, building on 30+ years of alternatives investment expertise, provides a structured framework for understanding complex investment strategies.
Both centers will feature continuing education courses, insights, learning videos, and tools. The curriculum begins with live streaming courses on Tax Management Foundations and Portfolio Construction & Asset Allocation in late September and early October 2025.
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.