Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) is a U.S. bank holding company and the seventh largest global asset management firm in terms of assets under management with $522 billion.^[1] Morgan Stanley advises large, institutional clients on how to structure and execute transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, and helps them with debt and equity issuance. Additionally, Morgan Stanley offers trading services and manages assets for institutions and wealthy individuals.

In 2010, MS reported an income of $4.5 billion for the year compared to $1.3 billion in 2009. Net revenues were $31.6 billion for the year compared with $23.4 billion a year ago.

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