Morgan Stanley

Fostering a culture that attracts and advances women in the STEM fields is one more way that E-Trade has been a pioneer in the industry.

Many of the largest banks are wielding highly valued stock at a time that Silicon Valley innovators are looking to wrest away business. Mergers and acquisitions are one way for banks to both scale up and adapt.

Morgan Stanley’s merger a quarter century ago with a brokerage that had branches in Sears was met with sneers. Now, the firm is taking another stab at luring mom-and-pop investors.

Long associated with catering to the wealthiest clients, Morgan is also astute enough to see which way the winds are blowing for the industry.

The wirehouse has big reasons to pursue the deal, but the online brokerage's 225 independent advisor firms are not among them.

The RIA’s revenues blow past $1 billion, but industry observers note fierce competition among rival buyers.

The acquisition is the latest demonstration of firms merging banking, wealth management and digital services to meet clients' every financial need.

The all-in-one platform model is attracting some of the largest firms as consumers increasingly acclimate to housing all their financial needs under one roof.

The all-stock takeover adds E-Trade’s $360 billion of client assets to Morgan Stanley’s $2.7 trillion.

Three years after leaving the Broker Protocol, the firm continues to selectively hire.

The regional broker-dealer is coming off a big recruiting year.

Advisors can use the information to build custom, values-based portfolios for their clients.

The new recruits expand the firm’s presence in New York.

Some of Wall Street's most prominent executives have this in common: a long tenure.

The firm plans to entice new customers through its stock plan administration and financial wellness businesses.

The size of the firm's class compares with 145 last year.

Similar products are stockpiling unprecedented levels of new cash as investors look to alternative assets for growth and income.

Supervisory failures at LPL Financial, J.P. Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and Citigroup prevented assets from moving to beneficiaries on time.