Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm and a market leader in investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. With more than 1,200 offices in 42 countries, the people of Morgan Stanley are dedicated to providing our clients the finest thinking, products and services to help them achieve even the most challenging goals. Through its Global Sustainable Finance Group, Morgan Stanley seeks to support community development initiatives with debt, equity, and philanthropy.
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11-01-13
Columbia Business School and Morgan Stanley Launch Sustainable Investing Fellowship
Columbia Business School and Morgan Stanley today launched the Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Fellowship to develop the next generation of leaders in sustainable investing. Morgan Stanley Chairman and CEO James Gorman, a 1987 Columbia Business School Alumnus, announced the new prog...
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11-01-13
Morgan Stanley Establishes Institute for Sustainable Investing
Morgan Stanley Chairman and CEO James Gorman today announced the establishment of the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing. The Institute will build on Morgan Stanley’s ongoing work to advance market-based...
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06-20-13
Bring Me A Book Team Wins Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge
Bring Me A Book and a team of Morgan Stanley professionals have won the fifth annual Strategy Challenge, Morgan Stanley’s signature skills-based volunteer program providing nonprofits with pro bono strategic consulting. Bring Me A Book works to strengthen the language and literacy skills of Calif...
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05-20-13
Morgan Stanley Expands Partnership with Feeding America, Commits Additional $8 Million to Leading Hunger-Relief Charity
Morgan Stanley today announced the expansion of its longstanding partnership with Feeding America through a new $8 million commitment to its Fill the Plate program and an expanded employee volunteer initiative with the organization. Feeding America is the nation’...
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05-08-13
Technology Startups Creating New Wave of Development and Innovation for Financially Underserved Customers
An emerging industry of financial services technology startups, known as FinTech, is creating a new wave of products for financially underserved customers, according to research issued today by the Center for Financial Services Innovation...
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04-03-13
12 Nonprofits to Receive Pro Bono Advice from Morgan Stanley's Strategy Challenge
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) announced today that the following 12 nonprofit organizations will participate in the fifth annual Strategy Challenge, the Firm's signature skills-based volunteer program providing nonprofits with pro bono strategic consulting.
- Bring Me a Book
- Future...
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01-14-13
Morgan Stanley, Kresge Foundation and LISC Launch $100 Million Investment Fund Linking Health Care and Affordable Housing in Low-Income Communities
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), The Kresge Foundation and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) have launched a first-of-its kind $100 million investment fund that is designed to expand access to health care and affordable housing for low-income residents and fund critical social services t...
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11-26-12
Morgan Stanley, LISC Launch Pilot Small-Business Loan Fund to Fuel Growth, Create Jobs in Low-Income Communities
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) together have launched a Small Business Loan Fund to support commercial expansion and create jobs in communities battling economic decline.
“Small businesses too often lack sufficient capital to build and grow,”...
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11-13-12
Morgan Stanley, National Equity Fund Expand Disaster Relief Fund to $200 Million to Help Communities Battered by Sandy
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and National Equity Fund Inc. (NEF) are expanding their joint Rebuilding Local Economies Fund with $75 million to support replacement housing in communities devastated by Hurricane Sandy.
The fund, launched in 2011, finances affordable housing for...
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08-14-12
Integrating Transit, Jobs and Affordable Housing Reduces Unemployment and Fosters Thriving Communities, According to New Paper from LIIF and Morgan Stanley
Community development planning with public transportation as a central consideration can spur economic growth and create new economic opportunities, according to a new paper by the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) and Morgan Stanley.
This focus on equitable transit-oriented development c...