Morgan Stanley

Ex-Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman to join General Atlantic as senior adviser

The US private equity firm has made preparations for an IPO

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European investment banks stand firm on diversity as Wall Street wavers

Executive orders by US president Trump have put diversity programmes in the cross-hairs. European investment banks are striking a more defiant tone than their US rivals

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Morgan Stanley hikes European dealmaker bonuses by 20%

The Wall Street bank has increased the overall pool, but skewed rises towards senior employees

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Morgan Stanley promotes 173 new managing directors, up 12%

The US bank has promoted more managing directors than in 2024, but a lower number than the previous two years

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Investment banks look to 2025 AI push to remove junior drudge work

2024 has been about exploring use cases for AI, but investment banks plan more projects over the next 12 months

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The City’s top bankers see private equity fuelling 2025 deal boom 

The rebound in deal fees this year has lagged expectations, but top bankers are predicting a bumper 2025

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Walt Disney Chairman Parker to leave after two years in the role, and will be succeeded by current Morgan Stanley chair James Gorman.

Disney makes ex-Morgan Stanley boss James Gorman chair

Current chair Mark Parker to depart after two years in the role and nine years on Disney’s board

Morgan Stanley’s profit surges as dealmaking and equity trading fees jump

A 56% increase in dealmaking fees is the biggest rise among Wall Street banks

Goldman Sachs only Wall Street bank to improve mental health rating

Bank of America, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and other major US banks fail to improve in CCLA’s global corporate mental health benchmark