Morgan Stanley Adds Exec, Tech

“It’s a powerful tool for instantly delivering the Risk-Reward Essentials for which Morgan Stanley Research is known: market intelligence to identify the investor debates driving a stock; scenarios accounting for a full range of plausible outcomes; and evidence-based research that helps investors maximize the returns for the risks they choose to take,” explained Barry Hurewitz, COO of investment research.

The application also gives institutional investors access to Morgan Stanley publications (Global Executive Brief, Global Debates Playbook, Best Ideas, Investment Perspectives and FX Pulse) on their iPads and iPhones, in addition to the company’s risk-reward analysis.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney recently recruited a team of financial advisers from Wells Fargo Advisors: Ben Dembin and Francis Schiavetti of Boca Raton. The team reportedly produces about $1.2 million in annual fees and commissions and manages $107 million in client assets.

In early July, MSSB attracted two teams from UBS in New York and Canton, Ohio, for instance, while in late May it lost a Charlotte, N.C.-based team to Baird.

Also this summer, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) censured and fined Morgan Stanley $800,000 for failing to make public disclosures required by FINRA’s rules governing research-analyst conflicts of interest.