Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm offering a complete range of sophisticated financial services to a large and diversified group of clients and customers, including sovereign governments, corporations, institutions and individuals throughout the world. With a unique balance between institutional and retail capabilities, Morgan Stanley maintains leading market positions in its three primary businesses — Securities, Asset Management and Credit Services.

The London office, opened in 1977, is the headquarters of the firm's European operations and has a staff of around 7,900. A further 1,200 people are located in Morgan Stanley's other European offices in France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, Scotland, and Russia.

To support its businesses, the firm invests heavily in advanced technology and recruits the highest calibre personnel. As a significant presence in all the major capital markets, the firm is well-equipped to interpret the forces that move financial markets worldwide. On the Fixed Income floor in London alone, more than two dozen different nationalities are represented and within the European region overall, 78 different languages are spoken by nationals of 91 different countries.

Above all, the firm is wholeheartedly dedicated to the quality of its client service and maintains an environment where innovation and creativity are combined to deliver solutions that strive to exceed clients' expectations. Professionals from all areas of the firm work together to co-ordinate the firm's resources and consistently deliver personal, customised service to all Morgan Stanley's clients throughout the world.