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'''Morgan Stanley''' is one of the world's top investment banks. Some of the financial services that it provides are financial planning for individual investors and small-to-medium businesses and financial advisory services for corporate investors. It also has in-house private equity operations.
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'''Morgan Stanley''' is one of the world's top financial services providers. Some of the financial services that it provides are financial planning for individual investors and small-to-medium businesses and financial advisory services for corporate investors. It also has in-house private equity operations.<ref>[http://www.hoovers.com/morgan-stanley/--ID__15970--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Morgan Stanley profile], ''Hoovers'', accessed October 2009.</ref>
<ref>[http://www.hoovers.com/morgan-stanley/--ID__15970--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Morgan Stanley profile], ''Hoovers'', accessed July 2007.</ref>
 
  
*Managing Director, [[George Van Amson]]
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*[[John J. Mack]], Chairman and CEO
*Former Managing Director, [[Maria C. Richter]]
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*[[Walid Chammah]], Co-President
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*[[James P. Gorman]], Co-President, Morgan Stanley, and Chairman, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
  
 
==Coal investments==
 
==Coal investments==
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*[[Wise County Plant]] (VA)
 
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*[[Oak Creek Units 1 & 2]] (WI)
 
*[[Oak Creek Units 1 & 2]] (WI)
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==Financial crisis and the bailout==
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===Contribution to the crisis===
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===Bailout amounts===
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Morgan Stanley received $10 billion in TARP bailout funds.
  
 
==Political contributions==
 
==Political contributions==
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Decade-long campaign contribution total (1998-2008): $20,835,000.<ref name="Sold Out">[http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4647166/Sold-Out---How-Wall-Street-and-Washington-Betrayed-America Sold Out - How Wall Street and Washington Betrayed America ], Consumer Education Foundation, March, 2009.</ref>
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In 2008 Morgan Stanley was included in the list of top TARP recipients in political contributions and lobbying, spending $6.8 million<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2009/02/tarp-recipients-paid-out-114-m.html TARP Recipients Paid Out $114 Million for Politicking Last Year], Open Secrets, Feb. 4, 2009.  Retrieved October 11, 2009.</ref>.  The amounts were $3,689,027 in political contributions and $3,120,000 for lobbying.
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John J. Mack, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley, was a [[Bush's Rangers|Bush Ranger]] in 2004 having raised at least $200,000 for [[George Walker Bush|Bush's]] election.
 
John J. Mack, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley, was a [[Bush's Rangers|Bush Ranger]] in 2004 having raised at least $200,000 for [[George Walker Bush|Bush's]] election.
 
<ref>[http://www.tpj.org/docs/pioneers/pioneers_table.jsp Pioneers and Rangers], ''Texans for Public Justice'', accessed July 2007.</ref>
 
<ref>[http://www.tpj.org/docs/pioneers/pioneers_table.jsp Pioneers and Rangers], ''Texans for Public Justice'', accessed July 2007.</ref>
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==Lobbying==
 
==Lobbying==
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Decade-long lobbying expenditure total (1998-2008): $28,635,440<ref name="Sold Out"/><br>
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In 2008 Morgan Stanley was included in the list of top TARP recipients in political contributions and lobbying, spending $6.8 million<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2009/02/tarp-recipients-paid-out-114-m.html TARP Recipients Paid Out $114 Million for Politicking Last Year], Open Secrets, Feb. 4, 2009.  Retrieved October 11, 2009.</ref>.  The amounts were $3,689,027 in political contributions and $3,120,000 for lobbying.
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The company spent $2,720,000 for [[lobbying]] in 2006. $640,000 went to seven outside [[lobbying firms]] with the remainder being spent using in-house lobbyists.
 
The company spent $2,720,000 for [[lobbying]] in 2006. $640,000 went to seven outside [[lobbying firms]] with the remainder being spent using in-house lobbyists.
 
<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/clientsum.asp?txtname=Morgan+Stanley&year=2006 Morgan Stanley lobbying expenses], ''Open Secrets.''</ref>
 
<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/clientsum.asp?txtname=Morgan+Stanley&year=2006 Morgan Stanley lobbying expenses], ''Open Secrets.''</ref>

Revision as of 21:44, 11 October 2009

{{#Badges:tobaccowiki|CoalSwarm}} Morgan Stanley is one of the world's top financial services providers. Some of the financial services that it provides are financial planning for individual investors and small-to-medium businesses and financial advisory services for corporate investors. It also has in-house private equity operations.[1]

Coal investments

Morgan Stanley is a major financier of new coal plant construction. New coal-fired power plants being funded by the company include:

Financial crisis and the bailout

Contribution to the crisis

Bailout amounts

Morgan Stanley received $10 billion in TARP bailout funds.

Political contributions

Decade-long campaign contribution total (1998-2008): $20,835,000.[2]

In 2008 Morgan Stanley was included in the list of top TARP recipients in political contributions and lobbying, spending $6.8 million[3]. The amounts were $3,689,027 in political contributions and $3,120,000 for lobbying.

John J. Mack, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley, was a Bush Ranger in 2004 having raised at least $200,000 for Bush's election. [4]

Morgan Stanley gave $491,830 to federal candidates in the 2006 election through its political action committee - 30% to Democrats, 69% to Republicans. [5]

Lobbying

Decade-long lobbying expenditure total (1998-2008): $28,635,440[2]

In 2008 Morgan Stanley was included in the list of top TARP recipients in political contributions and lobbying, spending $6.8 million[6]. The amounts were $3,689,027 in political contributions and $3,120,000 for lobbying.

The company spent $2,720,000 for lobbying in 2006. $640,000 went to seven outside lobbying firms with the remainder being spent using in-house lobbyists. [7]

Personnel

Key executives and 2006 pay: [8]

Board members:[9]

Contact details

1585 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-761-4000
Fax: 212-762-8131
Web: http://www.morganstanley.com

Articles & resources

External resources

External articles

References

  1. Morgan Stanley profile, Hoovers, accessed October 2009.
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Sold Out - How Wall Street and Washington Betrayed America , Consumer Education Foundation, March, 2009.
  3. TARP Recipients Paid Out $114 Million for Politicking Last Year, Open Secrets, Feb. 4, 2009. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  4. Pioneers and Rangers, Texans for Public Justice, accessed July 2007.
  5. 2006 PAC Summary Data, Open Secrets, accessed July 2007.
  6. TARP Recipients Paid Out $114 Million for Politicking Last Year, Open Secrets, Feb. 4, 2009. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  7. Morgan Stanley lobbying expenses, Open Secrets.
  8. Morgan Stanley Key Executives, Yahoo Finance, accessed July 2007.
  9. Board of Directors, Morgan Stanley, accessed September 2008.

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