Posted 4/11/2024, 6:22:33 PM
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Faces Multiple Regulatory Probes Over Client Screening and Monitoring
- Morgan Stanley's wealth management arm is being probed by multiple regulators including the SEC, OCC, and Treasury Department
- The probes are focused on whether Morgan Stanley is sufficiently investigating client identities and sources of wealth
- Regulators are also looking at how Morgan Stanley monitors client financial activity
- Some probes involve international clients of the wealth management business
- This comes after Morgan Stanley recently resolved a yearslong probe into its block trading practices