Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm guided by the principle of delivering first-class business in a first-class way. In Japan, it has grown alongside the market for more than 50 years and built a substantial local presence. Its services include investment banking, sales and trading in equities and fixed income, investment management, and real estate investment-related activities. Morgan Stanley also provides market research and analysis, sharing insights from its analysts on current trends.

The firm’s Japanese securities operations include two joint ventures established in 2010 following a strategic capital partnership with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group: Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities and Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities. Its investment management business also invests in Japan, including through yen-denominated real estate funds.

Morgan Stanley highlights sustainability, diversity and inclusion, and community engagement as part of its corporate approach. It serves institutional and corporate clients in Japan and states that it does not conduct individual customer business domestically or solicit investments through social media.