Grand plan concealed from all except top management - Anonymous employee Morgan Stanley Employee Review

1.0
Apr 2, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

SB had excellent consulting group research, open architecture, planning tools, client reporting, and desktop tools. Consulting approach to serving clients not product focus.

Cons

Compliance focus on protection the firm to the exclusion of aiding the brokers in solving client problems. Audits only the existence of copies of required forms. Failure to audit the local office's compliance procedures compliance with company requirements.

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Cons

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