Morgan Stanley — Ethics Grade C

Morgan Stanley receives an overall ethics grade of C (46/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Financial Services. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 55
• privacy: 40
• consumer: 35
• environment: 35
• humanRights: 50

Documented incidents (2)

• Client data mishandling (high, 2022) — Fined $35M by SEC for failing to protect client data on decommissioned equipment. PII of 15M+ clients exposed.
• Block trading scandal (medium, 2023) — Former employees charged with insider trading through block trade front-running scheme.

Documented good deeds

• Institute for Sustainable Investing — Manages $350B+ in sustainable investments and committed to net-zero financed emissions by 2050.