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Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries. As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.
Morgan Stanley's Institutional Consulting Solutions (ICS) business, a part of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Client Segments, provides consulting services and solutions to institutional investors, including corporations, foundations, endowments, educational institutions, healthcare organizations, insurers, and Taft-Hartley funds. We work directly with Financial Advisors/Consultants and other key partners across the Firm to drive asset growth and scalable, centralized infrastructure, service models and tooling to ensure best in class support for this growing and complex business. The Fiduciary Consulting Group (FCG), which was formed through the strategic combination of Hyas Group and Cook Street Consulting, is a specialized business that provides bespoke investment consulting and fiduciary solutions to institutional clients throughout the United States (including Puerto Rico) and Canada. Our clients include corporations, government entities, and non-profit organizations, and we specialize in assisting retirement plan sponsors (defined contribution/defined benefit/nonqualified), 529 plans, endowments, foundations, and trusts. Our status as a fiduciary is clearly documented in our consulting agreements.
Position Summary
The Fiduciary Consulting Group's research team is responsible for delineating the ICS FCG investment policy and the research which supports that policy in partnership with the Wealth Management Global Investment Office (GIO). This position within the broader research team will be responsible for ongoing investment due diligence, analysis and reporting to institutional clients, client-facing coordination and client project development/management.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide ongoing investment due diligence, analysis and reporting to institutional clients
• Investment manager due diligence and selection
• Asset class research
• Portfolio construction and asset allocation
• Asset/liability modeling
• Driving scalable AI deployment and adoption in investment research
• Macroeconomic and industry research
• Client-facing responsibilities and client project development/management
• Assistance with RFP responses and related activities

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree required
• Approximately 4-7 years of previous experience in a similar role within the investment research or consulting industry
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working directly with clients and producing client-facing research or investment deliverables
• Experience with Bloomberg, eVestment, and/or Morningstar Direct preferred
• Experience with AI- and AI-related integrations
• Desire to progress toward the CFA designation (if not already attained)

Desired Skill Set:

• Attentive to detail (quality and accuracy of materials)
• Team-oriented; able to cooperate across research and other departments to meet deadlines with quality work
• Independent thinker; able to think critically, process new information quickly, and work autonomously under tight deadlines
• Professional and personable; comfortable interacting and presenting with clients and investment managers
• Ambitious; long-term interest in Fiduciary Consulting Group and growth opportunities across divisions and broader Morgan Stanley

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:
At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients - helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that's differentiated - and we've done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren't just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you'll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There's also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.
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Salary range for the position: $85,000 and $140,000 per year. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit's incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and X Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings. The application window is expected to close 8/24/2026.
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.
Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.
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