Morgan Stanley’s wealth management arm draws Fed scrutiny

The Federal Reserve is scrutinizing whether Morgan Stanley’s wealth management business is taking adequate measures to prevent potential money laundering by wealthy clients from outside the US.
Photo: Mark Lennihan/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Mark Lennihan/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
By Sridhar Natarajan and Katanga Johnson / Bloomberg

The New York-based bank’s top regulator is pressing the firm to improve controls and processes, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Fed officials privately reprimanded the firm earlier for not making all of the changes it sought, the person said, asking not to be identified discussing the confidential talks.

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