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Morgan Stanley is laying off several hundred in wealth management division

Cost cutting hits a critical unit of the Wall Street bank that has shown signs of weakness in recent quarters

The cuts are Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick's first major move in the new role
The cuts are Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick's first major move in the new role Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images

Morgan Stanley plans to cut several hundred jobs in its wealth management division as new chief executive Ted Pick seeks to rein in costs in an area that is critical to the Wall Street firm’s success but has shown signs of weakening lately.

The cuts, which include a small number of managing directors as well as non-customer-facing employees, are expected to hit less than 1% of the wealth unit’s employees, which number less than 40,000 in total.

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