INVESTMENT INSIGHT

Automation/Robotics

Robots are disrupting several markets as improvements in sensors, software and grippers open a new era in robotics. MSIM’s Counterpoint Global looks at this trend.

INVESTMENT INSIGHT

Automation/Robotics

Robots are disrupting several markets as improvements in sensors, software and grippers open a new era in robotics. MSIM’s Counterpoint Global looks at this trend.

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Products

Investment Insight

Coworking, Friend or Foe?

Investment Insight

The EDGE: Automation/Robotics

Resources

2018 Year-End Distributions

Sustainable Investing

Market Outlook

Market
Outlook 2019

Portfolio managers
share their outlooks
across multiple asset
classes and markets.

Market Outlook

Market Outlook 2019

Portfolio managers
share their outlooks
across multiple asset
classes and markets.

Market Outlook

2019 – To Neutral and Beyond?

Global Liquidity Team

As we look ahead to the new year, the key question for liquidity investors is what is the Federal Reserve’s neutral rate. This inferred rate will likely determine the path of interest rates in 2019 and beyond, as the Fed shifts their policy towards managing around neutral.

Market Outlook

Dysfunction Junction?

Global Balanced Risk Control Team

Counterproductive government policies across markets have weakened the global economy. Many started with sound intentions, some outlived their usefulness and all were exacerbated by the trade war.

MARKET OUTLOOK

2019 Global Credit Outlook: Waiting for Godot

Global Fixed Income Team

Is the market waiting for a recession in 2019 that won’t materialize? The Global Fixed Income Team shares how this view is helping them find attractive credit investment opportunities.

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Global Fixed Income Opportunities Fund

DINDX

CUSIP: 616961405
SHARE CLASS: I

Global Fixed Income Opportunities Fund

DAILY NAV

AS OF 02/15/2019

5.58 USD

DAILY NAV

5.58 USD

AS OF 02/15/2019

MORNINGSTAR OVERALL RATING

Share Class - I

291 Multisector Bond - 01/31/2019

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. For complete information click here.

Market Outlook

4Q18 Review/Outlook: Global Fixed Income Opportunities

Jan 23, 2019

Jim Caron reviews the fourth quarter of 2018 and shares his outlook on how cash may be dethroned as king in 2019.

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Global Fixed Income Insight

2019: Caffeine, Credit, China & Chameleons

Dec 10, 2018

Will it be a soft, bumpy or hard landing from the highs of 2018? We believe the answer lies with four market challenges: caffeine, credit, china and chameleons.

Global Fixed Income Bulletin

Brave New Year

Jan 22, 2019

With a turbulent end to 2018, what will the New Year bring? The Morgan Stanley Global Fixed Income Team shares their outlook for investment opportunities in 2019.

Global Franchise Portfolio

MSFAX

CUSIP: 61744J283
SHARE CLASS: I

Global Franchise Portfolio

DAILY NAV

AS OF 02/15/2019

24.90 USD

DAILY NAV

24.90 USD

AS OF 02/15/2019

MORNINGSTAR OVERALL RATING

Share Class - I

732 World Large Stock - 01/31/2019

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. For complete information click here.

Global Equity Observer

Multiples Are Down, Risks Are Not

Jan 15, 2019

Could falling earnings and a liquidity squeeze prove toxic to asset prices? Where to hide? Asks Morgan Stanley’s International Equity Team.

Sustainability Insight

Engage

Oct 12, 2018

The inaugural edition of Engage, the International Equity Team’s new semi-annual update on their ESG engagement activity.

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Global Equity Observer

In Praise of Tortoises…and Compounders

Dec 17, 2018

A fast-paced hare may seem the more enticing investment, but if your goals are long-term, then the tortoise is a better fit. Bruno Paulson talks compounders.

Global Concentrated Portfolio

MLNIX

CUSIP: 61766J500
SHARE CLASS: I

Global Concentrated Portfolio

DAILY NAV

AS OF 02/15/2019

11.65 USD

DAILY NAV

11.65 USD

AS OF 02/15/2019

MORNINGSTAR OVERALL RATING

Share Class - I

732 World Large Stock - 01/31/2019

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. For complete information click here.

Manager Insight

2019 Equity Outlook Webcast

Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisor Team, will share his thoughts on the equity markets and positioning in 2019.

Replay Number: (855) 859-2056

Code: 7449108

Macro Insight

Applied Equity Advisors January 2019 Commentary

Dec 31, 2018

Andrew Slimmon, head of the Applied Equity Advisors team, discusses his market views in the January 2019 Monthly

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Investment Insight

Quantamental investing: The future is now

May 18, 2018

Applied Equity Advisors combines factor investing with stock-specific research. Tapping both sources of excess returns helps us achieve greater consistency of returns and avoid behavioral pitfalls.

In-depth Market Research

Global Multi-Asset Viewpoint

GMA Viewpoint: The Case for Higher Gold Prices

MSIM’s Global Multi-Asset Team discusses their investment perspective in the latest viewpoint: “The Case for Higher Gold Prices ”

Market Outlook

Dysfunction Junction?

Counterproductive government policies across markets have weakened the global economy. Many started with sound intentions, some outlived their usefulness and all were exacerbated by the trade war.

Global Fixed Income Insights

A Yield Focused ESG Approach

Can you incorporate ESG investing into a fixed income portfolio without giving up yield? The Global Fixed Income Team shares why they believe the answer is a resounding yes.