Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Type LLC (Morgan Stanley – 51% ownership, Citigroup – 49%)
Industry Finance and Insurance
Founded 1873
Founder(s) Charles D. Barney
Edward B. Smith
Headquarters New York City, New York, USA
Area served Worldwide
Key people James P. Gorman, Chairman
Greg Fleming, President
Products Brokerage
Investment Banking
Asset Management
Revenue $12.636 Billion USD 2010
Operating income $1.156 Billion USD 2010
Net income $519 Million USD 2010
Employees 17,800 (Financial Advisors)
Website www.morganstanleysmithbarney.com

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney[1] is a retail brokerage joint venture between Morgan Stanley and Citigroup.

On January 13, 2009, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup announced that Citigroup would sell 51% of Smith Barney to Morgan Stanley, creating Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, which was formerly a division of Citi Global Wealth Management. The combined brokerage house has 17,800 brokers and manages $1.7 trillion in client assets. Clients range from individual investors to small- and mid-sized businesses, as well as large corporations, non-profit organizations and family foundations.

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History

Smith Barney & Co. was formed in 1938 through the merger of Charles D. Barney & Co. and Edward B. Smith & Co.. Charles D. Barney & Co., a New York and Philadelphia based firm, was founded by Charles D. Barney in 1873 following the failure of its predecessor Jay Cooke & Company. Edward B. Smith & Co., founded in 1892 became a significant player in securities underwriting in 1934 when the firm absorbed the professionals from the securities business of Guaranty Trust Company, following the passage of the Glass Steagall Act.[2]

In 1975 Smith Barney merged with Harris, Upham & Co. to form Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., which, in 1977, was placed under SBHU Holdings, a holding company. In 1982, SBHU Holdings was renamed Smith Barney Inc.[3] During the 1980s, the company was known for its television commercials featuring actor John Houseman, with the catchphrase, "They make money the old-fashioned way. They earn it." [4]

Smith Barney Shearson logo following the purchase of the brokerage business of Shearson Lehman Hutton from American Express

In the late 1980s the retail brokerage firm Smith Barney was owned by Sanford I. Weill's Primerica Corporation. Commercial Credit purchased Primerica in 1988, for $1.5 billion ($2,784,928,027 today). In 1992, they paid $722 million ($1,129,982,394 today) to buy a 27% share of Travelers Insurance and in 1993 acquired Shearson (which included the legacy business of E.F. Hutton from American Express. By the end of 1993, the merged company was known as Travelers Group Inc. although the brokerage business continued to operate under the Smith Barney brand.

Smith Barney logo with its common tagline "They make money the old-fashioned way. They earn it"

In 1993 Weill bought stockbroker Shearson back from American Express for $1 billion ($1,520,221,863 today), and merged it into Smith Barney.[5][6] Weill offered Joe Plumeri the presidency of Smith Barney, and he became the President of the merged company that year.[5][7][8] He only lasted a year, as he experienced conflicts with existing Smith Barney managers.[5]

In September 1997, Travelers acquired Salomon Inc. (parent company of Salomon Brothers Inc.), for over $9 billion ($12,313,227,953 today) in stock, and merged it with its own investment arm to create Salomon Smith Barney.[clarification needed] In April 1998 Travelers Group announced an agreement to undertake a $76 billion ($102,381,322,957 today) merger between Travelers and Citicorp, creating Citigroup, which at the time of the merger was the largest single financial services company in the world.

Sale to Morgan Stanley

During the major financial crisis beginning in late 2008, Citigroup suffered large losses in its retained collateralized debt obligation exposure (loans that Citi underwrote but was not able to sell), and had to be rescued by the US federal government. They decided to sell or close "non-core" businesses in order to raise money. On January 13, 2009, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup announced the merger of Smith Barney with Morgan Stanley's Global Wealth Management Group, with Morgan Stanley paying $2.7 billion cash upfront to Citigroup for a 51% stake in the joint venture. The joint venture operates under the name "Morgan Stanley Smith Barney."[9] Morgan Stanley itself was in a financially cash-strapped position like Citigroup during that time, but they were helped by $9 billion dollar investment from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group for a 21% stake in Morgan Stanley.

On June 1, 2009, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Inc. announced they closed early on the launch of their joint venture that combines Morgan Stanley's wealth management unit (including many former Dean Witter assets) with Citi's Smith Barney brokerage division. The new venture, called Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, was supposed to launch during the third quarter. The combined entity generates about $14 billion in net revenue, has 18,500 financial advisers, 1,000 locations worldwide and serves about 6.8 million households.[10]

Citigroup disclosed on September 17, 2009, they would sell their remaining shares in the group to partner Morgan Stanley.[11]

Acclamation

BusinessWeek ranks Smith Barney No. 1 in customer service among full-service brokerage firms.[12]

Acquisition history

The following is an illustration of the company's major mergers and acquisitions and historical predecessors (this is not a comprehensive list):[13]

Morgan Stanley
Smith Barney

(merged 2009)
Morgan Stanley
(merged 1997, formerly Morgan Stanley Dean Witter)

Morgan Stanley
(est. 1935)


Dean Witter Reynolds
(merged 1978)

Dean Witter
(est. 1924)



Reynolds Securities
(est. 1931)




Smith Barney Shearson
(merged 1993)
Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co.
(acq. 1985)

Primerica Corporation
(later acq. by Commercial Credit)


Smith Barney & Co.
(merged 1938)

Edward B. Smith & Co.
(est. 1892)



Charles D. Barney & Co.
(est. 1873)




Harris, Upham & Co.
(est. 1929, acq. 1975)



Shearson Lehman Hutton
(merged 1988)
Shearson Lehman Brothers
(merged 1984)
Shearson/American Express
(merged 1981)

American Express
(est. 1850)


Shearson Loeb Rhoades
(acquired 1981)
Shearson Hayden Stone
(merged 1973)
Hayden Stone, Inc. (formerly CBWL-Hayden Stone, merged 1970)

Cogan, Berlind, Weill & Levitt
(formerly Carter, Berlind, Potoma & Weill, est. 1960)



Hayden, Stone & Co.




Shearson, Hammill & Co.
(est. 1902)



Loeb, Rhoades, Hornblower & Co.
(merged 1978)
Loeb, Rhoades & Co.
(merged 1937)

Carl M. Loeb & Co.
(est. 1931)



Rhoades & Company
(est. 1905)



Hornblower, Weeks, Noyes & Trask
(merged 1953–1977)

Hornblower & Weeks
(est. 1888)



Hemphill, Noyes & Co.
(est. 1919, acq. 1963)



Spencer Trask & Co.
(est. 1866 as Trask & Brown)



Paul H. Davis & Co.
(est. 1920, acq. 1953)






Robinson Humphrey Co. (acq. 1982)



Foster & Marshall (acq. 1982)



Balcor Co. (acq. 1982)



Chiles, Heider & Co. (acq. 1983)



Davis, Skaggs & Co. (acq. 1983)



Columbia Group (acq. 1984)



Financo (founded 1971, acq. 1985)



L. Messel & Co. (acq. 1986)



Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb
(merged 1977)

Lehman Brothers
(est. 1850)



Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
(est. 1867)



Abraham & Co.
(est. 1938, acq. 1975)





E. F. Hutton & Co.
(est. 1904)





References

  1. ^ "Morgan Stanley and Citi To Form Industry-Leading Wealth Management Business Through Joint Venture" (Press release). Morgan Stanley. January 13, 2009. http://www.morganstanley.com/about/press/articles/af3e409a-e1b7-11dd-84e6-b390c77322d3.html. Retrieved June 11, 2009. 
  2. ^ Business: Marriage of Convenience. TIME Magazine, December 20, 1937
  3. ^ Grant, Tina (ed.) (1996) International Directory of Company Histories‎ (volume 14) St. James Press, Detroit, p. 464, ISBN 1-55862-218-7
  4. ^ Elliott, Stuart (August 25, 1995). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING; Smith Barney summons the ghost of a haughty John Houseman in a revival of its 'timeless' ads". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/25/business/media-business-advertising-smith-barney-summons-ghost-haughty-john-houseman.html?scp=1&sq=Smith%20Barney%20summons%20the%20ghost%20of%20a%20haughty%20John%20Houseman%20in%20a%20revival%20of%20its%20%22timeless%22%20ads.&st=cse. 
  5. ^ a b c Bianco, Anthony (March 30, 1998). "Joe Plumeri: The Apostle of Life Insurance". Business Week. http://www.businessweek.com/archives/1998/b3571114.arc.htm. Retrieved July 15, 2010. 
  6. ^ Rob Wells, "American Express Sells Shearson Unit to Primerica", The Dispatch, March 13, 1994, accessed July 16, 2010
  7. ^ "Plumeri next Willis CEO; Former Citigroup executive to succeed Reeve". Business Insurance. October 2, 2000. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-65799679.html. Retrieved July 15, 2010. 
  8. ^ "Willis chief discusses changes in financial services.(Willis Group Ltd. CEO Joseph J. Plumeri)(Interview)". Business Insurance. January 15, 2001. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-69409673.html. Retrieved July 15, 2010. 
  9. ^ "Morgan Stanley and Citi to Form Industry-Leading Wealth Management Business Through Joint Venture". Citigroup. January 13, 2009. http://www.citigroup.com/citi/press/2009/090113c.pdf. Retrieved January 13, 2009. 
  10. ^ BusinessWeek
  11. ^ Rieker, Matthias (September 17, 2009). "Citi Plans to Shed Stake in Smith Barney". The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125312761700516895.html. 
  12. ^ Awards
  13. ^ "Salomon Smith Barney" from Gambee, Robert. Wall Street. W. W. Norton & Company, 1999. p.73

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