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Business Wire
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Introduces Tax Optimized Portfolio Solutions to Increase Customization, Enhance Client Outcomes
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) announced today that its Wealth Strategies Group has introduced Tax Optimized Portfolio Solutions (TOPS), a tool that brings together a broad suite of tax management solutions from MSIM, Eaton Vance and Parametric Portfolio Associates (Parametric) to meet individual client needs and drive personalized outcomes. Anchored by the expertise and experience of the Wealth Strategies Group, TOPS addresses complex portfolio challenges including managing volatility, enhancing total return, generating income or planning a legacy as well as understanding investment tax implications, in an integrated, highly customized way. 'The power of TOPS is bringing together various component pieces and enhancing their individual value by combining them in highly customized ways,' said Brian Smith, Co-Head of the Wealth Strategies Group. 'Our team uses the TOPS tool to analyze client-specific financial attributes and develop tailored solution sets to align results with complex financial planning, providing better tax outcomes and adding value to advisor client relationships.' TOPS interprets the features of a broad range of tax management solutions pioneered by Eaton Vance and Parametric and helps advisors better allocate client assets to maximize tax efficiency, generate alpha and income, address complex portfolio concerns and align investments with client priorities. This includes leveraging Parametric's industry-leading direct indexing, long/short extension, custom option overlay programs and tax optimized ladders as well as solutions to effectively diversify concentrated stock positions and specialized tax-advantaged charitable giving vehicles. 'Each individual's and family's set of circumstances require in depth knowledge of their situation, preferences and risk tolerance, and must accommodate a broad range of specifications,' said Matt Witkos, Head of North America Intermediary Sales. 'TOPS allows our Wealth Strategies Group to identify the most relevant solutions that deliver greater value when combined in a highly customized, results-oriented way, and to provide a continuous glidepath as markets and investor preferences change.' Commenting on the role TOPS plays with advisors he said, 'TOPS is a tool that combined with our expertise, positions advisors to be their clients' trusted advocate and allows them to generate efficient, customized portfolios.' Notably, Parametric has been a leader in custom solutions for more than 30 years, helping investors efficiently access market exposure, solve implementation challenges and design multi-asset portfolios that respond to evolving needs like tax management. Parametric also offers systematic alpha strategies to complement clients' core holdings. Combined with Eaton Vance's decades-long focus on tax efficient investing, Parametric's innovative approach to customization and efficiency establishes a foundation for the TOPS tool that helps position it as the industry-leading, holistic investment tax investment planning strategy for advisors and their clients. About Morgan Stanley Investment Management Morgan Stanley Investment Management, together with its investment advisory affiliates, has more than 1,400 investment professionals around the world and $1.7 trillion in assets under management or supervision as of June 30, 2025. Morgan Stanley Investment Management strives to provide outstanding long-term investment performance, service, and a comprehensive suite of investment management solutions to a diverse client base, which includes governments, institutions, corporations and individuals worldwide. For further information about Morgan Stanley Investment Management, please visit About Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in 42 countries, the Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For more information about Morgan Stanley, please visit This material is only intended for and will only be distributed to persons resident in jurisdictions where such distribution or availability would not be contrary to local laws or regulations. MSIM, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), and its affiliates have arrangements in place to market each other's products and services. Each MSIM affiliate is regulated as appropriate in the jurisdiction it operates. MSIM's affiliates are: Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited, Eaton Vance Advisers International Ltd, Calvert Research and Management, Eaton Vance Management, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, and Atlanta Capital Management LLC. There is no guarantee that any investment strategy will work under all market conditions, and each investor should evaluate their ability to invest for the long-term, especially during periods of downturn in the market. A separately managed account may not be appropriate for all investors. Separate accounts managed according to the Strategy include a number of securities and will not necessarily track the performance of any index. Please consider the investment objectives, risks and fees of the Strategy carefully before investing. A minimum asset level is required. For important information about the investment managers, please refer to Form ADV Part 2. 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This material is a general communication, which is not impartial and all information provided has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes and does not constitute an offer or a recommendation to buy or sell any particular security or to adopt any specific investment strategy. The information herein has not been based on a consideration of any individual investor circumstances and is not investment advice, nor should it be construed in any way as tax, accounting, legal or regulatory advice. To that end, investors should seek independent legal and financial advice, including advice as to tax consequences, before making any investment decision. The Firm does not provide tax advice. The tax information contained herein is general and is not exhaustive by nature. It was not intended or written to be used, and it cannot be used by any taxpayer, for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed on the taxpayer. 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Bloomberg
29-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Bloomberg Surveillance: Looking Ahead to Jobs
Watch Tom and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: Bloomberg Surveillance hosted by Tom Keene & Paul Sweeney July 29th, 2025 Featuring: 1) Nisha Patel, Portfolio Manager at Parametric on the big week with the Fed, earnings, and economic data. No one expects the Fed to cut rates, but any shift in guidance or comments from Powell will be key takeaways. 2) Neil Dutta, Head of Economics Renaissance Macro Research, on how Trump won on his terms and the Europeans lost on theirs. Perhaps now that this deal is done (Europe has a slightly higher tariff rate than the UK but same as Japan) they can all pivot to China as a group. China is the surplus country that needs to rebalance. As an aside, the Europeans totally did the Canadians dirty. So much for them getting closer together. No upside for the Canadians to go that route anymore. 3) Peter Tchir, Head: Macro Strategy at Academy Securities, on a fresh look at the jobs JOLTS (I focus the QUIT rate as it is almost a 'crowd sourced' measure of sentiment in the labor force. We get ADP, which has been weak, but the market has chosen to ignore. Finally we get the NFP data, where the headline has surpassed expectations the past 3 months, while the underlying details haven't fully supported that. 4) Kristy Akullian, Head of iShares Investment Strategy, Americas at BlackRock looks to payrolls on Friday as a key indicator of economic health. Consensus surveys point to +109k jobs added in July vs +147k in June. Labor market data has largely surprised to the upside this summer, with the strong beat in June, and now 6 straight weekly drops in initial claims.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New Innovator Buffer ETF Offers 100% Downside Protection
Innovator Capital Management is expanding its footprint in the buffer ETF space with the Innovator Equity Managed 100 Buffer ETF (BFRZ), the firm announced Tuesday. The exchange-traded fund seeks to provide investors with 100% downside protection before fees and expenses via a one-year laddered options portfolio. Its strategy entails investing in the Solactive GBS United States 500 Index, which tracks the performance of the largest 500 companies in the U.S. stock market, then purchasing put option contracts with laddered expiration dates that are three months apart up to a year. BFRZ then sells short-dated call option contracts with expiration dates of around two weeks in an effort to fund the purchases of the put option contracts. It's actively managed by Parametric with an expense ratio of 0.89%. We've seen a surge in 'risk management' as investors pour money into money market funds, Graham Day, chief investment officer at Innovator, told But BFRZ 'is a better risk-off solution for advisors' for two reasons, he added. 'First, when you tie your upside to the equity markets, you have more upside potential than what bonds offer,' Day said. 'Second is the tax status.' He added that while investors may look at a money market fund and get 4% returns, that could actually just be 2.4% after taxes. 'For all of our 100 buffer ETFs, including BFRZ, we don't anticipate paying any capital gains distribution.' Investors that are putting money into vehicles like short-term and ultra-short-term bond funds and money market funds often think those vehicles don't come with a lot of risk, but that's not always the case, Day said. (He pointed to some of those funds that were down 5% to 7% in 2022 as an example). The goal of this new offering is to give investors a similar experience as the safety they feel with bond funds but with built-in protection and some of the equity upside exposure that the firm thinks will, over time, outperform bonds, Day said. '[The fund] gives them that same comfort of the downside protection in a more tax-advantaged nature.'Permalink | © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
