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Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP), the private infrastructure investment team within Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), today announced that it has raised $4.1 billion for North Haven Infrastructure Partners IV (NHIP IV). NHIP IV includes some of the world’s largest and most sophisticated institutional infrastructure investors, including public and private pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies.
Laksh Vaswani, an internationally recognized financial leader, has built an illustrious career spanning over two decades in global banking and risk management. Currently based in the United States, Vaswani has played a pivotal role in shaping governance, risk, compliance, and operational strategies across major financial institutions such as MUFG, BNY Mellon, Morgan Stanley, and the New York Stock Exchange. His impact on the financial sector, combined with his thought leadership and extraordinary acts of courage, has earned him a reputation as a leader capable of driving large-scale transformation and navigating the complexities of global financial operations.
Apple (NASDAQAAPL) has experienced a reduction in its stock price target by Morgan Stanley, now set at $252, down from $275. Analyst Erik Woodring attributes this adjustment to delays in the rollout of advanced AI features for Siri, which were anticipated to drive iPhone upgrades in fiscal year 2026. Woodring now forecasts that Apple will ship approximately 230 million iPhones in 2025, consistent with 2024 figures, and expects a 6% increase to 243 million units in 2026. Consequently, revenue and earnings-per-share estimates for fiscal 2026 have been reduced by 5% to 6%.
Morgan Stanley analyst Keith Weiss said he sees a lower bar going into the earnings, as debates on Adobe's GenAI positioning and increasing competition have led to the recent stock underperformance.
Morgan Stanley’s Keith Weiss said the proposed Moveworks buy expands ServiceNow’s agentic offerings and assists with expansion into areas such as customer relationship management and enterprise/agentic search.
As bad as the last few weeks of trading have been, today was worse. We saw the Volatility Index (VIX), which had been historically calm until a couple of weeks ago, rise to its highest level since back in August.
