Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) executive vice president and chief financial officer Ruth Porat recently gave a presentation at the Barclays CapitalFinancial Services Conference that highlights important changes in the banking industry (and argues that Morgan Stanley is well-positioned as a market leader, of course).
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