← Back

Wire · opportunities

Why Morgan Stanley is turning advisors loose to build their own AI agents

Published

2 November 2026

Topic

opportunities

◆ Sectors

Fintech

◆ Geography

United States

◆ Source

Read at financial-planning.com →

◆ Verified

Fusion42 · 2 November 2026 · Fusion42 review

Morgan Stanley allows its wealth management advisors to build custom AI agents to automate routine tasks, with nearly 50,000 attempts so far, although most do not move beyond early testing. The firm also uses AI agents to handle about half of advisor inquiries before escalating to human call-center experts.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You can now build and test custom AI agents tailored to your clients' specific needs in wealth management. The chance to create unique automation tools opens a new route to differentiate your advisory practice and reduce routine workload.

◆ Coverage

1 source · 2 Nov 2026

◆ Related on Wire

◆ Topics

Fintechai-agentswealth-managementfintechautomationcustomization