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Updated 26 Feb 2025

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Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 15 Jun 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Stages of Internal Audit
  • Ans. 

    Internal audit stages include planning, fieldwork, reporting, and follow-up.

    • Planning stage involves setting objectives, scope, and methodology.

    • Fieldwork stage includes gathering and analyzing data, testing controls, and documenting findings.

    • Reporting stage involves communicating results to management and stakeholders.

    • Follow-up stage includes monitoring implementation of recommendations and assessing progress.

    • Examples: ...

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  • Q2. How is Name Screening conducted
  • Ans. 

    Name screening is conducted by comparing names against watchlists or databases to identify any potential matches.

    • Names are compared against watchlists, sanctions lists, politically exposed persons lists, and other databases.

    • Advanced screening tools use algorithms to analyze variations in names, such as misspellings or aliases.

    • Screening can be done manually or through automated software.

    • Matches are further investigated ...

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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Methods of AML/KYC
  • Ans. 

    AML/KYC methods are used to verify the identity of customers and prevent money laundering and fraud.

    • Customer due diligence (CDD) to verify identity and assess risk

    • Enhanced due diligence (EDD) for high-risk customers

    • Transaction monitoring to detect suspicious activities

    • Screening against sanctions lists and politically exposed persons (PEPs)

    • Regular training for staff on AML/KYC procedures

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  • Q2. What is CDD process?
  • Ans. 

    CDD process stands for Customer Due Diligence process, which is a set of procedures used to verify the identity of customers and assess their risk levels.

    • CDD process involves collecting information about customers such as their name, address, and identification documents.

    • It also includes verifying the information provided by customers through various means such as official databases or third-party sources.

    • The purpose o...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are stages of Audit?
  • Ans. 

    Stages of Audit include planning, fieldwork, reporting, and follow-up.

    • Planning: Establishing audit objectives, scope, and procedures.

    • Fieldwork: Collecting and analyzing evidence to support audit findings.

    • Reporting: Communicating audit results and recommendations to stakeholders.

    • Follow-up: Ensuring implementation of audit recommendations and monitoring progress.

    • Example: Planning may involve reviewing previous audits and...

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  • Q2. Why do we conduct the audit
  • Ans. 

    Audits are conducted to ensure accuracy, compliance, and reliability of financial statements and internal controls.

    • To ensure accuracy and reliability of financial statements

    • To ensure compliance with laws and regulations

    • To evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls

    • To detect and prevent fraud or errors

    • To provide assurance to stakeholders and investors

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep thorough knowledge of the Job Description and prepare for the interview

Top Morgan Stanley Associate Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Can you explain dcf to me? Can dcf be applied to equity?
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Q1. What is mean of TTR & why required for powder coating process ?
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Online coding round was conducted .

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Java question, selenium questions, testing
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why, how when how much

Quality Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What is MSA and addition of msa version, type of msa ,what different between variable data and attibute data .why difine flase and miss rate calculate by msa .
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Maths based questions

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Implement a function to calculate the exponential of a base number to a given exponent, handling both positive and negative components.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - customize your resume, network actively, keep your online profiles updated, prepare thoroughly for interviews, use job search platforms effectively, updated your project details in github.

Top Morgan Stanley Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Sort Big List DatesMary is a party-loving girl of the 21st Generation. She loves to attend parties and events with her family and friends. But she is terrible at remembering the dates of these events. Mary has a list of dates of these event... read more
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Software Developer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Maximum Subarray SumGiven an array of numbers, find the maximum sum of any contiguous subarray of the array. For example, given the array [34, -50, 42, 14, -5, 86], the maximum sum would be 137, since we would take elements 42, 14, -5, and ... read more
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Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Hackerrank - Hackerrank test including multiple choice and 2 programming questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Garbage collector internal implementation algorithm
  • Ans. 

    Garbage collector is an automatic memory management system in Java that reclaims memory by deallocating objects no longer in use.

    • Garbage collector uses different algorithms like Mark-Sweep, Mark-Compact, and Copying to reclaim memory.

    • Mark-Sweep algorithm marks objects as reachable or unreachable, then sweeps through and deletes the unreachable objects.

    • Mark-Compact algorithm moves reachable objects to one end of the mem...

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Senior Java Developer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Delete Kth node From EndYou have been given a singly Linked List of 'N' nodes with integer data and an integer 'K'. Your task is to remove the Kth node from the end of the given Linked List. For example: The given linked list is 1 -> 2 -... read more
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Legal and complaince department Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 6 Feb 2025

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed before Feb 2024.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Focus more on finance and regulatory matters.

Round 2 - Case Study 

Situation based question were asked

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Anything can be asked

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and try to excute your skills well.

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Summer Intern Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 16 May 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed in Apr 2024.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Aptitude test + Coding questions: 3

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Leetcode Dp, BST, Graph problems were asked. Aptitude test was cs fundamentals

Summer Intern Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. There are 8 bottles of milk out of which one bottle is poisoned. What will be the minimum number of persons required to find the poisoned bottle if the person dies within 24 hours of drinking the poison. You have only 24 hours.
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Manager Interview Questions & Answers

user image Aki Pradeep kumar

posted on 6 May 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Coding Test in coderpad

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding test in coderpad

Round 3 - Coding Test 

System design round and discussion around it

Round 4 - Case Study 

Technical discussion on my current role

Round 5 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Do not remember

Manager Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. There is a chairman of a conglomerate. He has been on the post for 10 years, and is extremely dominating. He treats the various business heads like children, not letting them take any major decision. While the chairman has negatives, he bel... read more
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. DSA algorithm question
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Docker and kubernetes
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Deployment strategies

Vice President Engineering Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. You have a 2d array {{1,2},{1,3},{5,6}}. Calculate the sum of elements of 1st position in every array with Java 8.
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Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 10 May 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical question asked for fixed income instruments

Top Morgan Stanley Associate Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Can you explain dcf to me? Can dcf be applied to equity?
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Associate Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What is mean of TTR & why required for powder coating process ?
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Director Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 8 May 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is your expectations from the this job?

Top Morgan Stanley Director Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Can you explain FX Option and Credit Default Swap
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Director Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. On what basis would you enhance the pipeline products of the company?
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Morgan Stanley Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Morgan Stanley interview?
Morgan Stanley interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Morgan Stanley interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and Coding Test.
How to prepare for Morgan Stanley interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Morgan Stanley. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Morgan Stanley expect are Financial Services, Investment Banking, Wealth Management, Risk Management and Investment Management.
What are the top questions asked in Morgan Stanley interview?

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How long is the Morgan Stanley interview process?

The duration of Morgan Stanley interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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