UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  September 1, 2010


Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Spectrum Global Balanced L.P.
 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
0-26340
 (Commission File Number)
 
13-3782232
 (IRS Employer Identification No.)


c/o Demeter Management LLC
522 Fifth Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10036
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(212) 296-1999
 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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Item 8.01 Other Events

Last year, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup combined certain assets of the Global Wealth Management Group of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated,
including Demeter Management LLC (“Demeter”), the General Partner of the Registrant, and the Smith Barney division of Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
 into a new joint venture, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC (“Morgan Stanley Smith Barney”).  As part of that transaction Ceres Managed Futures
LLC (“Ceres”) was contributed to and, together with Demeter, became wholly-owned subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

Demeter currently serves as commodity pool operator for various legacy Morgan Stanley sponsored commodity pools formed prior to the joint venture and,
similarly, Ceres serves as the commodity pool operator for various legacy Citigroup sponsored commodity pools formed prior to the joint venture.  Combined,
 Demeter and Ceres manage 36 commodity pools with more than $6.3 billion of assets under management.

Since their contribution to the joint venture, Demeter and Ceres have worked closely to align the operations and management of the commodity pools they oversee.  
As a result, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, together with the unanimous support of the Boards of Directors of Demeter and Ceres, has determined that a combination
of the assets and operations of Demeter and Ceres into a single commodity pool operator, Ceres, is in the best interest of limited partners and believes that this
combination will achieve the intended benefits of the joint venture.  Ceres will continue to be wholly-owned by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

The targeted effective date of the combination is on or about November 1, 2010 (the “Effective Date”).

Upon the Effective Date, the members of the Board of Directors of Ceres will be:

Walter Davis, President and Director
Ian Bernstein, Director
Patrick Egan, Director
Alper Daglioglu, Director
Harry Handler, Director
Doug Ketterer, Director
Michael P. McGrath, Director
Jennifer Magro, Chief Financial Officer and Director


 
 

 

 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Date:   September 14, 2010
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Spectrum Global Balanced L.P.                                                                                                                     
 
By:          Demeter Management LLC
as General Partner
 
Name:  Walter Davis
Title:    President