Morgan Stanley
Trading positions – August 2010
Energy Risk catches up with the latest appointments, promotions and departures in global commodity markets
Morgan Stanley and UBS boost LLMA membership to 10
Life & Longevity Markets Association gains momentum
Volatility drives UK products towards growth
FTSE and growth products are popular as rising volatility makes income products difficult to structure
Lee reappears at Deutsche Bank as head of GMIP and db-X, Asia
Chris Lee has taken over global market investment products and the db-x division in Asia for Deutsche Bank. Formerly head of the structured products group at UBS, Lee started at Deutsche in the last week of June.
Locking in principal protection
Merchant Capital is offering UK investors an at-risk growth product linked that locks in capital protection should the daily closing be at or above 110% of the initial level. Morgan Stanley is the issuer.
Morgan Stanley Jump
Morgan Stanley has issued Jump Securities, a structured products based on the performance of a basket composed of the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund and the Dow Jones Eurostoxx 50. Principal is not protected and the upside above the target…
NY Fed attacks article on AIG debacle
New York Fed general counsel Thomas Baxter takes issue with New York Times article which says Fed ignored advice from advisers on AIG counterparty CDS issue
Asian demand spurs commodities boom
Asian demand for commodities continues to be insatiable. Alex Davis looks at how western investment banks are looking to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the growth
UK Wrap: Growth and income products proliferate despite rising volatility
Growth and income plans were by far the most popular style of product over the past three weeks, thereby disproving the previous UK wrap prediction that autocall products would increase in popularity
ETF Securities offers emerging markets and G10 currency exposure
Exchange-traded currencies target retail and institutional investors
Morgan Stanley bolsters EQD team
Newcomers to focus on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Funding valuation – a clear and present future
In this roundtable, three leading swaps dealers discuss the changes in derivatives pricing – and in particular, the use of OIS as a discount rate for collateralised derivatives trades.
Morgan Stanley’s metrics in Cruz control
Marcelo Cruz Morgan Stanley's new global head of operational risk measurement and metrics
Increased volatility could help structure attractive returns
Widening bond spreads and market volatility will result in more interesting structured products, according to Morgan Stanley. The spikes in volatility that followed news of a hung parliament in the UK and the disagreements over a bail-out package for…
Asia Risk commodity derivatives rankings 2010
Goldman takes the commodity derivatives crown
Law firm of the year
Davis Polk & Wardwell
