Morgan Stanley
Goldman, JP and BofA face higher G-Sib surcharges
Banks could see an extra 50 basis points of capital add-on without remedial action
Citi’s share of cleared swaps hits new high
Latest quarterly increase, alongside that of Goldman Sachs, bucks trend across top US banks
Morgan Stanley bests Goldman as top US fund single-name CDS dealer
Counterparty Radar: Single-name corporate volume hits record high as Pimco increases positions
MSIM holds half of FX options notionals among US funds
Counterparty Radar: Manager tops up on USD/RMB calls to extend lead and helps Goldman into second place among dealers
Asia moves: Senior hires at Standard Chartered, Barclays and more
Latest job news across the industry
Citi leads US banks in cutting market risk
Aggregate market RWAs across systemic banks down $26 billion, despite Bank of America bucking the trend
US banks see highest number of loss-making days in six years
Wells Fargo, Citi and JP Morgan the worst performers in record-breaking Q4
Top US banks record 14 VAR breaches
JPM, Morgan Stanley, BofA, Citi, Goldman and State Street wrong-footed in volatile end to 2021
Bookstaber: past performance is no guide to future risks
Veteran risk chief says trading gains in wake of LTCM’s demise forged love of agent-based modelling
The Collins flaw: backstop turned binding constraint
US legislative tweak was meant to prevent banks from using their own capital models too liberally. It’s now something different
Op risk data: Morgan Stanley, Capital One’s data breach double trouble
Also: Citi shells out $45m for misleading stock trading info; coding clangers cost Credit Suisse $9m. Data by ORX News
Starting salaries jump for top quant grads
Quant Guide 2022: Goldman’s move to pay postgrads more is pushing up incomes, says programme director
All top US banks below Collins floor
None of the eight systemic banks in the country above the threshold for the first time since 2015
Top US banks released $18.5bn of credit reserves in 2021
JP Morgan reversed over $6bn of PCLs, the most of the group
Led by BofA, US banks doubled distributions in 2021
Stock buybacks and dividends hit $117.7 billion last year
Morgan Stanley curbs SA-CCR impact on core ratio
Impact of early implementation far below original estimates thanks to mitigatory action
People moves: Ice rings changes, new CFTC appointees, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Interest rate swap activity surges ahead of Fed tightening
Counterparty Radar: Managers react to fastest rise in inflation in three decades
Mizuho’s F&O clearing unit boosts client margin by $1.05bn
In contrast, Morgan Stanley reports largest drop over same period
Pimco, Capital Group lead expansion of index CDS market
Counterparty Radar: Total positions reach new high driven by growth of swaps referencing CDX NA IG
Morgan Stanley on heels of Goldman in Q3 CDS data
Counterparty Radar: Sold protection, corporate names fuel growth in US funds’ single-name books
US mutual funds paused inflation bets in Q3
Counterparty Radar: Uncertainty over inflation appears to have dampened trading activity
Client margin up 7% at Bank of America’s swaps unit
Aggregate required client margin across all FCMs at highest point since second quarter of 2020
Morgan Stanley solidifies forwards lead as Citi and BNP slip
Counterparty Radar: Non-G10 pairs regain momentum despite dip in total positions in Q3