Morgan Stanley
HSBC, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley take top spots in FX dealer rankings
US dealers tend to have larger books, but face increased competition from European rivals, according to new analysis

MassMutual drives JP Morgan’s FX forwards surge with insurers
Counterparty Radar: Bank’s total values rise 72% in Q4 to crack top 10 dealer rankings for first time since Q2 last year

Athene dominates FX forwards market for US life insurers
Counterparty Radar: Morgan Stanley claims top dealer spot in $56 billion sector

Mutual funds dump two-thirds of FX options positions in Q4
Counterparty Radar: Morgan Stanley Investment Management leads fall in volumes with big cuts to RMB trades
Pimco nearly halves FX forwards book in Q4
Counterparty Radar: West Coast manager’s 45% cuts send Morgan Stanley to fifth place in dealer rankings
Review of 2022: the return of volatility
Russia and the Fed set markets ablaze, while SA-CCR shook up FX swaps
Morgan Stanley IM slashes FX options book
Counterparty Radar: Manager’s reduction tanks JP Morgan’s market share with sector
Morgan Stanley regains FX forwards top spot
Counterparty Radar: US bank dethrones HSBC, which slipped to fourth in Q3
Best Banks Awards 2022: The winners
JP Morgan picks up six awards and BNP Paribas takes three under a new, revamped process
MSIM option strategy set for payout
Manager has spent over $400 million buying options that have yet to generate returns – until now
JP Morgan increases FX options dealer lead as Goldman slips
Counterparty Radar: GSAM up five manager spots amid market decline, while MSIM holds RMB positions steady
HSBC claims top FX forwards spot as US banks fall back
Counterparty Radar: Morgan Stanley falls from pole position for first time since Q2 2021 amid wider volume decline
FX HedgePool to push into spot market by year end
Buy-side P2P swaps matching engine to launch new service for WM/R benchmark
MSIM cuts third of FX options volume amid market contraction
Counterparty Radar: Manager pares $13bn of USD/RMB trades, deals blow to BNP’s market share
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
Morgan Stanley solidifies forwards lead as Citi and BNP slip
Counterparty Radar: Non-G10 pairs regain momentum despite dip in total positions in Q3
SA-CCR brings little succour for FX dealers and clients
Spreads on swaps and forwards likely to widen as banks adjust to capital-intensive regime
Morgan Stanley bests Citi as top forwards shop for US funds
Counterparty Radar: A $30bn boost from Vanguard sends MS to top of Q2 charts
PoP goes FXPB: prime of prime fizzes, but isn’t to all tastes
Sources report ebullient growth among PoPs, despite lingering wariness around risk redistribution
US mutual funds’ crypto holdings doubled to over $1bn in Q1
BlackRock and MSIM are among 16 US fund managers dipping their toes into crypto investing
Renminbi splurge lifts BNPP, MSIM in Q1 options data
Counterparty Radar: Morgan Stanley IM is largest options user, following series of huge renminbi calls
Quant fund aims to tame bitcoin, and 39 other digital assets
Ex-Morgan Stanley, Winton vets reimagine institutional risk management for volatile crypto markets
Franklin Templeton and Citi top for FX options
Counterparty Radar: Data shows US bank as top dealer for mutual funds in Q3 and Q4, while Californian manager is biggest user
Vanguard extends forwards dominance as Citi dips
Counterparty Radar: Fund giant responsible for more than a third of total forwards volumes and half of EUR/USD in Q4