Morgan Stanley
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
Citi extends lead in FX forwards, BNP Paribas climbs
Counterparty Radar: Total value of forwards positions jumps 11% after second-quarter dip
FX Markets Asia Awards 2020: Best execution algorithm provider – Morgan Stanley
Facing evolving demands in a world struck by the Covid‑19 pandemic, Morgan Stanley has adapted to trends and readied a new non-deliverable forward product, while its algo product suite has outshone its peers
FX Markets Asia Awards 2020: The winners
Citi lands four wins in this year’s awards
On dealer and currency choices, big US funds differ
Pimco, Vanguard and other fund giants account for up to 60% of forwards trades – but have very different hedging needs and dealer panels
Filings reveal biggest FX forwards dealers
Counterparty Radar: Group of four banks executed 48% of sector’s trades during second quarter
Morgan Stanley FX loss leaves ill-feeling, questions in wake
Options traders saw odd quotes by US bank months before losses were publicised
Morgan Stanley more than doubles Q4 Ficc revenues
All US banks see Ficc revenues improve substantially in Q4 versus a year ago
Global Ficc COO exits Citadel Securities
After 13 years at Morgan Stanley, Nicola White joined Citadel’s New York office in 2016
FX sales specialist Cifuentes joins BitGo
Formerly at Cboe Global Markets, Andres Cifuentes also worked in prime brokerage at JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley
Mani joins Barclays in macro trading
Rahul Mani’s banking career has spanned Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Nomura
First all-RFR cross-currency swap traded
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley strike landmark €STR v SOFR trade
Morgan Stanley leads US bank peers in Q3 Ficc revenues
Unlike other US banks, Morgan Stanley’s Ficc revenues made significant gains on a quarterly and yearly basis
First cross-currency swap cleared at Eurex
Two more banks onboarding; CCP hoping to extend service to clients in 2020
Hu joins Morgan Stanley in macro sales
After eight years at JP Morgan in London, new role in Hong Kong beckons
BidFX recruits Wai Kin Chan
Morgan Stanley’s former head of e-FX, bank sales and prime brokerage for Asia-Pacific joined earlier this month
Markets diverge on how far Fed will go
“There may be volatility in the markets later this week,” Fed-watcher says
US banks see Ficc earnings drop in Q2 2019
Results subdued due to depressed volatility and low client activity