Morgan Stanley
At US banks, risk-free exposures hit lowest in two years
Just under a third of credit assets carried a 0% risk-weight in Q3
Client margin for swaps hits new record at four FCMs
Required funds at all-time high at BofA, Goldman, JP Morgan and Barclays in November as market turbulence persists
Capital Group spearheads mutual fund trim of IR swaps books
Counterparty Radar: Manager cut 70% of its position in Q3 as space shed roughly $174 billion in holdings
PGIM cuts corporate CDSs as US funds shed volume
Counterparty Radar: Morgan Stanley retains top dealer spot in single-name CDS trades for mutual funds
Booming US fund swaptions market boosts Morgan Stanley
Counterparty Radar: Nomura cements position as leading foreign-owned dealer in the space
PGIM pares back long-bond options bets
Counterparty Radar: Barclays benefits from manager’s Q3 portfolio changes
US banks’ loss-to-VAR ratios fell in Q3
Largest daily trading losses were on average 84% of forecast, compared with 105% in Q2
Morgan Stanley regains FX forwards top spot
Counterparty Radar: US bank dethrones HSBC, which slipped to fourth in Q3
OTC clearing rebounded at G-Sibs in 2021
Trend reverses as bilateral settlement of OTC derivatives loses previous year’s gains
People moves: Capitolis lay-offs, UBS’s new risk chief, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
BofA faces higher G-Sib surcharge, BNPP earns reprieve
Second-largest US lender assigned to 2% capital add-on bucket in latest systemic risk assessment
FCM client margin for swaps hit record high in September
JP Morgan reported the largest monthly increase across the 13 reporting firms
China congress brings new risks to foreign bank JVs
New political risks add to existing challenges for fully controlled ventures in the country
BNP Paribas hires to boost US derivatives push
Clearing relationship managers and electronic trader hired from Citi, Morgan Stanley
MSIM option strategy set for payout
Manager has spent over $400 million buying options that have yet to generate returns – until now
Top US banks set aside $6bn for credit losses in Q3
Quarterly provisions highest in two years
Morgan Stanley’s VAR averaged $61m in Q3
Trading risk indicator surged 33%, second-hottest reading since 2013
US mutual funds pulled back from repo market in Q2
Counterparty Radar: Cash borrowing fell to lowest level since 2020; JP Morgan remains top dealer
PGIM grows sovereign-referencing CDS book in falling market
Counterparty Radar: US mutual funds cut $2bn in single-name swaps in Q2, making largest reductions in SSA trades
Pimco dumps credit options as US funds slim holdings
Counterparty Radar: Space shrinks 30% in Q2 following three consecutive quarters of growth
PGIM increases credit hedges as funds add bought index CDSs
Counterparty Radar: Morgan Stanley added market share, but Goldman stayed top among dealers
BNY Mellon, Schwab would benefit most from SLR relief
A repeat of the pandemic carve-out would boost average ratio across US banks by 45bp
Nomura’s swaptions volume jumps in Q2 on Pimco trades
Counterparty Radar: Japanese bank triples size of US mutual funds book despite market contraction
Don’t fear the repack: why banks will retain inflation swaps role
Counterparties’ increasing use of direct trades does not spell end of intermediation