Morgan Stanley

One loan is secured by 1,376 single-family rental properties. It's a potential credit strength, because the trust could benefit from lower cash volatility.

The issuer underwriting (UW) rent for data center space is about 17.9% below the sponsor's market rent estimates, leaving potential opportunities for further rent revenue increases.

In their latest assessment of the bond market outlook, Morgan Stanley strategists are challenging the former head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's view that losses are likely to deepen.

They are bullish on equities in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea and recommend an overweight position in developed-market government bonds, including long-dated Treasuries

Gorman, who transformed Morgan Stanley after it nearly collapsed during the global financial crisis, plans to assume the role of executive chairman.

Corporations are navigating shifting geopolitics, and M&A bankers are advising them as they consider selling off faraway units and focusing more on assets closer to home or in friendlier countries.

Three announced deals from Woodward Capital, Redwood Trust and Wells Fargo are set to price before the end of the month; additional transactions are expected soon from Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.

The transaction involving 345 high-balance mortgages is just the third sponsored by Morgan Stanley's mortgage acquisition and trading arm since the financial crisis more than a decade ago.

Morgan Stanley agreed to purchase Eaton Vance for about $7 billion in CEO James Gorman's second major acquisition this year, both of which tilt the investment bank further toward the steadier business of money management.

As they prepare to exit government conservatorship, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have enlisted the investment banks to help them boost capital and evaluate market opportunities.