Securities Lending: Morgan Stanley Dominates Industry Survey

Morgan Stanley was rated the best and biggest equity borrower in Euromoney's International Securities Finance (ISF) 2001 Global Equity Lending Survey.

  

Securities Lending Global Survey Morgan Stanley voted:

  • #1 Overall Borrower
  • #1 in All 3 Regions
  • #1 in 10 out of 12 Categories
Morgan Stanley was rated the best and biggest equity borrower in Euromoney's International Securities Finance (ISF) 2001 Global Equity Lending Survey. Powering past a crowded field of over 20 competitors, Morgan Stanley placed first in the American, European and Asian regions and won the overall best global borrower title.

In a move clearly designed to establish the survey as the industry standard for securities lending performance, ISF improved the methodology and expanded the scope of the survey to properly reflect the critical factors that drive the industry.

Securities lending is a market which is driven by size and breadth of demand, innovation, and market knowledge. Being able to execute in this market requires high levels of professionalism, harnessed technology, and seamless back office capabilities. In winning the survey by a sizeable margin, Morgan Stanley won accolades in all these critical areas.

Morgan Stanley placed first in:
  • Total Revenue to Lenders
  • Consistent and High Balance
  • Breadth of Balance
  • Market Knowledge
  • Innovation and Product Knowledge
  • Synthetic Capabilities
  • Market Development
  • Connectivity and Automation
  • Operations
  • Risk Management and Credit Capacity
The decisive equity lending survey win concludes a year in which Morgan Stanley has been rated the best service provider in both Equity Securities Lending and Prime Brokerage Services (Global Custodian — Spring 2001).