Insights

Market Insights

FOMC Increases Interest Rates by 0.25%

Global Liquidity Team

In June, the markets were largely driven by the FOMC‘s meeting. The FOMC unanimously voted to increase interest rates by 25 basis points to a target range of 1.75%-2.00%.

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Regulatory

European Money Market Fund Reform Transition Plan Announcement

Global Liquidity Team

Morgan Stanley is pleased to announce its money market fund product range in response to the new European Union money market fund regulations.

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Sustainability Council

About the Investment Management Sustainable Investing Council

Jul 11, 2018

The IM Sustainable Investing Council drives IM’s global effort by promoting an overall framework for integrating ESG and ESG standards into IM’s investment processes, product development, measurement, education, client engagement and reporting.

Market Insights

FOMC Increases Interest Rates by 0.25%

Jun 30, 2018

In June, the markets were largely driven by the FOMC‘s meeting. The FOMC unanimously voted to increase interest rates by 25 basis points to a target range of 1.75%-2.00%.

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Regulatory

European Money Market Fund Reform Transition Plan Announcement

Jun 30, 2018

Morgan Stanley is pleased to announce its money market fund product range in response to the new European Union money market fund regulations.

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Sustainability Insight

Sustainable Signals

Jun 11, 2018

In a survey of institutional investors, 70% said they are integrating sustainable investing into their investment process, signaling just how quickly the ESG imperative is catching on.

Market Outlook

An Emerging Markets Approach to ESG

Jan 05, 2018

The Global Emerging Markets Team discusses emerging markets (EM) and the approach they use to incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into their process for picking sustainable countries and companies to invest in.

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Regulatory

Basel III: Impact on the Money Markets

Dec 20, 2017

Basel III—a set of comprehensive reform measures aimed at strengthening the regulation, supervision, and risk management of the banking sector—is having a profound impact on the way banks view capital and deposits from investors. The new regulations are being implemented gradually by 2019, but the effects of the provisions are already being felt in the market as banks have started to adapt their behavior in line with the new rules.

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Regulatory

Basel III: Overview

Dec 20, 2017

Originally released in 2010, Basel III focuses on preparing for bank runs and market stress while working primarily alongside Basel I and II rather than superseding those reforms.

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Regulatory

European Money Market Fund Reform Approved

Dec 14, 2017

On December 7, 2016, the Permanent Representatives Committee approved, on behalf of the Council of the European Union, an agreement with the European Parliament on money market funds.

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Regulatory

The Debt Ceiling and Money Market Funds

Sep 14, 2017

Since March 15, 2017, the U.S. Government has been using extraordinary measures to remain under the debt ceiling. Recent estimates are that these measures are likely to be exhausted in the beginning of October. Learn how our money market funds are positioned in light of this possibility.

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