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Morgan Stanley’s investment bank reports a quarter to forget

Pre-tax profits down by 17% at the US bank’s institutional securities division

James Gorman, chair and CEO of Morgan Stanley
James Gorman, chair and CEO of Morgan Stanley Photo: Getty Images

Morgan Stanley has topped off a difficult earnings season for large Wall Street investment banks by posting revenue falls across almost all business lines in the division.

The group is the last of the five biggest US banks to report its results for the second quarter, during which most of its rivals struggled with declining revenues across their advisory and trading businesses.

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