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Morgan Stanley - 10-Q quarterly report FY2016 Q3


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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016

OR

¨    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 1-11758

 

 

 

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(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

          1585 Broadway

     New York, NY 10036

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

36-3145972

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

    

         (212) 761-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large Accelerated Filer  x

 

Accelerated Filer  ¨

Non-Accelerated Filer  ¨

 

Smaller reporting company  ¨

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of October 31, 2016, there were 1,872,821,289 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.


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QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

For the quarter ended September 30, 2016

 

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Part I—Financial Information

 

Item 1.   Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 1

Consolidated Statements of Income

 1

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

 2

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 3

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Total Equity

 4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 5

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 6

  1. Introduction and Basis of Presentation

 6

  2. Significant Accounting Policies

 7

  3. Fair Values

 8

  4. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 21

  5. Investment Securities

 28

  6. Collateralized Transactions

 31

  7. Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses

 33

  8. Equity Method Investments

 37

  9. Deposits

 37

10. Long-Term Borrowings and Other Secured Financings

 37

11. Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies

 38

12. Variable Interest Entities and Securitization Activities

 43

13. Regulatory Requirements

 47

14. Total Equity

 49

15. Earnings per Common Share

 50

16. Interest Income and Interest Expense

 51

17. Employee Benefit Plans

 51

18. Income Taxes

 51

19. Segment and Geographic Information

 52

20. Subsequent Events

 54

  Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 55

Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 56

Introduction

 56

Executive Summary

 57

Business Segments

 61

Supplemental Financial Information and Disclosures

 71

Accounting Development Updates

 71

Critical Accounting Policies

 72

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 73

Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 87

Item 4.   Controls and Procedures

 97

Financial Data Supplement (Unaudited)

 98

Part II—Other Information

 

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings

 101

Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 102

Item 5.   Other Information

 102

Item 6.   Exhibits

 102

 

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Available Information

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). You may read and copy any document we file with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the public reference room. The SEC maintains an internet site that contains annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy and information statements and other information that issuers (including us) file electronically with the SEC. Our electronic SEC filings are available to the public at the SEC’s internet site, www.sec.gov.

Our internet site is www.morganstanley.com. You can access our Investor Relations webpage at www.morganstanley.com/about-us-ir. We make available free of charge, on or through our Investor Relations webpage, our proxy statements, Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. We also make available, through our Investor Relations webpage, via a link to the SEC’s internet site, statements of beneficial ownership of our equity securities filed by our directors, officers, 10% or greater shareholders and others under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

You can access information about our corporate governance atwww.morganstanley.com/about-us-governance. Our Corporate Governance webpage includes:

 

  

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation;

  

Amended and Restated Bylaws;

  

Charters for its Audit Committee, Compensation, Management Development and Succession Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee, Operations and Technology Committee, and Risk Committee;

  

Corporate Governance Policies;

  

Policy Regarding Communication with the Board of Directors;

  

Policy Regarding Director Candidates Recommended by Shareholders;

  

Policy Regarding Corporate Political Activities;

  

Policy Regarding Shareholder Rights Plan;

  

Equity Ownership Commitment;

  

Code of Ethics and Business Conduct;

  

Code of Conduct; and

  

Integrity Hotline Information.

Morgan Stanley’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct applies to all directors, officers and employees, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer. We will post any amendments to the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and any waivers that are required to be disclosed by the rules of either the SEC or the New York Stock Exchange LLC (“NYSE”) on our internet site. You can request a copy of these documents, excluding exhibits, at no cost, by contacting Investor Relations, 1585 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 (212-761-4000). The information on our internet site is not incorporated by reference into this report.

 

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Item 1. Financial Statements

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Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
in millions, except per share data       2016              2015              2016              2015       

Revenues

    

Investment banking

 $1,225   $1,313   $3,556   $4,284  

Trading

  2,609    2,026    7,420    8,649  

Investments

  87    (119  179    408  

Commissions and fees

  991    1,115    3,066    3,459  

Asset management, distribution and administration fees

  2,686    2,732    7,943    8,155  

Other

  308    (62  631    406  

Total non-interest revenues

  7,906    7,005    22,795    25,361  

Interest income

  1,734    1,451    5,148    4,321  

Interest expense

  731    689    2,333    2,265  

Net interest

  1,003    762    2,815    2,056  

Net revenues

  8,909    7,767    25,610    27,417  

Non-interest expenses

    

Compensation and benefits

  4,097    3,437    11,795    12,366  

Occupancy and equipment

  339    341    997    1,034  

Brokerage, clearing and exchange fees

  491    485    1,440    1,435  

Information processing and communications

  456    447    1,327    1,300  

Marketing and business development

  130    158    418    487  

Professional services

  489    576    1,550    1,660  

Other

  526    849    1,481    2,079  

Total non-interest expenses

  6,528    6,293    19,008    20,361  

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

  2,381    1,474    6,602    7,056  

Provision for income taxes

  749    423    2,160    1,704  

Income from continuing operations

  1,632    1,051    4,442    5,352  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

  8    (2  1    (9

Net income

 $1,640   $1,049   $4,443   $5,343  

Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests

  43    31    130    124  

Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley

 $1,597   $1,018   $4,313   $5,219  

Preferred stock dividends and other

  79    79    314    301  

Earnings applicable to Morgan Stanley common shareholders

 $1,518   $939   $3,999   $4,918  

Earnings per basic common share

    

Income from continuing operations

 $0.82   $0.49   $2.15   $2.57  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

  0.01           

Earnings per basic common share

 $0.83   $0.49   $2.15   $2.57  

Earnings per diluted common share

    

Income from continuing operations

 $0.80   $0.48   $2.11   $2.52  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

  0.01          (0.01

Earnings per diluted common share

 $0.81   $0.48   $2.11   $2.51  

Dividends declared per common share

 $0.20   $0.15   $0.50   $0.40  

Average common shares outstanding

    

Basic

  1,838    1,904    1,863    1,916  

Diluted

  1,879    1,949    1,898    1,958  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 1 September 2016 Form 10-Q


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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

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Three Months Ended

September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
$ in millions        2016              2015              2016              2015       

Net income

  $1,640   $1,049   $4,443   $5,343  

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

     

Foreign currency translation adjustments1

  $43   $(61 $360   $(249

Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities2

   (99  100    439    72  

Pension, postretirement and other

   (1  4    (5  3  

Change in net debt valuation adjustments3

   (93     255     

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

  $(150 $43   $1,049   $(174

Comprehensive income

  $1,490   $1,092   $5,492   $5,169  

Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests

   43    31    130    124  

Other comprehensive income (loss) applicable to noncontrolling interests

   15    15    151    (3

Comprehensive income applicable to Morgan Stanley

  $1,432   $1,046   $5,211   $5,048  

 

1.

Amounts include Provision for (benefit from) income taxes of $(30) million and $30 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2016 (“current quarter”) and the quarter ended September 30, 2015 (“prior year quarter”), respectively, and $(204) million and $150 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2016 (“current year period”) and the nine months ended September 30, 2015 (“prior year period”), respectively.

2.

Amounts include Provision for (benefit from) income taxes of $(58) million and $57 million in the current quarter and prior year quarter, respectively, and $256 million and $41 million in the current year period and prior year period, respectively.

3.

Debt valuation adjustments (“DVA”) represent the change in the fair value resulting from fluctuations in the Firm’s credit spreads and other credit factors related to liabilities carried at fair value, primarily related to certain Long-term and Short-term borrowings. Amounts include Provision for (benefit from) income taxes of $(50) millionand $150 million in the current quarter and current year period, respectively. See Notes 2 and 14 for further information.

 

September 2016 Form 10-Q 2 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


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Consolidated Balance Sheets  LOGO

(Unaudited)

 

$ in millions, except share data  

At

September 30,
2016

  

At

December 31,
2015

 

Assets

   

Cash and due from banks

  $26,899   $19,827  

Interest bearing deposits with banks

   15,653    34,256  

Trading assets, at fair value ($156,351 and $127,627 were pledged to various parties)

   273,151    239,505  

Investment securities (includes $65,732 and $66,759 at fair value)

   78,956    71,983  

Securities purchased under agreements to resell (includes $554and $806 at fair value)

   90,579    87,657  

Securities borrowed

   126,280    142,416  

Customer and other receivables

   51,411    45,407  

Loans:

 

   

Held for investment (net of allowance of $287 and $225)

   80,400    72,559  

Held for sale

   12,108    13,200  

Goodwill

   6,584    6,584  

Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $2,354and $2,130)

   2,747    2,984  

Other assets

   49,123    51,087  

Total assets

  $813,891   $787,465  

Liabilities

   

Deposits (includes $60 and $125 at fair value)

  $151,843   $156,034  

Short-term borrowings (includes $408 and $1,648 at fair value)

   914    2,173  

Trading liabilities, at fair value

   136,299    128,455  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (includes $745and $683 at fair value)

   46,936    36,692  

Securities loaned

   16,515    19,358  

Other secured financings (includes $3,746 and $2,854 at fair value)

   9,812    9,464  

Customer and other payables

   194,007    186,626  

Other liabilities and accrued expenses

   15,176    18,711  

Long-term borrowings (includes $38,747 and $33,045 at fair value)

   163,927    153,768  

Total liabilities

   735,429    711,281  

Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 11)

   

Equity

   

Morgan Stanley shareholders’ equity:

   

Preferred stock (see Note 14)

   7,520    7,520  

Common stock, $0.01 par value:

   

Shares authorized: 3,500,000,000; Shares issued:2,038,893,979; Shares outstanding: 1,876,466,446 and 1,920,024,027

   20    20  

Additional paid-in capital

   22,995    24,153  

Retained earnings

   52,545    49,204  

Employee stock trusts

   2,839    2,409  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

   (1,070  (1,656

Common stock held in treasury, at cost, $0.01 par value (162,427,533 and 118,869,952 shares)

   (4,861  (4,059

Common stock issued to employee stock trusts

   (2,839  (2,409

Total Morgan Stanley shareholders’ equity

   77,149    75,182  

Noncontrolling interests

   1,313    1,002  

Total equity

   78,462    76,184  

Total liabilities and equity

  $813,891   $787,465  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 3 September 2016 Form 10-Q


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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Total Equity  LOGO

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015

(Unaudited)

 

$ in millions 

Preferred

Stock

  

Common

Stock

  

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

  

Retained

Earnings

  

Employee

Stock

Trusts

  

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

  

Common

Stock

Held in

Treasury

at Cost

  

Common

Stock

Issued to

Employee

Stock

Trusts

  

Non-

controlling

Interests

  

Total

Equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2015

 $7,520   $20   $24,153   $49,204   $2,409   $(1,656 $(4,059 $(2,409 $1,002   $76,184  

Cumulative adjustment for accounting change related to DVA1

           312       (312            

Net adjustment for accounting change related to consolidation2

                          106    106  

Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley

           4,313                   4,313  

Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests

                          130    130  

Dividends

           (1,284                 (1,284

Shares issued under employee plans and related tax effects

        (1,168     430       2,106    (430     938  

Repurchases of common stock and employee tax withholdings

                    (2,908        (2,908

Net change in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

                 898          151    1,049  

Other net increase (decreases)

        10                   (76  (66

Balance at September 30, 2016

 $7,520   $20   $22,995   $52,545   $2,839   $(1,070 $(4,861 $(2,839 $1,313   $78,462  

Balance at December 31, 2014

 $6,020   $20   $24,249   $44,625   $2,127   $(1,248 $(2,766 $(2,127 $1,204   $72,104  

Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley

           5,219                   5,219  

Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests

                          124    124  

Dividends

           (1,098                 (1,098

Shares issued under employee plans and related tax effects

        (356     272       1,445    (272     1,089  

Repurchases of common stock and employee tax withholdings

                    (2,135        (2,135

Net change in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

                 (171        (3  (174

Issuance of preferred stock

  1,500       (7                    1,493  

Deconsolidation of certain legal entities associated with a real estate fund

                          (191  (191

Other net decreases

        (10                 (1  (11

Balance at September 30, 2015

 $7,520   $20   $23,876   $48,746   $2,399   $(1,419 $      (3,456 $(2,399 $1,133   $      76,420  

 

1.

In accordance with the early adoption of a provision of the accounting update Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, a cumulative catch up adjustment was recorded as of January 1, 2016 to move the cumulative DVA amount, net of noncontrolling interest and tax, related to outstanding liabilities under the fair value option election from Retained earnings into Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”). See Notes 2 and 14 for further information.

2.

In accordance with the accounting update Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, a net adjustment was recorded as of January 1, 2016 to consolidate or deconsolidate certain entities under the new guidance. See Note 2 for further information.

 

September 2016 Form 10-Q 4 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  LOGO

(Unaudited)

 

   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
$ in millions        2016              2015       

Cash flows from operating activities

   

Net income

  $4,443   $5,343  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:

   

(Income) loss from equity method investments

   39    (118

Compensation payable in common stock and options

   794    836  

Depreciation and amortization

   1,357    1,023  

Net gain on sale of available for sale securities

   (127  (74

Impairment charges

   102    91  

Provision for credit losses on lending activities

   138    47  

Other operating adjustments

   (36  264  

Changes in assets and liabilities:

   

Trading assets, net of Trading liabilities

   (20,509  39,775  

Securities borrowed

   16,136    (11,537

Securities loaned

   (2,843  (4,575

Customer and other receivables and other assets

   (2,800  5,842  

Customer and other payables and other liabilities

   3,798    10,351  

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

   (2,922  (43,918

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

   10,244    (11,313

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities

   7,814    (7,963

Cash flows from investing activities

   

Proceeds from (payments for):

   

Other assets—Premises, equipment and software, net

   (941  (964

Changes in loans, net

   (7,709  (11,313

Investment securities:

   

Purchases

   (41,230  (32,133

Proceeds from sales

   28,960    32,788  

Proceeds from paydowns and maturities

   5,956    4,285  

Other investing activities

   (24  (61

Net cash used for investing activities

   (14,988  (7,398

Cash flows from financing activities

   

Net proceeds from (payments for):

   

Short-term borrowings

   (1,233  (279

Noncontrolling interests

   (47  (70

Other secured financings

   (278  (1,677

Deposits

   (4,191  13,682  

Proceeds from:

   

Excess tax benefits associated with stock-based awards

   51    180  

Derivatives financing activities

      392  

Issuance of preferred stock, net of issuance costs

      1,493  

Issuance of long-term borrowings

   27,528    30,159  

Payments for:

   

Long-term borrowings

   (22,902  (17,615

Derivatives financing activities

   (120  (372

Repurchases of common stock and employee tax withholdings

   (2,908  (2,135

Cash dividends

   (1,311  (1,096

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

   (5,411  22,662  

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

   1,054    (767

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

   (11,531  6,534  

Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period

   54,083    46,984  

Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period

  $42,552   $53,518  

Cash and cash equivalents include:

   

Cash and due from banks

  $26,899   $19,244  

Interest bearing deposits with banks

   15,653    34,274  

Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period

  $        42,552   $        53,518  

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

Cash payments for interest were $1,784 million and $1,456 million.

Cash payments for income taxes, net of refunds, were $504 million and $541 million.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 5 September 2016 Form 10-Q


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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1. Introduction and Basis of Presentation

The Firm

Morgan Stanley, a financial holding company, is a global financial services firm that maintains significant market positions in each of its business segments—Institutional Securities, Wealth Management and Investment Management. Morgan Stanley, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides a wide variety of products and services to a large and diversified group of clients and customers, including corporations, governments, financial institutions and individuals. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Morgan Stanley” or the “Firm” mean Morgan Stanley (the “Parent”) together with its consolidated subsidiaries.

For a description of the clients and principal products and services of each of the Firm’s business segments, see Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in the Firm’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the “2015 Form 10-K”).

Basis of Financial Information

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which require the Firm to make estimates and assumptions regarding the valuations of certain financial instruments, the valuation of goodwill and intangible assets, compensation, deferred tax assets, the outcome of legal and tax matters, allowance for credit losses and other matters that affect its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Firm believes that the estimates utilized in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements are prudent and reasonable. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Firm’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the 2015 Form 10-K. Certain footnote disclosures included in the 2015 Form 10-K have been condensed or omitted from the consolidated financial statements as they are not required for interim reporting under U.S. GAAP. The consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal, recurring nature that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for the fair presentation of the results for the interim period. The results of opera-

tions for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year.

Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Firm, its wholly owned subsidiaries and other entities in which the Firm has a controlling financial interest, including certain variable interest entities (“VIE”) (see Note 12). For consolidated subsidiaries that are less than wholly owned, the third-party holdings of equity interests are referred to as noncontrolling interests. The net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for such subsidiaries is presented as Net income (loss) applicable to noncontrolling interests in the consolidated statements of income. The portion of shareholders’ equity of such subsidiaries that is attributable to noncontrolling interests for such subsidiaries is presented as noncontrolling interests, a component of total equity, in the consolidated balance sheets.

For a discussion of the Firm’s VIEs and its significant regulated U.S. and international subsidiaries, see Notes 1 and 2 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K. See also Note 2 herein.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Presentation

The adoption of the accounting update, Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis (see Note 2) on January 1, 2016, resulted in a net noncash increase in total assets of $126 million. In the prior year period, the Firm deconsolidated approximately $191 million in net assets previously attributable to noncontrolling interests that were related to a real estate fund sponsored by the Firm. The deconsolidation resulted in a non-cash reduction of assets of $169 million.

Global Oil Merchanting Business

As a result of entering into a definitive agreement to sell the global oil merchanting unit of the commodities division to Castleton Commodities International LLC, on May 11, 2015, the Firm recognized an impairment charge of $10 million in the prior year quarter and $69 million in the prior year period in Other revenues to reduce the carrying amount of the unit to its estimated fair value less costs to sell. The Firm closed the transaction on November 1, 2015. The transaction did not meet the criteria for discontinued operations and did not have a material impact on the Firm’s financial results.

 

 

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2. Significant Accounting Policies

For a detailed discussion about the Firm’s significant accounting policies, see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K.

During the current year period, other than the following, there were no significant updates made to the Firm’s significant accounting policies.

Accounting Standards Adopted

The Firm adopted the following accounting updates as of January 1, 2016.

 

 

Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.    In January 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued an accounting update that changes the requirements for the recognition and measurement of certain financial assets and financial liabilities. The Firm early adopted the provision in this guidance relating to liabilities measured at fair value pursuant to a fair value option election that requires presenting unrealized DVA in Other comprehensive income (loss) (“OCI”), a change from the previous requirement to present DVA in net income. Realized DVA amounts will be recycled from AOCI to Trading revenues. DVA amounts from periods prior to adoption remain in

  

Trading revenues as previously reported. A cumulative catch up adjustment, net of noncontrolling interests and tax, of $312 million was recorded as of January 1, 2016 to move the cumulative DVA loss amount from Retained earnings into AOCI.

Other provisions of this rule may not be early adopted and will be effective January 1, 2018, and are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis.    In February 2015, the FASB issued an accounting update that provides a new consolidation model for certain entities, such as investment funds and limited partnerships. The adoption on January 1, 2016, increased total assets by $131 million, reflecting consolidations of $206 million net of deconsolidations of $75 million. The consolidations resulted primarily from certain funds in Investment Management where the Firm acts as a general partner.

Goodwill

The Firm completed its annual goodwill impairment testing at July 1, 2016. The Firm’s impairment testing did not indicate any goodwill impairment, as each of the Firm’s reporting units with goodwill had a fair value that was substantially in excess of its carrying value.

 

 

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3. Fair Values

Fair Value Measurement

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

 

$ in millions  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Counterparty and Cash
Collateral Netting
  At September 30,
2016
 

Assets at Fair Value

      

Trading assets:

      

U.S. government and agency securities:

      

U.S. Treasury securities

  $23,199   $  $        $   $23,199  

U.S. agency securities

   2,020    25,398    8       27,426  

Total U.S. government and agency securities

   25,219    25,398    8       50,625  

Other sovereign government obligations

   21,437    6,975    12       28,424  

Corporate and other debt:

      

State and municipal securities

      2,247    4       2,251  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

      811    188       999  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

      1,427    64       1,491  

Asset-backed securities

      115    12       127  

Corporate bonds

      12,896    199       13,095  

Collateralized debt and loan obligations

      403    85       488  

Loans and lending commitments1

      5,057    4,155       9,212  

Other debt

      892    246       1,138  

Total corporate and other debt

      23,848    4,953       28,801  

Corporate equities2

   113,805    338    336       114,479  

Securities received as collateral

   12,535    4    1       12,540  

Derivative and other contracts:

      

Interest rate contracts

   648    417,114    1,116       418,878  

Credit contracts

      14,208    516       14,724  

Foreign exchange contracts

   124    51,072    6       51,202  

Equity contracts

   1,363    40,194    1,864       43,421  

Commodity contracts

   2,225    7,279    4,098       13,602  

Other

      25          25  

Netting3

   (3,758  (444,890  (2,172  (57,947  (508,767

Total derivative and other contracts

   602    85,002    5,428    (57,947  33,085  

Investments4:

      

Principal investments

   33    19    726       778  

Other

   609    276    210       1,095  

Total investments

   642    295    936       1,873  

Physical commodities

      179          179  

Total trading assets4

   174,240    142,039    11,674    (57,947  270,006  

Investment securities—AFS securities

   28,997    36,735          65,732  

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

      554          554  

Intangible assets

      3          3  

Total assets measured at fair value

  $            203,237   $            179,331   $              11,674         $(57,947 $                    336,295  

Liabilities at Fair Value

      

Deposits

  $  $29   $31         $  $60  

Short-term borrowings

      406    2       408  

Trading liabilities:

      

U.S. government and agency securities:

      

U.S. Treasury securities

   9,500             9,500  

U.S. agency securities

   786    96          882  

Total U.S. government and agency securities

   10,286    96          10,382  

Other sovereign government obligations

   18,685    2,110          20,795  

Corporate and other debt:

      

State and municipal securities

      230          230  

Asset-backed securities

      477          477  

Corporate bonds

      5,873    13       5,886  

Other debt

      17    3       20  

Total corporate and other debt

      6,597    16       6,613  

Corporate equities2

   44,980    50    19       45,049  

Obligation to return securities received as collateral

   20,929    5    1       20,935  

Derivative and other contracts:

      

Interest rate contracts

   690    396,224    1,075       397,989  

Credit contracts

      14,765    1,399       16,164  

Foreign exchange contracts

   22    56,108    113       56,243  

Equity contracts

   1,305    43,623    1,724       46,652  

Commodity contracts

   2,002    5,860    2,804       10,666  

Other

      76          76  

Netting3

   (3,758  (444,890  (2,172  (44,449  (495,269

Total derivative and other contracts

   261    71,766    4,943    (44,449  32,521  

Physical commodities

      4          4  

Total trading liabilities

   95,141    80,628    4,979    (44,449  136,299  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

      596    149       745  

Other secured financings

      3,296    450       3,746  

Long-term borrowings

   43    36,662    2,042       38,747  

Total liabilities measured at fair value

  $95,184   $121,617   $7,653         $(44,449 $180,005  

 

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Collateral Netting
  At December 31,
2015
 

Assets at Fair Value

     

Trading assets:

     

U.S. government and agency securities:

     

U.S. Treasury securities

 $17,658   $  $        $  $17,658  

U.S. agency securities

  797    17,886          18,683  

Total U.S. government and agency securities

  18,455    17,886          36,341  

Other sovereign government obligations

  13,559    7,400    4       20,963  

Corporate and other debt:

     

State and municipal securities

     1,651    19       1,670  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

     1,456    341       1,797  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     1,520    72       1,592  

Asset-backed securities

     494    25       519  

Corporate bonds

     9,959    267       10,226  

Collateralized debt and loan obligations

     284    430       714  

Loans and lending commitments1

     4,682    5,936       10,618  

Other debt

     2,263    448       2,711  

Total corporate and other debt

     22,309    7,538       29,847  

Corporate equities2

  106,296    379    433       107,108  

Securities received as collateral

  11,221    3    1       11,225  

Derivative and other contracts:

     

Interest rate contracts

  406    323,586    2,052       326,044  

Credit contracts

     22,258    661       22,919  

Foreign exchange contracts

  55    64,608    292       64,955  

Equity contracts

  653    38,552    1,084       40,289  

Commodity contracts

  3,140    10,654    3,358       17,152  

Other

     219          219  

Netting3

  (3,840  (380,443  (3,120  (55,562  (442,965

Total derivative and other contracts

  414    79,434    4,327    (55,562  28,613  

Investments4:

     

Principal investments

  20    44    486       550  

Other

  163    310    221       694  

Total investments

  183    354    707       1,244  

Physical commodities

     321          321  

Total trading assets4

  150,128    128,086    13,010    (55,562  235,662  

Investment securities—AFS securities

  34,351    32,408          66,759  

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

     806          806  

Intangible assets

        5       5  

Total assets measured at fair value

 $            184,479   $            161,300   $              13,015         $(55,562 $                    303,232  

Liabilities at Fair Value

     

Deposits

 $  $106   $19         $  $125  

Short-term borrowings

     1,647    1       1,648  

Trading liabilities:

     

U.S. government and agency securities:

     

U.S. Treasury securities

  12,932             12,932  

U.S. agency securities

  854    127          981  

Total U.S. government and agency securities

  13,786    127          13,913  

Other sovereign government obligations

  10,970    2,558          13,528  

Corporate and other debt:

     

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     2          2  

Corporate bonds

     5,035          5,035  

Lending commitments

     3          3  

Other debt

     5    4       9  

Total corporate and other debt

     5,045    4       5,049  

Corporate equities2

  47,123    35    17       47,175  

Obligation to return securities received as collateral

  19,312    3    1       19,316  

Derivative and other contracts:

     

Interest rate contracts

  466    305,151    1,792       307,409  

Credit contracts

     22,160    1,505       23,665  

Foreign exchange contracts

  22    65,177    151       65,350  

Equity contracts

  570    42,447    3,115       46,132  

Commodity contracts

  3,012    9,431    2,308       14,751  

Other

     43          43  

Netting3

  (3,840  (380,443  (3,120  (40,473  (427,876

Total derivative and other contracts

  230    63,966    5,751    (40,473  29,474  

Total trading liabilities

  91,421    71,734    5,773    (40,473  128,455  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     532    151       683  

Other secured financings

     2,393    461       2,854  

Long-term borrowings

     31,058    1,987       33,045  

Total liabilities measured at fair value

 $91,421   $107,470   $8,392   $(40,473 $166,810  

AFS—Availablefor sale

     
1.

At September 30, 2016, loans held at fair value consisted of $7,038 million of corporate loans, $1,338 million of residential real estate loans and $836 million of wholesale real estate loans. At December 31, 2015, loans held at fair value consisted of $7,286 million of corporate loans, $1,885 million of residential real estate loans and $1,447 million of wholesale real estate loans.

2.

For trading purposes, the Firm holds or sells short equity securities issued by entities in diverse industries and of varying sizes.

3.

For positions with the same counterparty that cross over the levels of the fair value hierarchy, both counterparty netting and cash collateral netting are included in the column titled “Counterparty and Cash Collateral Netting.” For contracts with the same counterparty, counterparty netting among positions classified within the same level is included within that shared level. For further information on derivative instruments and hedging activities, see Note 4.

4.

Amounts exclude certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value (“NAV”) per share, which are not classified in the fair value hierarchy. For additional disclosure about such investments, see “Fair Value of Investments Measured at Net Asset Value” herein.

 

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For a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Firm’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K. During the current quarter and current year period, there were no significant updates made to the Firm’s valuation techniques.

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following tables present additional information about Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for all periods presented. Level 3 instruments may be hedged with instruments classified in Level 1 and Level 2. As a result, the realized and unrealized gains (losses) for assets and liabilities within the Level 3 category presented in the following tables do not reflect the related realized and unrealized gains (losses) on hedging instruments that have been classified by the Firm within the Level 1 and/or Level 2 categories.

Additionally, both observable and unobservable inputs may be used to determine the fair value of positions that the Firm has classified within the Level 3 category. As a result, the unrealized gains (losses) during the period for assets and liabilities within the Level 3 category presented in the following tables herein may include changes in fair value during the period that were attributable to both observable and unobservable inputs.

Roll-forward of Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

 

$ in millions Beginning
Balance at
June 30,
2016
  Realized
and
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
  Purchases1  Sales  Issuances  Settlements  Net
Transfers
  Ending
Balance at
September 30,
2016
  Unrealized
Gains
(Losses) at
September 30,
2016
 

Assets at Fair Value

         

Trading assets:

         

U.S. agency securities

 $                  20   $              —   $              —   $(18 $            —   $            —   $            6   $            8   $            —  

Other sovereign government obligations

  2       6    (1        5    12     

Corporate and other debt:

         

State and municipal securities

  10    1       (7           4     

Residential mortgage-backed securities

  216    1    56    (76        (9  188    (12

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

  51    (5  12    (1        7    64    (3

Asset-backed securities

  88    (3  6    (79           12     

Corporate bonds

  276    (55  20    (23        (19  199    (55

Collateralized debt and loan obligations

  109    6    9    (38        (1  85    10  

Loans and lending commitments

  5,418    (12  501    (206     (733  (813  4,155    (12

Other debt

  528       191    (212        (261  246     

Total corporate and other debt

  6,696    (67  795    (642     (733  (1,096  4,953    (72

Corporate equities

  572    (28  42    (36        (214  336    (26

Securities received as collateral

        1            —            1     

Net derivative and other contracts2:

         

Interest rate contracts

  (235  (60  3       (15  11    337    41    (45

Credit contracts

  (1,114  147             2    82    (883  147  

Foreign exchange contracts

  (1  (27           (42  (37  (107  (27

Equity contracts

  (1,473  220    31    (2  (37  567    834    140    239  

Commodity contracts

  1,298    269          (14  (170  (89  1,294    104  

Other

  (11                 11        

Total net derivative and other contracts

  (1,536  549    34    (2  (66  368    1,138    485    418  

Investments:

         

Principal investments

  769    (29  2    (8     (27  19    726    (30

Other

  205    (12              17    210    (6

Total investments

  974    (41  2    (8     (27  36    936    (36

Liabilities at Fair Value

         

Deposits

 $30   $1   $   $  $5   $  $(3 $31   $1  

Short-term borrowings

                    2    2     

Trading liabilities:

         

Corporate and other debt:

         

Corporate bonds

  6    (1  (3  2          7    13    (1

Other debt

  3                      3     

Total corporate and other debt

  9    (1  (3  2          7    16    (1

Corporate equities

  26    2    (2  2          (5  19     

Obligation to return securities received as collateral

           1             1     

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

  150    1                   149    2  

Other secured financings

  441    (11           (2     450    (11

Long-term borrowings

  1,929    (88        193    (147  (21  2,042    (87

 

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$ in millions Beginning
Balance at
December 31,
2015
  Realized
and
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
  Purchases1  Sales  Issuances  Settlements  Net
Transfers
  Ending
Balance at
September 30,
2016
  Unrealized
Gains
(Losses) at
September 30,
2016
 

Assets at Fair Value

         

Trading assets:

         

U.S. agency securities

 $  $              —  $            3   $(37 $            —  $            —  $            42   $            8   $                — 

Other sovereign government obligations

                    4       10    (6        4    12     

Corporate and other debt:

         

State and municipal securities

  19          (16        1    4     

Residential mortgage-backed securities

  341    (14  64    (201        (2  188    (13

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

  72    (17  19    (18        8    64    (15

Asset-backed securities

  25    (4  5    (95        81    12    (3

Corporate bonds

  267    (4  146    (276        66    199    (17

Collateralized debt and loan obligations

  430    9    13    (295        (72  85    16  

Loans and lending commitments

  5,936    (65  921    (860     (986  (791  4,155    (51

Other debt

  448    1    92    (35        (260  246    65  

Total corporate and other debt

  7,538    (94  1,260    (1,796     (986  (969  4,953    (18

Corporate equities

  433    (57  62    (324        222    336    (80

Securities received as collateral

  1                      1     

Net derivative and other contracts2:

         

Interest rate contracts

  260    257    3       (15  (59  (405  41    (156

Credit contracts

  (844  (255  1          155    60    (883  (277

Foreign exchange contracts

  141    (104           (224  80    (107  (102

Equity contracts

  (2,031  334    816    (2  (166  1,083    106    140    172  

Commodity contracts

  1,050    377    33       (20  (312  166    1,294    162  

Total net derivative and other contracts

  (1,424  609    853    (2  (201  643    7    485    (201

Investments:

         

Principal investments

  486    (57  374    (29     (67  19    726    (58

Other

  221    (3     (8           210    (5

Total investments

  707    (60  374    (37     (67  19    936    (63

Intangible assets

  5                   (5      

Liabilities at Fair Value

         

Deposits

 $19   $(1 $  $  $15   $  $(4 $31   $(1

Short-term borrowings

  1                (1  2    2     

Trading liabilities:

         

Corporate and other debt:

         

Corporate bonds

     (3  (7  32          (15  13    (3

Other debt

  4       (1               3     

Total corporate and other debt

  4    (3  (8  32          (15  16    (3

Corporate equities

  17    4    (37  14          29    19    32 

Obligation to return securities received as collateral

  1                      1     

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

  151    2                   149    3  

Other secured financings

  461    (42        69    (44  (78  450    (42

Long-term borrowings

  1,987    (103        366    (262  (152  2,042    91  

 

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$ in millions Beginning
Balance at
June 30,
2015
  Realized
and
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
  Purchases1  Sales  Issuances  Settlements  Net
Transfers
  Ending
Balance at
September 30,
2015
  Unrealized
Gains
(Losses) at
September 30,
2015
 

Assets at Fair Value

         

Trading assets:

         

U.S. agency securities

 $3   $              —  $              —  $            —  $                —  $                —  $(3 $                —  $            — 

Other sovereign government obligations

                  12       5    (4        (2  11     

Corporate and other debt:

         

State and municipal securities

  7    5    12    (5        14    33    5  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

  378    3    59    (55        19    404    4  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

  84    (12  17    (6        (4  79    (12

Asset-backed securities

  19       13    (7        6    31     

Corporate bonds

  479    (25  78    (228     (50  (28  226    (6

Collateralized debt and loan obligations

  660    (7  80    (188           545    (11

Loans and lending commitments

  5,512    (78  939    (156     (1,229  176    5,164    (53

Other debt

  564    (22  9    (4     (1  (16  530    (23

Total corporate and other debt

  7,703    (136  1,207    (649     (1,280  167    7,012    (96

Corporate equities

  486    10    150    (80        9    575    4  

Securities received as collateral

  3          (2           1     

Net derivative and other contracts2:

         

Interest rate contracts

  (236  (137  12       (7  74    383    89    (66

Credit contracts

  (989  210          (74  86    (38  (805  219  

Foreign exchange contracts

  446    42    3          (327  (98  66    45  

Equity contracts

  (2,102  309    16       (50  (187  (27  (2,041  296  

Commodity contracts

  1,205    238             (11     1,432    179  

Total net derivative and other contracts

  (1,676  662    31       (131  (365  220    (1,259  673  

Investments:

         

Principal investments

  581    26    8    (50        (24  541    26  

Other

  300    11    1                312    11  

Total investments

  881    37    9    (50        (24  853    37  

Intangible assets

  6    (1                 5    (1

Liabilities at Fair Value

         

Short-term borrowings

 $  $(2 $  $  $4   $  $63   $69   $(2

Trading liabilities:

         

Corporate and other debt:

         

Corporate bonds

  15    9    (10  23             19    7  

Other debt

  4                      4     

Total corporate and other debt

  19    9    (10  23             23    7  

Corporate equities

  112    72    (50  99          8    97    73  

Obligation to return securities received as collateral

  3       (2              1     

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

  154                      154     

Other secured financings

  168    2          187    (12     341    2  

Long-term borrowings

  2,221    61          237    (81  146    2,462    64  

 

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$ in millions Beginning
Balance at
December 31,
2014
  Realized
and
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)
  Purchases1  Sales  Issuances  Settlements  Net
Transfers
  Ending
Balance at
September 30,
2015
  Unrealized
Gains
(Losses) at
September 30,
2015
 

Assets at Fair Value

         

Trading assets:

         

Other sovereign government obligations

 $41   $(1 $7   $(31 $  $  $(5 $11   $ 

Corporate and other debt:

         

State and municipal securities

     5    14    (1        15    33    5  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

  175    28    172    (57        86    404    19  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

  96    (17  23    (23           79    (19

Asset-backed securities

  76    (1  22    (31        (35  31    4  

Corporate bonds

  386    (19  155    (218     (53  (25  226    (16

Collateralized debt and loan obligations

  1,152    141    320    (709     (331  (28  545    (7

Loans and lending commitments

  5,874    (34  1,860    (95     (2,461  20    5,164    (62

Other debt

  285    (13  30    (14     (25  267    530     

Total corporate and other debt

  8,044    90    2,596    (1,148     (2,870  300    7,012    (76

Corporate equities

  272    57    437    (199        8    575    67  

Securities received as collateral

        1                1     

Net derivative and other contracts2:

         

Interest rate contracts

  (173  (37  16       (22  277    28    89    20  

Credit contracts

  (743  (69  6       (94  86    9    (805  (89

Foreign exchange contracts

  151    133    4       (1  (197  (24  66    133  

Equity contracts

  (2,165  (76  115       (279  252    112    (2,041  (237

Commodity contracts

  1,146    345    2       (112  111    (60  1,432    420  

Total net derivative and other contracts

  (1,784  296    143       (508  529    65    (1,259  247  

Investments:

         

Principal investments

  835    22    20    (109     (187  (40  541     

Other

  323    (5  2    (6        (2  312     

Total investments

  1,158    17    22    (115     (187  (42  853     

Intangible assets

  6                (1     5     

Liabilities at Fair Value

         

Short-term borrowings

 $  $(2 $  $  $60   $  $7   $69   $(2

Trading liabilities:

         

Corporate and other debt:

         

Corporate bonds

  78    6    (25  37          (65  19    6  

Lending commitments

  5    5                      5  

Other debt

  38       (1  7       (39  (1  4     

Total corporate and other debt

  121    11    (26  44       (39  (66  23    11  

Corporate equities

  45    90    (88  128          102    97    90  

Obligation to return securities received as collateral

           1             1     

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

  153    (1                 154     

Other secured financings

  149    (5        223    (36     341    4  

Long-term borrowings

  1,934    159          853    (213  47    2,462    157  

 

1.

Loan originations and consolidations of VIEs are included in purchases.

2.

Net derivative and other contracts represent Trading assets—Derivative and other contracts, net of Trading liabilities—Derivative and other contracts.

 

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Significant Unobservable Inputs Used in Recurring Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

The following disclosures provide information on the valuation techniques, significant unobservable inputs, and their ranges and averages for each major category of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis with a significant Level 3 balance. The level of aggregation and breadth of products cause the range of inputs to be wide and not evenly distributed across the inventory. Further, the range of unobservable inputs may differ across firms in the financial services industry because of diversity in the types of products included in each firm’s inventory. The following disclosures also include qualitative information on the sensitivity of the fair value measurements to changes in the significant unobservable inputs.

Valuation Techniques and Sensitivity of Unobservable Inputs Used in Recurring Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

 

   

Predominant Valuation Techniques/Significant

Unobservable Inputs/Sensitivity

  Range (Weighted Averages or Simple Averages/Median)1
$ in millions    At September 30, 2016  At December 31, 2015

Assets at Fair Value

    

Residential mortgage-backed securities ($188 million and $341 million)

    

Comparable pricing:

  Comparable bond price / (A)  0 to 9 points (6 points)  0 to 75 points (32 points)

Commercial mortgage-backed securities ($64 million and $72 million)

    

Comparable pricing:

  Comparable bond price / (A)  0 to 11 points (2 points)  0 to 9 points (2 points)

Corporate bonds ($199 million and $267 million)

    

Comparable pricing:

  Comparable bond price / (A)  11 to 127 points (75 points)  3 to 119 points (90 points)

Comparable pricing:

  EBITDA multiple / (A)     7 to 9 times (8 times)

Option model:

  At the money volatility / (C)  6% to 33% (25%)   

Structured bond model:

  Discount rate / (C)     15% (15%)

Collateralized debt and loan obligations ($85 million and $430 million)

    

Comparable pricing:

  Comparable bond price / (A)  0 to 80 points (44 points)  47 to 103 points (67 points)

Correlation model:

  Credit correlation / (B)  23% to 65% (52%)  39% to 60% (49%)

Loans and lending commitments ($4,155 million and $5,936 million)

    

Corporate loan model:

  Credit spread / (C)  471 to 815 bps (633 bps)  250 to 866 bps (531 bps)

Margin loan model:

  

Volatility skew / (C)(D)

  20% to 83% (36%)  

14% to 70% (33%)

   

Discount rate / (C)(D)

  

1% to 9% (2%)

  

1% to 4% (2%)

   Credit spread / (C)(D)     62 to 499 bps (145 bps)

Expected recovery:

  Asset coverage / (A)  47% to 99% (85%)   

Option model:

  Volatility skew / (C)  -1% (-1%)  -1% (-1%)

Comparable pricing:

  Comparable loan price / (A)  41 to 100 points (85 points)  35 to 100 points (88 points)

Discounted cash flow:

  Implied weighted average cost of capital / (C)(D)  5% (5%)  6% to 8% (7%)
   Capitalization rate / (C)(D)  4% to 10% (4%)  4% to 10% (4%)

Other debt ($246 million and $448 million)

    

Comparable pricing:

  Comparable loan price / (A)  3 to 87 points (69 points)  4 to 84 points (59 points)

Comparable pricing:

  Comparable bond price / (A)  7 points (7 points)  8 points (8 points)

Option model:

  At the money volatility / (C)(D)  16% to 53% (42%)  16% to 53% (53%)
   Volatility skew / (C)(D)  -1% to 0% (0%)   

Margin loan model:

  Discount rate / (C)     1% (1%)

Discounted cash flow:

  Discount rate / (C)  6% to 12% (11%)   

Corporate equities ($336 million and $433 million)

    

Comparable pricing:

  Comparable equity price / (A)  100% (100%)  100% (100%)

Comparable pricing:

  Comparable price / (A)     50% to 80% (72%)

Market approach:

  EBITDA multiple / (A)     9 times (9 times)

 

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Predominant Valuation Techniques/Significant

Unobservable Inputs/Sensitivity

  Range (Weighted Averages or Simple Averages/Median)1
$ in millions    At September 30, 2016  At December 31, 2015

Net derivative and other contracts2:

    

Interest rate contracts ($41 million and $260 million)

    

Option model:

  Interest rate - Foreign exchange correlation / (A)(D)  28% to 58% (44% / 43%)   
   Interest rate - Foreign exchange correlation / (C)(D)     25% to 62% (43% / 43%)
   Interest rate volatility skew / (A)(D)  31% to 114% (73% / 67%)  29% to 82% (43% / 40%)
   Interest rate quanto correlation / (A)(D)  -10% to 39% (5% / -4%)  -8% to 36% (5% / -6%)
   Interest rate curve correlation / (C)(D)  19% to 95% (72% / 78%)  24% to 95% (60% / 69%)
   Interest rate curve / (C)(D)  1% (1% / 1%)   
   Inflation volatility / (C)(D)  23% to 51% (38% / 37%)   
   Inflation volatility / (A)(D)     58% (58% / 58%)
   Interest rate - Inflation correlation / (A)(D)     -41% to -39% (-41% /  -41%)
   Interest rate volatility concentration liquidity multiple / (C)(D)     0 to 3 times (2 times)

Credit contracts ($(883) million and $(844) million)

    

Comparable pricing:

  Cash synthetic basis / (C)(D)  5 to 12 points (11 points)  5 to 12 points (9 points)
   Comparable bond price / (C)(D)  0 to 75 points (24 points)  0 to 75 points (24 points)

Correlation model:

  Credit correlation / (B)  24% to 83% (46%)  39% to 97% (57%)

Foreign exchange contracts3 ($(107) million and $141 million)

    

Option model:

  Interest rate - Foreign exchange correlation / (A)(D)  28% to 58% (44% / 43%)   
   Interest rate - Foreign exchange correlation / (C)(D)     25% to 62% (43% / 43%)
   Interest rate volatility skew / (A)(D)  31% to 114% (73% / 67%)  29% to 82% (43% / 40%)
   Interest rate curve / (A)(D)  0% (0% / 0%)  0% (0% / 0%)
   Interest rate quanto correlation / (A)(D)  -10% to 39% (5% / -4%)   

Equity contracts3 ($140 million and $(2,031) million)

    

Option model:

  At the money volatility / (A)(D)     16% to 65% (32%)
   At the money volatility / (C)(D)  6% to 64% (34%)   
   Volatility skew / (A)(D)  -4% to 0% (-1%)  -3% to 0% (-1%)
   Equity - Equity correlation / (C)(D)  40% to 96% (71%)  40% to 99% (71%)
   Equity - Foreign exchange correlation / (C)(D)  -70% to 40% (-24%)   
   Equity - Foreign exchange correlation / (A)(D)     -60% to -11% (-39%)
   Equity - Interest rate correlation / (C)(D)  -7% to 52% (15% / 7%)  -29% to 50% (16% / 8%)

Commodity contracts ($1,294 million and $1,050 million)

    

Option model:

  Forward power price / (C)(D)  $9 to $95 ($32) per MWh  $3 to $91 ($32) per MWh
   Commodity volatility / (C)(D)  6% to 57% (18%)   
   Commodity volatility / (A)(D)     10% to 92% (18%)
   Cross commodity correlation / (C)(D)  43% to 99% (93%)  43% to 99% (93%)

 

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Predominant Valuation Techniques/Significant

Unobservable Inputs/Sensitivity

  Range (Weighted Averages or Simple Averages/Median)1
$ in millions    At September 30, 2016  At December 31, 2015

Investments:

    

Principal investments ($726 million and $486 million)

    

Discounted cash flow:

  Implied weighted average cost of capital / (C)(D)  15% to 18% (17%)  16% (16%)
   Exit multiple / (A)(D)  7 to 21 times (6 times)  8 to 14 times (9 times)
   Capitalization rate / (C)(D)     5% to 9% (6%)
   Equity discount rate / (C)(D)     20% to 35% (26%)

Market approach:

  EBITDA multiple / (A)(D)  6 to 25 times (12 times)  8 to 20 times (11 times)
   Forward capacity price / (A)(D)  $4 to $9 ($7)  $5 to $9 ($7)

Comparable pricing:

  Comparable equity price / (A)  75% to 100% (84%)  43% to 100% (81%)

Other ($210 million and $221 million)

    

Discounted cash flow:

  Implied weighted average cost of capital / (C)(D)  9% (9%)  10% (10%)
   Exit multiple / (A)(D)  12 times (12 times)  13 times (13 times)

Market approach:

  EBITDA multiple / (A)  6 to 13 times (11 times)  7 to 14 times (12 times)

Comparable pricing:

  Comparable equity price / (A)  100% (100%)  100% (100%)

Liabilities at Fair Value

    

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ($149 million and $151 million)

    

Discounted cash flow:

  Funding spread / (A)  118 to 122 bps (119 bps)  86 to 116 bps (105 bps)

Other secured financings ($450 million and $461 million)

    

Option model:

  Volatility skew / (C)  -1% (-1%)  -1% (-1%)

Discounted cash flow:

  Discount rate / (C)  4% (4%)  4% to 13% (4%)

Discounted cash flow:

  Funding spread / (A)  81 to 110 bps (96 bps)  95 to 113 bps (104 bps)

Long-term borrowings ($2,042 million and $1,987 million)

    

Option model:

  At the money volatility / (C)(D)  6% to 40% (33%)  20% to 50% (29%)
   Volatility skew / (C)(D)  -2% to 0% (-1%)   
   Volatility skew / (A)(D)     -1% to 0% (-1%)
   Equity - Equity correlation / (A)(D)  41% to 98% (85%)  40% to 97% (77%)
   Equity - Foreign exchange correlation / (C)(D)  -70% to 9% (-37%)  -70% to -11% (-39%)

Option model:

  Interest rate - Foreign exchange correlation / (A)(D)  54% (54% / 54%)   
   Interest rate volatility skew / (A)(D)  25% (25% / 25%)  50% (50%)
   Equity volatility discount / (C)(D)  7% to 12% (10% / 10%)   
   Equity volatility discount / (A)(D)     10% (10%)

Correlation model:

  Credit correlation / (B)     40% to 60% (52%)

Comparable pricing:

  Comparable equity price / (A)  100% (100%)  100% (100%)

bps—Basis points. A basis point equals 1/100th of 1%.

Points—Percentage of par

MWh—Megawatt hours.

EBITDA—Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization

1.

Amounts represent weighted averages except where simple averages and the median of the inputs are provided when more relevant.

2.

Credit valuation adjustments (“CVA”) and funding valuation adjustments (“FVA”) are included in the balance but excluded from the Valuation Technique(s) and Significant Unobservable Inputs in the previous table. CVA is a Level 3 input when the underlying counterparty credit curve is unobservable. FVA is a Level 3 input in its entirety given the lack of observability of funding spreads in the principal market.

3.

Includes derivative contracts with multiple risks (i.e., hybrid products).

Sensitivity of the fair value to changes in the unobservable inputs:

(A)

Significant increase (decrease) in the unobservable input in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.

(B)

Significant changes in credit correlation may result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement. Increasing (decreasing) correlation drives a redistribution of risk within the capital structure such that junior tranches become less (more) risky and senior tranches become more (less) risky.

(C)

Significant increase (decrease) in the unobservable input in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

(D)

There are no predictable relationships between the significant unobservable inputs.

 

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For a description of the Firm’s significant unobservable inputs for all major categories of assets and liabilities, see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K. Following are the updates to significant unobservable inputs disclosed in the 2015 Form 10-K.

 

 

Asset Coveragethe ratio of a borrower’s underlying pledged assets less applicable costs relative to their outstanding debt (while considering the loan’s principal and the seniority and security of the loan commitment).

Fair Value of Investments Measured at Net Asset Value

For a description of the Firm’s investments in private equity funds, real estate funds and hedge funds measured at fair value based on NAV, see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K.

Investments in Certain Funds Measured at NAV per Share

 

  At September 30, 2016  At December 31, 2015 
$ in millions Fair Value  Commitment  Fair Value  Commitment 

Private equity funds

 $          1,650   $                    384   $          1,917   $                    538   

Real estate funds

  1,218    105    1,337    128   

Hedge funds

  277    4    589      

Total

 $3,145   $493   $3,843   $670   

Non-Redeemable Funds by Projected Distribution

 

   Fair Value at September 30, 2016 
$ in millions  Private Equity
Funds
   Real Estate
Funds
 

Less than 5 years

  $                             124    $                             91   

5-10 years

   890     678   

Over 10 years

   636     449   

Total

  $1,650    $1,218   

Restrictions

Investments in hedge funds may be subject to lock-up or gate provisions. A lock-up provision is a provision which provides that during a certain initial period an investor may not make a withdrawal from the fund. A gate provision restricts the amount of redemption that an investor can demand on any redemption date.

Hedge Funds Fair Value by Redemption Frequency

 

    At September 30, 2016 

Quarterly

   55%  

Every Six Months

   27%  

Greater than Six Months

   11%  

Subject to Lock-up Provisions1

   7%  

 

1.

The remaining restriction period for these investments was primarily over three years.

The redemption notice periods for hedge funds were primarily greater than six months. Hedge fund investments representing approximately 28% of the fair value cannot be redeemed as of September 30, 2016 because a gate provision has been imposed by the hedge fund manager, primarily for indefinite periods.

 

 

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Fair Value Option

The Firm elected the fair value option for certain eligible instruments that are risk managed on a fair value basis to mitigate income statement volatility caused by measurement basis differences between the elected instruments and their associated risk management transactions or to eliminate complexities of applying certain accounting models.

Earnings Impact of Instruments under the Fair Value Option

 

$ in millions Trading
Revenues
  Interest
Income
(Expense)
  

Gains (Losses)
Included in

Net Revenues

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

   

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

 $(1 $2   $  

Deposits1

  2          

Short-term borrowings1

  (39      (39)  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase1

  7    (4    

Long-term borrowings1

  (1,068  (116  (1,184)  

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

   

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

 $(2 $6   $  

Deposits1

  (1  (1  (2)  

Short-term borrowings1

  (3      (3)  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase1

  (5  (9  (14)  

Long-term borrowings1

  (3,322  (385  (3,707)  

Three Months Ended September 30, 2015

   

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

 $(1 $2   $  

Short-term borrowings2

  (85      (85)  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase2

      (2  (2)  

Long-term borrowings2

  1,137    (129  1,008   

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

   

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

 $(4 $7   $  

Short-term borrowings2

  (127      (127)  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase2

  4    (5  (1)  

Long-term borrowings2

  2,226    (399  1,827   

 

1.

Gains (losses) are mainly attributable to changes in foreign currency rates or interest rates or movements in the reference price or index for short-term and long-term borrowings before the impact of related hedges. In accordance with the early adoption of a provision of the accounting update Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, unrealized DVA gains (losses) of $(143) million and $405 million are recorded within OCI in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income and not included in this table for the current quarter and current year period, respectively. See Notes 2 and 14 for further information.

2.

Gains (losses) recorded in Trading revenues for the prior year quarter and prior year period are attributable to DVA and the respective remainder is attributable to changes in foreign currency rates or interest rates or movements in the reference price or index for primarily structured notes before the impact of related hedges.

The amounts in the previous table are included within Net revenues and do not reflect gains or losses on related hedging instruments, if any. In addition to the amounts in the previous table, as discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K, instruments within Trading assets or Trading liabilities are measured at fair value.

Gains (Losses) due to Changes in Instrument-Specific Credit Risk

 

  Three Months Ended September 30, 
  2016  2015 
$ in millions Trading
Revenues
  OCI  Trading
Revenues
  OCI 

Short-term and long-term borrowings1

 $                    (5 $    (140 $                435   $        —   

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase1

      (3      —   

Loans and other debt2

  26        (32  —   

Lending commitments3

          5    —   

 

  Nine Months Ended September 30, 
  2016  2015 
$ in millions Trading
Revenues
  OCI  Trading
Revenues
  OCI 

Short-term and long-term borrowings1

 $                  36   $    405   $                  742   $      —   

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase1

              —   

Loans and other debt2

  (88      39    —   

Lending commitments3

  3        13    —   

 

1.

In accordance with the early adoption of a provision of the accounting update, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, for the current quarter and current year period DVA gains (losses) are recorded in OCI when unrealized and in Trading revenues when realized. In the prior year quarter and prior year period, the realized and unrealized DVA gains (losses) are recorded in Trading revenues. The cumulative impact of changes in the Firm’s DVA and the pre-tax amount recognized in AOCI is a loss of $56 million at September 30, 2016. See Notes 2 and 14 for further information.

2.

Loans and other debt instrument-specific credit gains (losses) were determined by excluding the non-credit components of gains and losses, such as those due to changes in interest rates.

3.

Gains (losses) on lending commitments were generally determined based on the differential between estimated expected client yields and contractual yields at each respective period-end.

Contractual Principal Amount In Excess of Fair Value

 

$ in millions  At
September 30,
2016
   

At

December 31,

2015

 

Loans and other debt1

  $                15,408    $                14,095  

Loans 90 or more days past due and/or on nonaccrual status1

   13,409     11,651  

Short-term and long-term borrowings2

   202     508  

 

1.

The majority of the difference between principal and fair value amounts for loans and other debt relates to distressed debt positions purchased at amounts well below par.

2.

Short-term and long-term borrowings do not include structured notes where the repayment of the initial principal amount fluctuates based on changes in a reference price or index.

 

 

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Short-Term and Long-Term Borrowings Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

 

$ in millions  

At

September 30,
2016

   

At

December 31,
2015

 
Business Unit Responsible for Risk Management    

Equity

  $            20,692    $            17,789  

Interest rates

   16,519     14,255  

Credit and foreign exchange

   1,659     2,266  

Commodities

   285     383  

Total

  $39,155    $34,693  

Loans carried at Fair Value which are in Nonaccrual Status

 

$ in millions  

At

September 30,
2016

   

At

December 31,
2015

 

Aggregate fair value of loans in nonaccrual status1

  $              1,530    $              1,853  

 

1.

Includes all loans 90 or more days past due in the amount of $710 million and $885 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

The previous tables exclude non-recourse debt from consolidated VIEs, liabilities related to failed sales of financial assets, pledged commodities and other liabilities that have specified assets attributable to them.

 

 

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis

 

  September 30, 2016  Gains (Losses) for the   
  Carrying
Value1
  Fair Value by Level  Three Months
Ended
  Nine Months
Ended
  

Income Statement

Classification

$ in millions  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  September 30, 2016  

Assets

       

Loans2

 $          6,303   $            —   $        3,296   $        3,007   $111   $41    Other revenues

Other assets—Other investments3,4

  86            86    (3)    (44)   Other revenues

Other assets—Premises, equipment and software costs5,6

  22        22        (29)    (56)   Other revenues if held for sale, otherwise Other expenses

Intangible assets3,6

                  (2)    (2)   Other expenses

Total assets

 $6,411   $   $3,318   $3,093   $77   $(61)   

Liabilities

       

Other liabilities and
accrued expenses2

 $302   $   $236   $66   $52   $98    Other revenues if held for sale, otherwise Other expenses

Total liabilities

 $302   $   $236   $66   $52   $98     
  September 30, 2015  Gains (Losses) for the   
  

Carrying

Value1

  Fair Value by Level  Three Months
Ended
  Nine Months
Ended
  

Income Statement

Classification

$ in millions  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  September 30, 2015  

Assets

       

Loans2

 $          5,089   $   $            3,060   $        2,029   $12   $(201)   Other revenues

Other assets—Other investments3

                      (2)   Other revenues

Other assets—Premises, equipment and software costs5

                  (2)    (24)   Other revenues if held for sale, otherwise Other expenses

Total assets

 $5,089   $   $3,060   $2,029   $10   $(227)   

Liabilities

       

Other liabilities and accrued expenses2

 $427   $   $365   $62   $144   $171   Other revenues if held for sale, otherwise Other expenses

Total liabilities

 $427   $   $365   $62   $144   $171    

 

1.

Carrying values included only those assets that had fair value adjustments during the current quarter and prior year quarter.

2.

Non-recurring changes in the fair value of loans and lending commitments held for investment were calculated using the value of the underlying collateral. Loans and lending commitments held for sale were calculated using recently executed transactions; market price quotations; valuation models that incorporate market observable inputs where possible, such as comparable loan or debt prices and credit default swap spread levels adjusted for any basis difference between cash and derivative instruments; or default recovery analysis where such transactions and quotations are unobservable.

3.

Losses related to Other assets—Other investments and Intangible assets were determined primarily using discounted cash flow models and methodologies that incorporate multiples of certain comparable companies.

4.

Losses related to Other assets—Other investments included a loss of approximately $35 million for the current year period in connection with the sale of solar investments and impairments of the remaining unsold solar investments accounted for under the equity method. The fair value of these investments was determined based on the sales price.

5.

Losses related to Other assets—Premises, equipment and software costs were determined primarily using a default recovery analysis.

6.

Losses related to Other assets—Premises, equipment and software costs and Intangible assets included an impairment charge of approximately $25 million for the current quarter in connection with an oil terminal facility, to reduce the carrying value to its estimated fair value less costs to sell.

 

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Financial Instruments Not Measured at Fair Value

 

   At September 30, 2016   Fair Value by Level 
$ in millions  Carrying
Value
   

Fair

Value

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3 

Financial Assets

          

Cash and due from banks

  $26,899    $26,899    $    26,899    $   $ 

Interest bearing deposits with banks

   15,653     15,653     15,653          

Investment securities—HTM securities

   13,224     13,329     4,544     8,785      

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

   90,025     90,030         87,033     2,997  

Securities borrowed

   126,280     126,282             126,147     135  

Customer and other receivables1

   47,203     47,108         42,382     4,726  

Loans2

   92,508     93,806         19,969     73,837  

Other assets—Cash deposited with clearing organizations or segregated under federal and other regulations or requirements

   30,784     30,784     30,784          

Financial Liabilities

          

Deposits

  $    151,783    $    151,903    $   $151,903    $ 

Short-term borrowings

   506     506         506      

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

   46,191     46,251         43,243             3,008  

Securities loaned

   16,515     16,525         16,525      

Other secured financings

   6,066     6,071         4,665     1,406  

Customer and other payables1

   190,743     190,743         190,743      

Long-term borrowings

   125,180     127,326         127,268     58  

 

   At December 31, 2015   Fair Value by Level 
$ in millions  Carrying
Value
   

Fair

Value

   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3 

Financial Assets

          

Cash and due from banks

  $19,827    $19,827    $    19,827    $   $ 

Interest bearing deposits with banks

   34,256     34,256     34,256          

Investment securities—HTM securities

   5,224     5,188     998     4,190      

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

   86,851     86,837         86,186     651  

Securities borrowed

   142,416     142,414             142,266     148  

Customer and other receivables1

   41,676     41,576         36,752     4,824  

Loans2

   85,759     86,423         19,241         67,182  

Other assets—Cash deposited with clearing organizations or segregated under federal and other regulations or requirements

   31,469     31,469     31,469          

Financial Liabilities

          

Deposits

  $    155,909    $    156,163    $   $156,163    $ 

Short-term borrowings

   525     525         525      

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

   36,009     36,060         34,150     1,910  

Securities loaned

   19,358     19,382         19,192     190  

Other secured financings

   6,610     6,610         5,333     1,277  

Customer and other payables1

   183,895     183,895         183,895      

Long-term borrowings

   120,723     123,219         123,219      

HTM—Held to maturity

1.

Accrued interest, fees, and dividend receivables and payables where carrying value approximates fair value have been excluded.

2.

Amounts include loans measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

 

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At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, notional amounts of approximately $92.1 billion and $99.5 billion, respectively, of the Firm’s lending commitments were held for investment and held for sale, which are not included in the previous table. The estimated fair value of such lending commitments was a liability of $1,410 million and $2,172 million, respectively, at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Had these commitments been accounted for at fair value, $1,073 million would have been categorized in Level 2 and $337 million in Level 3 at September 30, 2016, and $1,791 million would have been categorized in Level 2 and $381 million in Level 3 at December 31, 2015.

 

The carrying values of the remaining assets and liabilities not measured at fair value in the following tables approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. The previous tables exclude certain financial instruments such as equity method investments and all non-financial assets and liabilities such as the value of the long-term relationships with the Firm’s deposit customers. For a further discussion of financial instruments not measured at fair value, see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K.

 

4. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Fair Value, Notional and Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities

 

  Derivative Assets at September 30, 2016 
  Fair Value  Notional 
$ in millions Bilateral
OTC
  Cleared
OTC
  Exchange
Traded
  Total  Bilateral
OTC
  Cleared
OTC
  Exchange
Traded
  Total 

Derivatives designated as accounting hedges

  

Interest rate contracts

 $2,971   $3,471   $  $6,442   $33,772   $69,219   $  $102,991  

Foreign exchange contracts

  24          24    3,355    127       3,482  

Total derivatives designated as accounting hedges

  2,995    3,471       6,466    37,127    69,346       106,473  

Derivatives not designated as accounting hedges1

  

Interest rate contracts

  268,198    144,030    208    412,436    3,696,991    5,940,043    2,054,389    11,691,423  

Credit contracts

  11,977    2,747       14,724    389,167    132,408       521,575  

Foreign exchange contracts

  50,749    305    124    51,178    1,753,186    29,605    18,706    1,801,497  

Equity contracts

  22,739       20,682    43,421    358,008       291,873    649,881  

Commodity contracts

  10,543       3,059    13,602    66,102       87,714    153,816  

Other

  25          25    1,548          1,548  

Total derivatives not designated as accounting hedges

  364,231    147,082    24,073    535,386    6,265,002    6,102,056    2,452,682    14,819,740  

Total gross derivatives2

 $    367,226   $    150,553   $    24,073   $    541,852   $ 6,302,129   $ 6,171,402   $ 2,452,682   $ 14,926,213  

Amounts offset

        

Counterparty netting

  (285,971  (146,721  (21,035  (453,727    

Cash collateral netting

  (52,879  (2,161     (55,040    

Total derivative assets at fair value included in Trading assets

 $28,376   $1,671   $3,038   $33,085      

Amounts not offset3

        

Financial instruments collateral

  (10,464        (10,464    

Other cash collateral

  (174        (174    

Net exposure

 $17,738   $1,671   $3,038   $22,447      

 

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  Derivative Liabilities at September 30, 2016 
  Fair Value  Notional 
$ in millions Bilateral
OTC
  Cleared
OTC
  Exchange
Traded
  Total  Bilateral
OTC
  Cleared
OTC
  Exchange
Traded
  Total 

Derivatives designated as accounting hedges

  

Interest rate contracts

 $  $  $  $  $7   $27   $  $34  

Foreign exchange contracts

  309    23       332    5,494    694       6,188  

Total derivatives designated as accounting hedges

  309    23       332    5,501    721       6,222  

Derivatives not designated as accounting hedges1

  

Interest rate contracts

  251,071    146,712    206    397,989    3,634,398    5,741,556    876,249    10,252,203  

Credit contracts

  13,461    2,703       16,164    453,893    118,266       572,159  

Foreign exchange contracts

  55,515    374    22    55,911    1,826,734    33,421    13,943    1,874,098  

Equity contracts

  25,299       21,353    46,652    374,098       295,580    669,678  

Commodity contracts

  7,723       2,943    10,666    69,764       65,585    135,349  

Other

  76          76    4,429          4,429  

Total derivatives not designated as accounting hedges

  353,145    149,789    24,524    527,458    6,363,316    5,893,243    1,251,357    13,507,916  

Total gross derivatives2

 $    353,454   $    149,812   $    24,524   $    527,790   $ 6,368,817   $ 5,893,964   $ 1,251,357   $ 13,514,138  

Amounts offset

        

Counterparty netting

  (285,971  (146,721  (21,035  (453,727    

Cash collateral netting

  (38,445  (3,097     (41,542    

Total derivative liabilities at fair value included in Trading liabilities

 $29,038   $(6 $3,489   $32,521      

Amounts not offset3

        

Financial instruments collateral

  (11,922     (649  (12,571    

Other cash collateral

  (13  (3     (16    

Net exposure

 $17,103   $(9 $2,840   $19,934      

 

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  Derivative Assets at December 31, 2015 
  Fair Value  Notional 
$ in millions Bilateral
OTC
  Cleared
OTC
  Exchange
Traded
  Total  Bilateral
OTC
  Cleared
OTC
  Exchange
Traded
  Total 

Derivatives designated as accounting hedges

  

Interest rate contracts

 $2,825   $1,442   $  $4,267   $36,999   $35,362   $  $72,361  

Foreign exchange contracts

  166    1       167    5,996    167       6,163  

Total derivatives designated as accounting hedges

  2,991    1,443       4,434    42,995    35,529       78,524  

Derivatives not designated as accounting hedges4

  

Interest rate contracts

  220,289    101,276    212    321,777    4,348,002    5,748,525    1,218,645    11,315,172  

Credit contracts

  19,310    3,609       22,919    585,731    139,301       725,032  

Foreign exchange contracts

  64,438    295    55    64,788    1,907,290    13,402    7,715    1,928,407  

Equity contracts

  20,212       20,077    40,289    316,770       229,859    546,629  

Commodity contracts

  13,114       4,038    17,152    67,449       82,313    149,762  

Other

  219          219    5,684          5,684  

Total derivatives not designated as accounting hedges

  337,582    105,180    24,382    467,144    7,230,926    5,901,228    1,538,532    14,670,686  

Total gross derivatives2

 $    340,573   $    106,623   $    24,382   $    471,578   $ 7,273,921   $ 5,936,757   $ 1,538,532   $ 14,749,210  

Amounts offset

        

Counterparty netting

  (265,707  (104,294  (21,592  (391,593    

Cash collateral netting

  (50,335  (1,037     (51,372    

Total derivative assets at fair value included in Trading assets

 $24,531   $1,292   $2,790   $28,613      

Amounts not offset3

        

Financial instruments collateral

  (9,190        (9,190    

Other cash collateral

  (9        (9    

Net exposure

 $15,332   $1,292   $2,790   $19,414      

 

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  Derivative Liabilities at December 31, 2015 
  Fair Value  Notional 
$ in millions Bilateral
OTC
  Cleared
OTC
  Exchange
Traded
  Total  Bilateral
OTC
  Cleared
OTC
  Exchange
Traded
  Total 

Derivatives designated as accounting hedges

  

Interest rate contracts

 $20   $250   $  $270   $3,560   $9,869   $  $13,429  

Foreign exchange contracts

  56    6       62    4,604    455       5,059  

Total derivatives designated as accounting hedges

  76    256       332    8,164    10,324       18,488  

Derivatives not designated as accounting hedges4

  

Interest rate contracts

  203,004    103,852    283    307,139    4,030,039    5,682,322    1,077,710    10,790,071  

Credit contracts

  19,942    3,723       23,665    562,027    131,388       693,415  

Foreign exchange contracts

  65,034    232    22    65,288    1,868,015    13,322    2,655    1,883,992  

Equity contracts

  25,708       20,424    46,132    332,734       229,266    562,000  

Commodity contracts

  10,864       3,887    14,751    59,169       62,974    122,143  

Other

  43          43    4,114          4,114  

Total derivatives not designated as accounting hedges

  324,595    107,807    24,616    457,018    6,856,098    5,827,032    1,372,605    14,055,735  

Total gross derivatives2

 $    324,671   $    108,063   $    24,616   $    457,350   $ 6,864,262   $ 5,837,356   $ 1,372,605   $ 14,074,223  

Amounts offset

        

Counterparty netting

  (265,707  (104,294  (21,592  (391,593    

Cash collateral netting

  (33,332  (2,951     (36,283    

Total derivative liabilities at fair value included in Trading liabilities

 $25,632   $818   $3,024   $29,474      

Amounts not offset3

        

Financial instruments collateral

  (5,384     (405  (5,789    

Other cash collateral

  (5        (5    

Net exposure

 $20,243   $818   $2,619   $23,680      

OTC—Over-the-counter

1.

Notional amounts include gross notionals related to open long and short futures contracts of $1,714.6 billion and $431.1 billion, respectively. The unsettled fair value on these futures contracts (excluded from this table) of $1,784 million and $55 million is included in Customer and other receivables and Customer and other payables, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets.

2.

Amounts include transactions which are either not subject to master netting agreements or collateral agreements or are subject to such agreements but the Firm has not determined the agreements to be legally enforceable as follows: $4.2 billion of derivative assets and $5.0 billion of derivative liabilities at September 30, 2016, and $4.2 billion of derivative assets and $5.2 billion of derivative liabilities at December 31, 2015.

3.

Amounts relate to master netting agreements and collateral agreements that have been determined by the Firm to be legally enforceable in the event of default but where certain other criteria are not met in accordance with applicable offsetting accounting guidance.

4.

Notional amounts include gross notionals related to open long and short futures contracts of $1,009.5 billion and $653.0 billion, respectively. The unsettled fair value on these futures contracts (excluded from this table) of $1,145 million and $437 million is included in Customer and other receivables and Customer and other payables, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

For information related to offsetting of certain collateralized transactions, see Note 6. For a discussion of the Firm’s derivative instruments and hedging activities, see Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K.

Gains (Losses) on Fair Value Hedges

 

   Gains (Losses) Recognized in Interest Expense 
   

Three Months Ended

September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
$ in millions      2016          2015          2016          2015     

Derivatives

  $(733 $1,531   $2,386   $390  

Borrowings

   790    (1,696  (2,492  (678

Total

  $57   $(165 $(106 $(288

Gains (Losses) on Net Investment Hedges

 

   Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI (effective portion) 
   

Three Months Ended

September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
$ in millions      2016          2015           2016          2015     

Foreign exchange contracts1

  $(60 $210    $(396 $391  

 

1.

Losses of $20 million in the current quarter and $59 million in the current year period recognized in Interest income were related to the forward points on the hedging instruments that were excluded from hedge effectiveness testing. Losses of $37 million in the prior year quarter and $117 million in the prior year period recognized in Interest income were related to the forward points on the hedging instruments that were excluded from hedge effectiveness testing.

 

 

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   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
$ in millions      2016           2015           2016          2015     

Interest rate contracts

  $357    $216    $983   $1,141  

Foreign exchange contracts

   170     91     769    606  

Equity security and index contracts1

   1,415     968     4,360    4,309  

Commodity and other contracts2

   63     164     (61  980  

Credit contracts

   604     152     1,369    871  

Subtotal

  $2,609    $1,591    $7,420   $7,907  

Debt valuation adjustments3

       435        742  

Total trading revenue

  $2,609    $2,026    $7,420   $8,649  

 

1.

Dividend income is included within equity security and index contracts.

2.

Other contracts represent contracts not reported as interest rate, foreign exchange, equity security and index or credit contracts.

3.

In accordance with the early adoption of a provision of the accounting update Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, unrealized DVA gains (losses) in the current quarter and current year period are recorded within OCI in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. In the prior year quarter and prior year period, the DVA gains (losses) were recorded within Trading revenues in the consolidated statements of income. See Notes 2 and 14 for further information.

The previous table summarizes gains and losses included in Trading revenues in the consolidated statements of income from trading activities. These activities include revenues related to derivative and non-derivative financial instruments. The Firm generally utilizes financial instruments across a variety of product types in connection with their market-making and related risk management strategies. Accordingly, the trading revenues presented in the following table are not representative of the manner in which the Firm manages its business activities and are prepared in a manner similar to the presentation of trading revenues for regulatory reporting purposes.

 

 

OTC Derivative Products—Trading Assets

Counterparty Credit Rating and Remaining Maturity of OTC Derivative Assets

 

   Fair Value at September 30, 20161 
   Contractual Years to Maturity   Cross-Maturity
and Cash
Collateral
Netting2
  

Net Exposure

Post-cash

Collateral

   

Net Exposure

Post-
collateral3

 
$ in millions  Less than 1   1-3   3-5   Over 5      

Credit Rating4

                                  

AAA

  $167    $383    $991    $4,603    $(5,361 $783    $705  

AA

   2,095     1,847     1,913     13,532     (13,963  5,424     3,252  

A

   7,940     7,561     4,958     28,357     (37,040  11,776     6,345  

BBB

   3,764     3,895     2,825     14,720     (16,747  8,457     6,386  

Non-investment grade

   2,760     2,102     746     3,433     (5,608  3,433     2,721  

Total

  $16,726    $15,788    $11,433    $64,645    $(78,719 $29,873    $19,409  

 

   Fair Value at December 31, 20151 

$ in millions

  Contractual Years to Maturity   

Cross-Maturity

and Cash

Collateral
Netting2

  Net Exposure
Post-cash
Collateral
   Net Exposure
Post-
collateral3
 
  Less than 1   1-3   3-5   Over 5      

Credit Rating4

                                  

AAA

  $203    $453    $827    $3,665    $(4,319 $829    $715  

AA

   2,689     2,000     1,876     9,223     (10,981  4,807     2,361  

A

   9,748     8,191     4,774     20,918     (34,916  8,715     5,448  

BBB

   3,614     4,863     1,948     11,801     (15,086  7,140     4,934  

Non-investment grade

   3,982     2,333     1,157     3,567     (6,716  4,323     3,166  

Total

  $20,236    $17,840    $10,582    $49,174    $(72,018 $25,814    $16,624  

 

1.

Fair values shown represent the Firm’s net exposure to counterparties related to its OTC derivative products.

2.

Amounts represent the netting of receivable balances with payable balances for the same counterparty across maturity categories. Receivable and payable balances with the same counterparty in the same maturity category are netted within such maturity category, where appropriate. Cash collateral received is netted on a counterparty basis, provided legal right of offset exists.

3.

Fair value is shown, net of collateral received (primarily cash and U.S. government and agency securities).

4.

Obligor credit ratings are determined by the Credit Risk Management Department.

 

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Credit Risk-Related Contingencies

In connection with certain OTC trading agreements, the Firm may be required to provide additional collateral or immediately settle any outstanding liability balances with certain counterparties in the event of a credit rating downgrade of the Firm.

The following table presents the aggregate fair value of certain derivative contracts that contain credit risk-related contingent features that are in a net liability position for which the Firm has posted collateral in the normal course of business.

Net Derivative Liabilities and Collateral Posted

 

$ in millions  At September 30, 2016   

Net derivative liabilities with credit risk- related contingent features

  $30,232    

Collateral posted

   26,761    

The additional collateral or termination payments that may be called in the event of a future credit rating downgrade vary by contract and can be based on ratings by either or both of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings (“S&P”). The following table shows the future potential collateral amounts and termination payments that could be called or required by counterparties or exchange and clearing organizations in the event of one-notch or two-notch downgrade scenarios based on the relevant contractual downgrade triggers.

Incremental Collateral or Termination Payments upon Potential Future Ratings Downgrade

 

$ in millions  At September 30, 20161   

One-notch downgrade

  $1,279    

Two-notch downgrade

   1,245    

 

1.

Amounts include $1,758 million related to bilateral arrangements between the Firm and other parties where upon the downgrade of one party, the downgraded party must deliver collateral to the other party. These bilateral downgrade arrangements are used by the Firm to manage the risk of counterparty downgrades.

Credit Derivatives and Other Credit Contracts

The Firm enters into credit derivatives, principally through credit default swaps, under which it receives or provides protection against the risk of default on a set of debt obligations issued by a specified reference entity or entities. A majority of the Firm’s counterparties are banks, broker-dealers and insurance and other financial institutions.

For further information on credit derivatives and other credit contracts, see Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K.

Protection Sold and Purchased with Credit Default Swaps

 

   At September 30, 2016 
   Protection Sold  Protection Purchased 
$ in millions  Notional   

Fair Value
(Asset)/

Liability

  Notional   

Fair Value
(Asset)/

Liability

 

Single name credit default swaps

  $318,840    $(1,188 $312,236    $1,139  

Index and basket credit default swaps

   169,147     286    142,842     (510

Tranched index and basket credit default swaps

   38,157     (971  112,512     2,684  

Total

  $526,144    $(1,873 $567,590    $3,313  

 

   At December 31, 2015 
   Protection Sold  Protection Purchased 
$ in millions  Notional   

Fair Value
(Asset)/

Liability

  Notional   

Fair Value
(Asset)/

Liability

 

Single name credit default swaps

  $420,806    $1,980   $405,361    $(2,079

Index and basket credit default swaps

   199,688     (102  173,936     (82

Tranched index and basket credit default swaps

   69,025     (1,093  149,631     2,122  

Total

  $689,519    $785   $728,928    $(39

For single name and non-tranched index and basket credit default swaps, the Firm has purchased protection with a notional amount of approximately $452.2 billion and $577.7 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, compared with a notional amount of approximately $485.9 billion and $619.5 billion (included in the following tables) at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, of credit protection sold with identical underlying reference obligations.

 

 

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Credit Ratings of Reference Obligation and Maturities of Credit Protection Sold

 

   At September 30, 2016 
   Maximum Potential Payout/Notional   

Fair Value

(Asset)/

Liability1

 
   Years to Maturity   
$ in millions  Less than 1   1-3   3-5   Over 5   Total   

Single name credit default swaps2

            

Investment grade

  $92,473    $81,544    $41,534    $12,856    $228,407    $(1,438

Non-investment grade

   40,204     34,089     14,633     1,507     90,433     250  

Total single name credit default swaps

   132,677     115,633     56,167     14,363     318,840     (1,188

Index and basket credit default swaps2

            

Investment grade

   22,936     35,780     25,744     16,044     100,504     (1,003

Non-investment grade

   52,148     27,175     14,979     12,498     106,800     318  

Total index and basket credit default swaps

   75,084     62,955     40,723     28,542     207,304     (685

Total credit default swaps sold

  $207,761    $178,588    $96,890    $42,905    $526,144    $(1,873

Other credit contracts

   55     18         260     333     (9

Total credit derivatives and other credit contracts

  $207,816    $178,606    $  96,890    $43,165    $526,477    $(1,882

 

   At December 31, 2015 
   Maximum Potential Payout/Notional   

Fair Value

(Asset)/

Liability1

 
   Years to Maturity   
$ in millions  Less than 1   1-3   3-5   Over 5   Total   

Single name credit default swaps2

            

Investment grade

  $84,543    $138,467    $63,754    $12,906    $299,670    $(1,831

Non-investment grade

   38,054     56,261     24,432     2,389     121,136     3,811  

Total single name credit default swaps

  $122,597    $194,728    $88,186    $15,295    $420,806    $1,980  

Index and basket credit default swaps2

            

Investment grade

  $33,507    $59,403    $45,505    $5,327    $143,742    $(1,977

Non-investment grade

   52,590     43,899     15,480     13,002     124,971     782  

Total index and basket credit default swaps

  $86,097    $103,302    $60,985    $18,329    $268,713    $(1,195

Total credit default swaps sold

  $208,694    $298,030    $149,171    $33,624    $689,519    $785  

Other credit contracts

   19     107     2     332     460     (24

Total credit derivatives and other credit contracts

  $208,713    $298,137    $149,173    $33,956    $689,979    $761  

 

1.

Fair value amounts are shown on a gross basis prior to cash collateral or counterparty netting.

2.

In order to provide an indication of the current payment status or performance risk of the CDS, a breakdown of CDS based on the Firm’s internal credit ratings by investment grade and non-investment grade is provided. Internal credit ratings serve as the Credit Risk Management Department’s assessment of credit risk, and the basis for a comprehensive credit limits framework used to control credit risk. The Firm uses quantitative models and judgment to estimate the various risk parameters related to each obligor.

 

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5. Investment Securities

The following tables present information about the Firm’s AFS securities, which are carried at fair value, and HTM securities, which are carried at amortized cost. The net unrealized gains or losses on AFS securities are reported on an after-tax basis as a component of AOCI.

AFS and HTM Securities

 

   At September 30, 2016 
$ in millions  Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value 

AFS debt securities

        

U.S. government and agency securities:

        

U.S. Treasury securities

  $27,669    $98    $54    $27,713  

U.S. agency securities1

   24,179     183     18     24,344  

Total U.S. government and agency securities

   51,848     281     72     52,057  

Corporate and other debt:

        

Commercial mortgage-backed securities:

        

Agency

   1,991     5     26     1,970  

Non-agency

   2,153     35     8     2,180  

Auto loan asset-backed securities

   1,733     4         1,737  

Corporate bonds

   3,886     55     1     3,940  

Collateralized loan obligations

   515         4     511  

FFELP student loan asset-backed securities2

   3,406     2     80     3,328  

Total corporate and other debt

   13,684     101     119     13,666  

Total AFS debt securities

   65,532     382     191     65,723  

AFS equity securities

   15         6     9  

Total AFS securities

   65,547     382     197     65,732  

HTM securities

        

U.S. government securities:

        

U.S. Treasury securities

   4,539     25     20     4,544  

U.S. agency securities1

   8,685     101     1     8,785  

Total HTM securities

   13,224     126     21     13,329  

Total Investment securities

  $78,771    $508    $218    $79,061  
   At December 31, 2015 
$ in millions  Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value 

AFS debt securities

        

U.S. government and agency securities:

        

U.S. Treasury securities

  $31,555    $5    $143    $31,417  

U.S. agency securities1

   21,103     29     156     20,976  

Total U.S. government and agency securities

   52,658     34     299     52,393  

Corporate and other debt:

        

Commercial mortgage-backed securities:

        

Agency

   1,906     1     60     1,847  

Non-agency

   2,220     3     25     2,198  

Auto loan asset-backed securities

   2,556         9     2,547  

Corporate bonds

   3,780     5     30     3,755  

Collateralized loan obligations

   502         7     495  

FFELP student loan assets-backed securities2

   3,632         115     3,517  

Total corporate and other debt

   14,596     9     246     14,359  

Total AFS debt securities

   67,254     43     545     66,752  

AFS equity securities

   15         8     7  

Total AFS securities

   67,269     43     553     66,759  

HTM securities

        

U.S. government securities:

        

U.S. Treasury securities

   1,001         3     998  

U.S. agency securities1

   4,223     1     34     4,190  

Total HTM securities

   5,224     1     37     5,188  

Total Investment securities

  $72,493    $44    $590    $71,947  

 

1.

U.S. agency securities consist mainly of agency-issued debt, agency mortgage pass-through pool securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.

2.

FFELP—Federal Family Education Loan Program. Amounts are backed by a guarantee from the U.S. Department of Education of at least 95% of the principal balance and interest on such loans.

 

 

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Investment Securities in an Unrealized Loss Position

 

   At September 30, 2016 
   Less than 12 Months   12 Months or Longer   Total 
$ in millions  Fair Value   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 

AFS debt securities

            

U.S. government and agency securities:

            

U.S. Treasury securities

  $6,520    $54    $   $   $6,520    $54  

U.S. agency securities

   4,485     6     1,961     12     6,446     18  

Total U.S. government and agency securities

   11,005     60     1,961     12     12,966     72  

Corporate and other debt:

            

Commercial mortgage-backed securities:

            

Agency

           1,143     26     1,143     26  

Non-agency

   149     1     649     7     798     8  

Auto loan asset-backed securities

   99         175         274      

Corporate bonds

   333         142     1     475     1  

Collateralized loan obligations

   13         498     4     511     4  

FFELP student loan asset-backed securities

           2,885     80     2,885     80  

Total corporate and other debt

   594     1     5,492     118     6,086     119  

Total AFS debt securities

   11,599     61     7,453     130     19,052     191  

AFS equity securities

   9     6             9     6  

Total AFS securities

   11,608     67     7,453     130     19,061     197  

HTM securities

            

U.S. government and agency securities:

            

U.S. Treasury securities

   1,519     20             1,519     20  

U.S. agency securities

   450     1             450     1  

Total HTM securities

   1,969     21             1,969     21  

Total Investment securities

  $13,577    $88    $7,453    $130    $21,030    $218  

 

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   At December 31, 2015 
   Less than 12 Months   12 Months or Longer   Total 
$ in millions  Fair Value   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 

AFS debt securities

            

U.S. government and agency securities:

            

U.S. Treasury securities

  $25,994    $126    $2,177    $17    $28,171    $143  

U.S. agency securities

   14,242     135     639     21     14,881     156  

Total U.S. government and agency securities

   40,236     261     2,816     38     43,052     299  

Corporate and other debt:

            

Commercial mortgage-backed securities:

            

Agency

   1,185     44     422     16     1,607     60  

Non-agency

   1,479     21     305     4     1,784     25  

Auto loan asset-backed securities

   1,644     7     881     2     2,525     9  

Corporate bonds

   2,149     19     525     11     2,674     30  

Collateralized loan obligations

   352     5     143     2     495     7  

FFELP student loan asset-backed securities

   2,558     79     929     36     3,487     115  

Total corporate and other debt

   9,367     175     3,205     71     12,572     246  

Total AFS debt securities

   49,603     436     6,021     109     55,624     545  

AFS equity securities

   7     8             7     8  

Total AFS securities

   49,610     444     6,021     109     55,631     553  

HTM securities

            

U.S. government and agency securities:

            

U.S. Treasury securities

   898     3             898     3  

U.S. agency securities

   3,677     34             3,677     34  

Total HTM securities

   4,575     37             4,575     37  

Total Investment securities

  $54,185    $481    $6,021    $109    $60,206    $590  

 

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K, AFS and HTM securities with a current fair value less than their amortized cost are analyzed as part of the Firm’s ongoing assessment of temporary versus other-than-temporarily impaired at the individual security level.

The Firm believes there are no securities in an unrealized loss position that are other-than-temporarily-impaired at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 for the reasons discussed herein.

For AFS debt securities, the Firm does not intend to sell the securities and is not likely to be required to sell the securities prior to recovery of amortized cost basis. For AFS and HTM debt securities, the securities have not experienced credit losses as the net unrealized losses reported in the previous table are primarily due to higher interest rates since those securities were purchased.

Additionally, the Firm does not expect to experience a credit loss based on consideration of the relevant information (as

discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K), including for U.S. government and agency securities, the existence of an explicit and implicit guarantee provided by the U.S. government. The risk of credit loss on securities in an unrealized loss position is considered minimal because all of the Firm’s agency securities as well as asset-backed securities (“ABS”), commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) are highly rated and because corporate bonds are all investment grade.

For AFS equity securities, the Firm has the intent and ability to hold these securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value.

See Note 12 for additional information on securities issued by VIEs, including U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities, non-agency CMBS, auto loan ABS, CLO and FFELP student loan ABS.

 

 

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Investment Securities by Contractual Maturity

 

   At September 30, 2016 
$ in millions  Amortized
Cost
   Fair Value   Annualized
Average
Yield
 

AFS debt securities

      

U.S. government and agency securities:

  

U.S. Treasury securities:

      

Due within 1 year

  $        372    $          372     0.7%  

After 1 year through 5 years

   19,965     20,047     1.0%  

After 5 years through 10 years

   7,332     7,294     1.4%  

Total

   27,669     27,713       

U.S. agency securities:

      

After 1 year through 5 years

   3,272     3,276     0.6%  

After 5 years through 10 years

   1,130     1,150     1.9%  

After 10 years

   19,777     19,918     1.6%  

Total

   24,179     24,344       

Total U.S. government and agency securities

   51,848     52,057     1.3%  

Corporate and other debt:

      

Commercial mortgage-backed securities:

  

Agency:

      

Due within 1 year

   83     84     0.9%  

After 1 year through 5 years

   377     380     1.2%  

After 5 years through 10 years

   564     565     1.2%  

After 10 years

   967     941     1.6%  

Total

   1,991     1,970       

Non-agency:

      

After 10 years

   2,153     2,180     2.0%  

Total

   2,153     2,180       

Auto loan asset-backed securities:

  

Due within 1 year

   142     142     1.3%  

After 1 year through 5 years

   1,489     1,492     1.4%  

After 5 years through 10 years

   102     103     1.7%  

Total

   1,733     1,737       

Corporate bonds:

      

Due within 1 year

   563     563     1.3%  

After 1 year through 5 years

   2,620     2,656     1.8%  

After 5 years through 10 years

   703     721     2.5%  

Total

   3,886     3,940       

Collateralized loan obligations:

      

After 5 years through 10 years

   502     498     1.5%  

After 10 years

   13     13     1.5%  

Total

   515     511       

FFELP student loan asset-backed securities:

      

After 1 year through 5 years

   86     86     0.7%  

After 5 years through 10 years

   870     847     0.9%  

After 10 years

   2,450     2,395     1.0%  

Total

   3,406     3,328       

Total corporate and other debt

   13,684     13,666     1.5%  

Total AFS debt securities

   65,532     65,723     1.3%  

AFS equity securities

   15     9     — %  

Total AFS securities

   65,547     65,732     1.3%  
   At September 30, 2016 
$ in millions  Amortized
Cost
   Fair Value   Annualized
Average
Yield
 

HTM securities

      

U.S. government securities:

      

U.S. Treasury securities:

      

Due within 1 year

  $500    $500     0.7%  

After 1 year through 5 years

   1,107     1,116     1.2%  

After 10 years

   2,932     2,928     1.8%  

Total

   4,539     4,544       

U.S. agency securities:

      

After 10 years

   8,685     8,785     2.0%  

Total

   8,685     8,785       

Total HTM securities

   13,224     13,329     1.8%  

Total Investment securities

  $78,771    $79,061     1.4%  

Gross Realized Gains and Losses on Sales of AFS Securities

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
$ in millions  2016   2015  2016  2015 

Gross realized gains

  $45    $22   $130   $91  

Gross realized (losses)

       (4  (3  (17

Total

  $45    $18   $127   $74  

Gross realized gains and losses are recognized in Other revenues in the consolidated statements of income.

6. Collateralized Transactions

The Firm enters into securities purchased under agreements to resell, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, securities borrowed and securities loaned transactions to, among other things, acquire securities to cover short positions and settle other securities obligations, to accommodate customers’ needs and to finance its inventory positions. For further discussion of the Firm’s collateralized transactions, see Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K.

Offsetting of Certain Collateralized Transactions

 

  At September 30, 2016 
$ in millions Gross
Amounts1
  

Amounts

Offset

  Net
Amounts
Presented
  Amounts
Not Offset2
  Net
Exposure
 

Assets

     

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

 $  162,348   $    (71,769 $90,579   $    (83,064 $7,515  

Securities borrowed

  136,370    (10,090  126,280    (121,245  5,035  

Liabilities

     

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 $118,705   $(71,769 $46,936   $(39,291 $7,645  

Securities loaned

  26,605    (10,090  16,515    (16,336  179  
 

 

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  At December 31, 2015 
$ in millions Gross
Amounts1
  

Amounts

Offset

  Net
Amounts
Presented
  Amounts
Not Offset2
  Net
Exposure
 

Assets

     

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

 $  135,714   $    (48,057 $87,657   $    (84,752 $2,905  

Securities borrowed

  147,445    (5,029  142,416    (134,250  8,166  

Liabilities

     

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 $84,749   $(48,057 $36,692   $(31,604 $5,088  

Securities loaned

  24,387    (5,029  19,358    (18,881  477  

 

1.

Amounts include transactions which are either not subject to master netting agreements or are subject to such agreements but the Firm has not determined the agreements to be legally enforceable as follows: $7.0 billion of Securities purchased under agreements to resell, $1.4 billion of Securities borrowed, $6.9 billion of Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and $0.1 billion of Securities loaned at September 30, 2016, and $2.6 billion of Securities purchased under agreements to resell, $3.0 billion of Securities borrowed and $4.9 billion of Securities sold under agreements to repurchase at December 31, 2015.

2.

Amounts relate to master netting agreements that have been determined by the Firm to be legally enforceable in the event of default but where certain other criteria are not met in accordance with applicable offsetting accounting guidance.

For information related to offsetting of derivatives, see Note 4.

Secured Financing Transactions—Maturities and Collateral Pledged

Gross Secured Financing Balances by Remaining Contractual Maturity

 

  At September 30, 2016 
$ in millions 

Overnight

and Open

  

Less than

30 Days

  30-90
Days
  

Over

90 Days

  Total 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase1

 $37,212   $31,284   $  24,697   $  25,512   $  118,705  

Securities loaned1

  15,613    134    3,128    7,730    26,605  

Gross amount of secured financing included in the offsetting disclosure

 $52,825   $31,418   $27,825   $33,242   $145,310  

Trading liabilities—Obligation to return securities received as collateral

  20,935             20,935  

Total

 $73,760   $31,418   $27,825   $33,242   $166,245  
  At December 31, 2015 
$ in millions 

Overnight

and Open

  

Less than

30 Days

  30-90
Days
  

Over

90 Days

  Total 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase1

 $20,410   $25,245   $  13,221   $  25,873   $84,749  

Securities loaned1

  12,247    478    2,156    9,506    24,387  

Gross amount of secured financing included in the offsetting disclosure

 $32,657   $25,723   $15,377   $35,379   $109,136  

Trading liabilities—Obligation to return securities received as collateral

  19,316             19,316  

Total

 $51,973   $25,723   $15,377   $35,379   $128,452  

 

1.

Amounts are presented on a gross basis, prior to netting in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Gross Secured Financing Balances by Class of Collateral Pledged

 

   

$ in millions  

At

September 30,
2016

   

At

December 31,
2015

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase1

  

U.S. government and agency securities

  $46,027    $36,609  

State and municipal securities

   647     173  

Other sovereign government obligations

   46,527     24,820  

Asset-backed securities

   2,668     441  

Corporate and other debt

   8,139     4,020  

Corporate equities

   14,017     18,473  

Other

   680     213  

Total securities sold under agreements to repurchase

  $118,705    $84,749  

Securities loaned1

    

U.S. government and agency securities

  $272    $ 

Other sovereign government obligations

   10,126     7,336  

Corporate and other debt

   105     71  

Corporate equities

   16,047     16,972  

Other

   55     8  

Total securities loaned

  $26,605    $24,387  

Gross amount of secured financing included in the offsetting disclosure

  $145,310    $109,136  

Trading liabilities—Obligation to return securities received as collateral

   

Corporate and other debt

  $   $3  

Corporate equities

   20,916     19,313  

Other

   19      

Total Trading liabilities—obligation to return securities received as collateral

  $20,935    $19,316  

Total

  $          166,245    $          128,452  

 

1.

Amounts are presented on a gross basis, prior to netting in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

 

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Trading Assets Pledged

The Firm pledges its trading assets to collateralize securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other secured financings. Pledged financial instruments that can be sold or repledged by the secured party are identified as Trading assets (pledged to various parties) in the consolidated balance sheets. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the carrying value of Trading assets that have been loaned or pledged to counterparties, where those counterparties do not have the right to sell or repledge the collateral, were $40.3 billion and $35.0 billion, respectively.

Collateral Received

The Firm receives collateral in the form of securities in connection with securities purchased under agreements to resell, securities borrowed and derivative transactions, customer margin loans and securities-based lending. In many cases, the Firm is permitted to sell or repledge these securities held as collateral and use the securities to secure securities sold under agreements to repurchase, to enter into securities lending and derivative transactions or for delivery to counterparties to cover short positions. The Firm additionally receives securities as collateral in connection with certain securities-for-securities transactions in which it is the lender. In instances where the Firm is permitted to sell or repledge these securities, it reports the fair value of the collateral received and the related obligation to return the collateral included in Trading assets and Trading liabilities, respectively, in its consolidated balance sheets. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the total fair value of financial instruments received as collateral where the Firm is permitted to sell or repledge the securities was $551.8 billion and $522.6 billion, respectively, and the fair value of the portion that had been sold or repledged was $433.8 billion and $398.1 billion, respectively.

Other

The Firm engages in margin lending to clients that allows the client to borrow against the value of qualifying securities. Margin loans are included within Customer and other receivables in the consolidated balance sheets. Under these agreements and transactions, the Firm receives collateral, including U.S. government and agency securities, other sovereign government obligations, corporate and other debt, and corporate equities. Customer receivables generated from margin lending activities are collateralized by customer-owned securities held by the Firm. The Firm monitors required margin levels and established credit terms daily and, pursuant to such guidelines, requires customers to deposit additional collateral, or reduce positions, when necessary. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the amounts related to margin

lending were approximately $28.0 billion and $25.3 billion, respectively.

For a further discussion of the Firm’s margin lending activities, see Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K.

The Firm has additional secured liabilities. For a further discussion of other secured financings, see Note 10.

Cash and Securities Deposited with Clearing Organizations or Segregated

 

$ in millions  

At

September 30,
2016

   

At

December 31,

2015

 

Securities1

  $16,625    $14,390  

Other assets—Cash deposited with clearing organizations or segregated under federal and other regulations or requirements

   30,784     31,469  

Total

  $          47,409    $45,859  

 

1.

Securities deposited with clearing organizations or segregated under federal and other regulations or requirements are sourced from Securities purchased under agreements to resell and Trading assets in the consolidated balance sheets.

7. Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses

Loans

The Firm’s loans held for investment are recorded at amortized cost, and its loans held for sale are recorded at the lower of cost or fair value in the consolidated balance sheets. For a further description of these loans, refer to Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K. See Note 3 for further information regarding Loans and lending commitments held at fair value.

Loans Held for Investment and Held for Sale

 

  At September 30, 2016 
$ in millions 

Loans Held

for

Investment

  Loans Held
for Sale
  Total
Loans1,2
 

Loans by Product Type

   

Corporate loans

 $24,792   $10,223   $35,015  

Consumer loans

  24,717       24,717  

Residential real estate loans

  23,562    79    23,641  

Wholesale real estate loans

  7,616    1,806    9,422  

Total loans, gross

  80,687    12,108    92,795  

Allowance for loan losses

  (287     (287

Total loans, net

 $        80,400   $        12,108   $        92,508  
 

 

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  At December 31, 2015 
$ in millions 

Loans

Held for

Investment

  

Loans

Held for

Sale

  

Total

Loans1,2

 

Loans by Product Type

   

Corporate loans

 $23,554   $11,924   $35,478  

Consumer loans

  21,528       21,528  

Residential real estate loans

  20,863    104    20,967  

Wholesale real estate loans

  6,839    1,172    8,011  

Total loans, gross

  72,784    13,200    85,984  

Allowance for loan losses

  (225     (225

Total loans, net

 $72,559   $13,200   $85,759  

 

1.

Amounts include loans that are made to non-U.S. borrowers of $8,975 million and $9,789 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

2.

Loans at fixed interest rates and floating or adjustable interest rates were $10,450 million and $82,058 million, respectively, at September 30, 2016 and $8,471 million and $77,288 million, respectively, at December 31, 2015.

Credit Quality

For a further discussion about the Firm’s evaluation of credit transactions and monitoring and credit quality indicators, see Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K.

Credit Quality Indicators for Loans Held for Investment, Gross of Allowance for Loan Losses, by Product Type

 

  At September 30, 2016 
$ in millions Corporate  Consumer  

Residential

Real
Estate

  

Wholesale

Real
Estate

  Total 

Pass

 $23,145   $24,717   $23,524   $7,321   $78,707  

Special mention

  357          106    463  

Substandard

  1,152       38    189    1,379  

Doubtful

  138             138  

Loss

               

Total loans

 $24,792   $24,717   $23,562   $7,616   $80,687  
  At December 31, 2015 
$ in millions Corporate  Consumer  

Residential

Real
Estate

  

Wholesale

Real
Estate

  Total 

Pass

 $22,040   $21,528   $20,828   $6,839   $71,235  

Special mention

  300             300  

Substandard

  1,202       35       1,237  

Doubtful

  12             12  

Loss

               

Total loans

 $    23,554   $    21,528   $    20,863   $  6,839   $72,784  

Allowance for Credit Losses and Impaired Loans

For factors considered by the Firm in determining the allowance for loan losses and impairments, see Notes 2 and 7 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K.

Impaired and Past Due Loans by Product Type

 

  At September 30, 2016 
$ in millions Corporate   

Residential

Real Estate

   Total 

Impaired loans with allowance

 $181    $    $      181  

Impaired loans without allowance1

                 186     28     214  

Impaired loans unpaid principal balance2

  374     30     404  

Past due 90 days loans and on nonaccrual

  1     21     22  

 

  At December 31, 2015 
$ in millions Corporate   

Residential

Real Estate

   Total 

Impaired loans with allowance

 $39    $    $39  

Impaired loans without allowance1

  89     17         106  

Impaired loans unpaid principal balance2

                 130     19     149  

Past due 90 days loans and on nonaccrual

  1     21     22  

 

1.

At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, no allowance was outstanding for these loans as the present value of the expected future cash flows (or, alternatively, the observable market price of the loan or the fair value of the collateral held) equaled or exceeded the carrying value.

2.

The impaired loans unpaid principal balance differs from the aggregate amount of impaired loan balances with and without allowance due to various factors, including charge-offs and net deferred loan fees or costs.

Select Loan Information by Region

 

  At September 30, 2016 
$ in millions Americas  EMEA  Asia-
Pacific
  Total 

Impaired loans

 $            395     $        —  $        —  $      395  

Past due 90 days loans and on nonaccrual

  22            22  

Allowance for loan losses

  254      29    4    287  
  At December 31, 2015 
$ in millions Americas  EMEA  Asia-
Pacific
  Total 

Impaired loans

 $108     $12   $25   $145  

Past due 90 days loans and on nonaccrual

  22            22  

Allowance for loan losses

  183      34    8    225  

 

EMEA— Europe, Middle East and Africa

 

 

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Allowance for Credit Losses on Lending Activities

 

$ in millions

  Corporate  Consumer  

Residential

Real Estate

   Wholesale
Real Estate
   Total 

Allowance for Loan Losses

        

Balance at December 31, 2015

  $166   $5   $17    $37    $225  

Gross charge-offs

   (15             (15

Gross recoveries

                  

Net recoveries/(charge-offs)

   (15             (15

Provision for (release of) loan losses1

   120    (2  3     8     129  

Other2

   (52             (52

Balance at September 30, 2016

  $219   $3   $20    $45    $287  

Allowance for Loan Losses by Impairment Methodology

        

Inherent

  $142   $3   $20    $45    $210  

Specific

   77               77  

Total allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2016

  $219   $3   $20    $45    $287  

Loans Evaluated by Impairment Methodology3

        

Inherent

  $24,425   $24,717   $23,534    $7,616    $80,292  

Specific

   367       28         395  

Total loans evaluated at September 30, 2016

  $          24,792   $          24,717   $          23,562    $7,616    $        80,687  

Allowance for Lending Commitments

        

Balance at December 31, 2015

  $180   $1   $   $4    $185  

Provision for lending commitments1

   9               9  

Other

   (7             (7

Balance at September 30, 2016

  $182   $1   $   $4    $187  

Allowance for Lending Commitments by Impairment Methodology

        

Inherent

  $180   $1   $   $4    $185  

Specific

   2               2  

Total allowance for lending commitments at September 30, 2016

  $182   $1   $   $4    $187  

Lending Commitments Evaluated by Impairment Methodology3

        

Inherent

  $64,261   $5,561   $326    $536    $70,684  

Specific

   76               76  

Total lending commitments evaluated at September 30, 2016

  $64,337   $5,561   $326    $536    $70,760  

 

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$ in millions

  Corporate  Consumer   

Residential

Real Estate

  Wholesale
Real Estate
   

Total

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

        

Balance at December 31, 2014

  $118   $2    $8   $21    $149  

Gross charge-offs

          (1      (1

Gross recoveries

   1               1  

Net recoveries/(charge-offs)

   1        (1       

Provision for loan losses1

   31        3    1     35  

Other

   (11             (11

Balance at September 30, 2015

  $139   $2    $10   $22    $173  

Allowance for Loan Losses by Impairment Methodology

        

Inherent

  $134   $2    $10   $22    $168  

Specific

   5               5  

Total allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2015

  $139   $2    $10   $22    $173  

Loans Evaluated by Impairment Methodology3

        

Inherent

  $22,426   $20,447    $19,615   $6,577    $69,065  

Specific

   93        25        118  

Total loans evaluated at September 30, 2015

  $        22,519   $        20,447    $          19,640   $          6,577    $        69,183  

Allowance for Lending Commitments

        

Balance at December 31, 2014

  $147   $   $  $2    $149  

Provision for lending commitments1

   11           1     12  

Balance at September 30, 2015

  $158   $   $  $3    $161  

Allowance for Lending Commitments by Impairment Methodology

        

Inherent

  $158   $   $  $3    $161  

Total allowance for lending commitments at September 30, 2015

  $158   $   $  $3    $161  

Lending Commitments Evaluated by Impairment Methodology3

        

Inherent

  $65,627   $4,587    $310   $446    $70,970  

Specific

   128               128  

Total lending commitments evaluated at September 30, 2015

  $65,755   $4,587    $310   $446    $71,098  

 

1.

No material provision was recorded for the current quarter and the prior year quarter, respectively.

2.

Amount includes $51 million of allowance related to loans of $413 million that were transferred to loans held for sale during the current year period.

3.

Loan balances are gross of the allowance for loan losses, and lending commitments are gross of the allowance for lending commitments.

 

Troubled Debt Restructurings

At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the impaired loans and lending commitments classified as held for investment include troubled debt restructurings of $52.8 million and $44.0 million related to loans and $13.9 million and $34.8 million related to lending commitments, respectively, within corporate loans. At September 30, 2016 the Firm did not record an allowance related to these troubled debt restructurings. At December 31, 2015, an allowance of $5.1 million was recorded. These restructurings typically include modifications of interest rates, collateral requirements, other loan covenants, and payment extensions.

Employee Loans

Employee loans are granted primarily in conjunction with a program established in the Wealth Management business segment to retain and recruit certain employees. These loans are recorded in Customer and other receivables in the consolidated balance sheets. These loans are full recourse, generally require periodic payments and have repayment terms ranging from 1 to 12 years. The Firm establishes an allowance for loan amounts it does not consider recoverable, which is recorded in Compensation and benefits expense. At September 30, 2016, the Firm had $4,821 million of employee loans, net of an allowance of approximately $96 million. At December 31, 2015, the Firm had $4,923 million of employee loans, net of an allowance of approximately $108 million.

 

 

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8. Equity Method Investments

Overview

The Firm has investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting (see Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K) of $3,168 million and $3,144 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, included in Other assets—Other investments in the consolidated balance sheets. Income (loss) from equity method investments was $(40) million for the current quarter and $35 million for the prior year quarter, and $(39) million for the current year period and $118 million for the prior year period, and is included in Other revenues in the consolidated statements of income. In addition, a loss of $35 million was recognized in the current year period in connection with the sale of solar investments and impairments of the remaining unsold solar investments accounted for under the equity method.

Japanese Securities Joint Venture

Included in the equity method investments is the Firm’s 40% voting interest (“40% interest”) in Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. (“MUMSS”). Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (“MUFG”) holds a 60% voting interest. The Firm accounts for its equity method investment in MUMSS within the Institutional Securities business segment. The Firm recorded income from its 40% interest in MUMSS of $26 million in the current quarter and $54 million in the prior year quarter, and income of $83 million in the current year period and $194 million in the prior year period, within Other revenues in the consolidated statements of income.

9. Deposits

Deposits

 

$ in millions At September 30,
20161
   At December 31,
20151
 

Savings and demand deposits

 $150,244    $153,346  

Time deposits2

  1,599     2,688  

Total3

 $        151,843    $              156,034  

 

1.

Total deposits subject to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (‘‘FDIC’’) insurance at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were $125 billion and $113 billion, respectively. Of the total time deposits subject to the FDIC insurance at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $12 million and $14 million, respectively, met or exceeded the FDIC insurance limit.

2.

Certain time deposit accounts are carried at fair value under the fair value option (see Note 3).

3.

Deposits were primarily held in the U.S.

Interest bearing deposits at September 30, 2016 included $150,228 million of savings deposits payable upon demand and $728 million of time deposits maturing in 2016, $805 million of time deposits maturing in 2017 and $12 million of time deposits maturing in 2018.

10. Long-Term Borrowings and Other Secured Financings

Long-Term Borrowings

Components of Long-term Borrowings

 

$ in millions  

At

September 30, 2016

   

At

December 31, 2015

 

Senior debt

  $              152,917    $                      140,494  

Subordinated debt

   11,010     10,404  

Junior subordinated debentures

       2,870  

Total

  $163,927    $153,768  

The Firm issued notes with a principal amount of approximately $27.5 billion in the current year period and $30.2 billion in the prior year period, and approximately $22.9 billion and $17.6 billion, respectively, in aggregate long-term borrowings matured or were retired.

The weighted average maturity of long-term borrowings, based upon stated maturity dates, was approximately 5.9 years and 6.1 years at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

Trust Preferred Securities

During the current quarter, Morgan Stanley Capital Trust III, Morgan Stanley Capital Trust IV, Morgan Stanley Capital Trust V and Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VIII redeemed all of their issued and outstanding Capital Securities pursuant to the optional redemption provisions provided in the respective governing documents. In the aggregate, $2.8 billion was redeemed. We concurrently redeemed the related underlying junior subordinated debentures.

Other Secured Financings

Other secured financings include the liabilities related to transfers of financial assets that are accounted for as financings rather than sales, consolidated VIEs where the Firm is deemed to be the primary beneficiary, pledged commodities, certain equity-linked notes and other secured borrowings. These liabilities are generally payable from the cash flows of the related assets accounted for as Trading assets. See Note 12 for further information on Other secured financings related to VIEs and securitization activities.

Components of Other Secured Financings

 

$ in millions 

At

September 30,
2016

  

At

December 31,
2015

 

Secured financings with original maturities greater than one year

 $8,251   $7,629  

Secured financings with original maturities one year or less

  1,292    1,435  

Failed sales1

  269    400  

Total

 $9,812   $9,464  

 

1.

For more information on failed sales, see Note 12.

 

 

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11. Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies

Commitments

The Firm’s commitments are summarized in the following table by years to maturity. Since commitments associated with these instruments may expire unused, the amounts shown do not necessarily reflect the actual future cash funding requirements.

Commitments

 

   Years to Maturity at September 30, 2016     
$ in millions  

Less

than 1

   1-3   3-5   Over 5   Total 

Letters of credit and other financial guarantees obtained to satisfy collateral requirements

  $122    $1    $1    $42    $166  

Investment activities

   551     101     33     273     958  

Corporate lending commitments1

   16,695     22,606     46,098     1,556     86,955  

Consumer lending commitments

   5,555     2         4     5,561  

Residential real estate lending commitments

   79     43     96     227     445  

Wholesale real estate lending commitments

   118     328     111     79     636  

Forward-starting securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities borrowed2

   70,997                 70,997  

Underwriting commitments

   51                 51  

Total

  $        94,168    $        23,081    $        46,339    $        2,181    $        165,769  

 

1.

Due to the nature of the Firm’s obligations under the commitments, these amounts include certain commitments participated to third parties of $5.7 billion.

2.

The Firm enters into forward-starting securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities borrowed agreements that primarily settle within three business days of the trade date, and of the total amount at September 30, 2016, $60.3 billion settled within three business days.

 

For a further description of these commitments, refer to Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K.

The Firm sponsors several non-consolidated investment funds for third-party investors where it typically acts as general partner of, and investment advisor to, these funds and typically commits to invest a minority of the capital of such funds, with subscribing third-party investors contributing the

majority. The Firm’s employees, including its senior officers as well as the Firm’s Board of Directors, may participate on the same terms and conditions as other investors in certain of these funds that the Firm sponsors primarily for client investment, except that the Firm may waive or lower applicable fees and charges for its employees. The Firm has contractual capital commitments, guarantees, lending facilities and counterparty arrangements with respect to these investment funds.

 

 

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Guarantees

Obligations Under Guarantee Arrangements at September 30, 2016

 

   Maximum Potential Payout/Notional   

Carrying
Amount

(Asset)/

Liability

  Collateral/
Recourse
 
   Years to Maturity        
$ in millions  Less than 1   1-3   3-5   Over 5   Total    

Credit derivative contracts1

  $        207,761    $        178,588    $96,890    $42,905    $526,144    $(1,873 $ 

Other credit contracts

   55     18         260     333     (9   

Non-credit derivative contracts1

   994,398     644,322             269,117             551,899             2,459,736             73,892     

Standby letters of credit and other financial guarantees issued2

   1,177     651     1,480     5,590     8,898     (129          6,886  

Market value guarantees

   52     254     93     13     412     2    6  

Liquidity facilities

   3,038                 3,038     (5  5,404  

Whole loan sales guarantees

           2     23,359     23,361     8     

Securitization representations and warranties

               60,333     60,333     103     

General partner guarantees

   8     36     52     309     405     50     

 

1.

Carrying amounts of derivative contracts are shown on a gross basis prior to cash collateral or counterparty netting. For further information on derivative contracts, see Note 4.

2.

These amounts include certain issued standby letters of credit participated to third parties totaling $0.8 billion due to the nature of the Firm’s obligations under these arrangements.

 

The Firm has obligations under certain guarantee arrangements, including contracts and indemnification agreements, that contingently require the Firm to make payments to the guaranteed party based on changes in an underlying measure (such as an interest or foreign exchange rate, security or commodity price, an index, or the occurrence or non-occurrence of a specified event) related to an asset, liability or equity security of a guaranteed party. Also included as guarantees are contracts that contingently require the Firm to make payments to the guaranteed party based on another entity’s failure to perform under an agreement, as well as indirect guarantees of the indebtedness of others.

For more information on the nature of the obligation and related business activity for market value guarantees, liquidity facilities, whole loan sale guarantees and general partner guarantees related to certain investment management funds, as well as the other products in the previous table, see Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K.

Other Guarantees and Indemnities

In the normal course of business, the Firm provides guarantees and indemnifications in a variety of transactions. These provisions generally are standard contractual terms. Certain of these guarantees and indemnifications related to trust preferred securities, indemnities and exchange/clearinghouse member guarantees are described in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K.

In addition, in the ordinary course of business, the Firm guarantees the debt and/or certain trading obligations (including obligations associated with derivatives, foreign exchange contracts and the settlement of physical commodities) of certain subsidiaries. These guarantees generally are entity or product specific and are required by investors or trading counterparties. The activities of the Firm’s subsidiaries covered by these guarantees (including any related debt or trading obligations) are included in the consolidated financial statements.

Finance Subsidiary

The Parent Company fully and unconditionally guarantees the securities issued by Morgan Stanley Finance LLC, a 100%-owned finance subsidiary.

Contingencies

Legal.    In the normal course of business, the Firm has been named, from time to time, as a defendant in various legal actions, including arbitrations, class actions and other litigation, arising in connection with its activities as a global diversified financial services institution. Certain of the actual or threatened legal actions include claims for substantial compensatory and/or punitive damages or claims for indeterminate amounts of damages. In some cases, the entities that would otherwise be the primary defendants in such cases are bankrupt or are in financial distress. These actions have included, but are not limited to, residential mortgage and

 

 

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credit crisis related matters. Over the last several years, the level of litigation and investigatory activity (both formal and informal) by governmental and self-regulatory agencies has increased materially in the financial services industry. As a result, the Firm expects that it may become the subject of increased claims for damages and other relief and, while the Firm has identified below any individual proceedings where the Firm believes a material loss to be reasonably possible and reasonably estimable, there can be no assurance that material losses will not be incurred from claims that have not yet been asserted or are not yet determined to be probable or possible and reasonably estimable losses.

The Firm contests liability and/or the amount of damages as appropriate in each pending matter. Where available information indicates that it is probable a liability had been incurred at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the Firm can reasonably estimate the amount of that loss, the Firm accrues the estimated loss by a charge to income. The Firm’s future legal expenses may fluctuate from period to period, given the current environment regarding government investigations and private litigation affecting global financial services firms, including the Firm.

In many proceedings and investigations, however, it is inherently difficult to determine whether any loss is probable or even possible or to estimate the amount of any loss. In addition, even where a loss is possible or an exposure to loss exists in excess of the liability already accrued with respect to a previously recognized loss contingency, it is not always possible to reasonably estimate the size of the possible loss or range of loss.

For certain legal proceedings and investigations, the Firm cannot reasonably estimate such losses, particularly for proceedings and investigations where the factual record is being developed or contested or where plaintiffs or governmental entities seek substantial or indeterminate damages, restitution, disgorgement or penalties. Numerous issues may need to be resolved, including through potentially lengthy discovery and determination of important factual matters, determination of issues related to class certification and the calculation of damages or other relief, and by addressing novel or unsettled legal questions relevant to the proceedings or investigations in question, before a loss or additional loss or range of loss or additional range of loss can be reasonably estimated for a proceeding or investigation.

For certain other legal proceedings and investigations, the Firm can estimate reasonably possible losses, additional losses, ranges of loss or ranges of additional loss in excess of amounts accrued, but does not believe, based on current knowledge and after consultation with counsel, that such

losses will have a material adverse effect on the Firm’s consolidated financial statements as a whole, other than the matters referred to in the following paragraphs.

On July 15, 2010, China Development Industrial Bank (“CDIB”) filed a complaint against the Firm, styled China Development Industrial Bank v. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated et al., which is pending in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County (“Supreme Court of NY”). The complaint relates to a $275 million credit default swap referencing the super senior portion of the STACK 2006-1 CDO. The complaint asserts claims for common law fraud, fraudulent inducement and fraudulent concealment and alleges that the Firm misrepresented the risks of the STACK 2006-1 CDO to CDIB, and that the Firm knew that the assets backing the CDO were of poor quality when it entered into the credit default swap with CDIB. The complaint seeks compensatory damages related to the approximately $228 million that CDIB alleges it has already lost under the credit default swap, rescission of CDIB’s obligation to pay an additional $12 million, punitive damages, equitable relief, fees and costs. On February 28, 2011, the court denied the Firm’s motion to dismiss the complaint. Based on currently available information, the Firm believes it could incur a loss in this action of up to approximately $240 million plus pre- and post-judgment interest, fees and costs.

On January 25, 2011, the Firm was named as a defendant in The Bank of New York Mellon Trust, National Association v. Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital, Inc., a litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”). The suit, brought by the trustee of a series of commercial mortgage pass-through certificates, alleges that the Firm breached certain representations and warranties with respect to an $81 million commercial mortgage loan that was originated and transferred to the trust by the Firm. The complaint seeks, among other things, to have the Firm repurchase the loan and pay additional monetary damages. On June 16, 2014, the court granted the Firm’s supplemental motion for summary judgment, which was appealed by plaintiff. On April 27, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the judgment of the SDNY and remanded the case to the SDNY for further proceedings consistent with its opinion. A trial has been set for February 13, 2017. Based on currently available information, the Firm believes it could incur a loss in this action of up to approximately $81 million, plus pre-judgment interest, fees and costs.

On August 7, 2012, U.S. Bank, in its capacity as trustee, filed a complaint on behalf of Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-4SL and Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-4SL against the Firm. The matter is styled Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-4SL, et al. v.

 

 

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Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc. and is pending in the Supreme Court of NY. The complaint asserts claims for breach of contract and alleges, among other things, that the loans in the trust, which had an original principal balance of approximately $303 million, breached various representations and warranties. The complaint seeks, among other relief, rescission of the mortgage loan purchase agreement underlying the transaction, specific performance and unspecified damages and interest. On August 8, 2014, the court granted in part and denied in part the Firm’s motion to dismiss. Based on currently available information, the Firm believes that it could incur a loss in this action of up to approximately $149 million, the total original unpaid balance of the mortgage loans for which the Firm received repurchase demands that it did not repurchase, plus pre- and post-judgment interest, fees and costs, but plaintiff is seeking to expand the number of loans at issue and the possible range of loss could increase.

On August 8, 2012, U.S. Bank, in its capacity as trustee, filed a complaint on behalf of Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-14SL, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-14SL, Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-4SL and Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-4SL against the Firm styled Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-14SL, et al. v. Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC, as successor in interest to Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc., pending in the Supreme Court of NY. The complaint asserts claims for breach of contract and alleges, among other things, that the loans in the trusts, which had original principal balances of approximately $354 million and $305 million respectively, breached various representations and warranties. The complaint seeks, among other relief, rescission of the mortgage loan purchase agreements underlying the transactions, specific performance and unspecified damages and interest. On August 16, 2013, the court granted in part and denied in part the Firm’s motion to dismiss the complaint. On August 16, 2016, the Firm moved for summary judgment and the plaintiffs moved for partial summary judgment. Based on currently available information, the Firm believes that it could incur a loss in this action of up to approximately $527 million, the total original unpaid balance of the mortgage loans for which the Firm received repurchase demands that it did not repurchase, plus pre- and post-judgment interest, fees and costs, but plaintiff is seeking to expand the number of loans at issue and the possible range of loss could increase.

On September 28, 2012, U.S. Bank, in its capacity as trustee, filed a complaint on behalf of Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-13ARX against the Firm styled Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-13ARX v. Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC, as successor in interest to Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc., pending in the Supreme Court of NY. The plaintiff filed an amended

complaint on January 17, 2013, which asserts claims for breach of contract and alleges, among other things, that the loans in the trust, which had an original principal balance of approximately $609 million, breached various representations and warranties. The amended complaint seeks, among other relief, declaratory judgment relief, specific performance and unspecified damages and interest. By order dated September 30, 2014, the court granted in part and denied in part the Firm’s motion to dismiss the amended complaint. On August 11, 2016, the Appellate Division, First Department reversed in part the trial court’s granting of the Firm’s motion to dismiss. On September 9, 2016, the Firm filed a motion for reargument or, in the alternative, leave to appeal that decision. Based on currently available information, the Firm believes that it could incur a loss in this action of up to approximately $170 million, the total original unpaid balance of the mortgage loans for which the Firm received repurchase demands that it did not repurchase, plus pre- and post-judgment interest, fees and costs, but plaintiff is seeking to expand the number of loans at issue and the possible range of loss could increase.

On January 10, 2013, U.S. Bank, in its capacity as trustee, filed a complaint on behalf of Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-10SL and Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-10SL against the Firm styled Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-10SL, et al. v. Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC, as successor in interest to Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc., pending in the Supreme Court of NY. The complaint asserts claims for breach of contract and alleges, among other things, that the loans in the trust, which had an original principal balance of approximately $300 million, breached various representations and warranties. The complaint seeks, among other relief, an order requiring the Firm to comply with the loan breach remedy procedures in the transaction documents, unspecified damages, and interest. On August 8, 2014, the court granted in part and denied in part the Firm’s motion to dismiss the complaint. Based on currently available information, the Firm believes that it could incur a loss in this action of up to approximately $197 million, the total original unpaid balance of the mortgage loans for which the Firm received repurchase demands that it did not repurchase, plus pre- and post-judgment interest, fees and costs, but plaintiff is seeking to expand the number of loans at issue and the possible range of loss could increase.

On May 3, 2013, plaintiffs inDeutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank AG et al. v. Morgan Stanley et al. filed a complaint against the Firm, certain affiliates, and other defendants in the Supreme Court of NY. The complaint alleges that defendants made material misrepresentations and omissions in the sale to plaintiffs of certain mortgage pass-through certificates backed by securitization trusts containing

 

 

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residential mortgage loans. The total amount of certificates allegedly sponsored, underwritten and/or sold by the Firm to plaintiff currently at issue in this action was approximately $644 million. The complaint alleges causes of action against the Firm for common law fraud, fraudulent concealment, aiding and abetting fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and rescission and seeks, among other things, compensatory and punitive damages. On June 10, 2014, the court granted in part and denied in part the Firm’s motion to dismiss the complaint. The Firm perfected its appeal from that decision on June 12, 2015. At September 25, 2016, the current unpaid balance of the mortgage pass-through certificates at issue in this action was approximately $252 million, and the certificates had incurred actual losses of approximately $85 million. Based on currently available information, the Firm believes it could incur a loss in this action up to the difference between the $252 million unpaid balance of these certificates (plus any losses incurred) and their fair market value at the time of a judgment against the Firm, or upon sale, plus pre- and post-judgment interest, fees and costs. The Firm may be entitled to be indemnified for some of these losses.

On July 8, 2013, U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity as trustee, filed a complaint against the Firm styled U.S. Bank National Association, solely in its capacity as Trustee of the Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-2AX (MSM 2007-2AX) v. Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC, as Successor-by-Merger to Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc. and Greenpoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., pending in the Supreme Court of NY. The complaint asserts claims for breach of contract and alleges, among other things, that the loans in the trust, which had an original principal balance of approximately $650 million, breached various representations and warranties. The complaint seeks, among other relief, specific performance of the loan breach remedy procedures in the transaction documents, unspecified damages and interest. On August 22, 2013, the Firm filed a motion to dismiss the complaint, which was granted in part and denied in part on November 24, 2014. Based on currently available information, the Firm believes that it could incur a loss in this action of up to approximately $240 million, the total original unpaid balance of the mortgage loans for which the Firm received repurchase demands that it did not repurchase, plus pre- and post-judgment interest, fees and costs, but plaintiff is seeking to expand the number of loans at issue and the possible range of loss could increase.

On December 30, 2013, Wilmington Trust Company, in its capacity as trustee for Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-12, filed a complaint against the Firm. The matter is styled Wilmington Trust Company v. Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC et al. and is pending in the Supreme Court of NY. The complaint asserts claims for breach of contract and alleges, among other things, that the

loans in the trust, which had an original principal balance of approximately $516 million, breached various representations and warranties. The complaint seeks, among other relief, unspecified damages, attorneys’ fees, costs and interest. On February 28, 2014, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaint, which was granted in part and denied in part on June 14, 2016. Based on currently available information, the Firm believes that it could incur a loss in this action of up to approximately $152 million, the total original unpaid balance of the mortgage loans for which the Firm received repurchase demands that it did not repurchase, plus attorney’s fees, costs and interest, but plaintiff is seeking to expand the number of loans at issue and the possible range of loss could increase.

On April 28, 2014, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, in its capacity as trustee for Morgan Stanley Structured Trust I 2007-1, filed a complaint against the Firm styled Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC, pending in the SDNY. The complaint asserts claims for breach of contract and alleges, among other things, that the loans in the trust, which had an original principal balance of approximately $735 million, breached various representations and warranties. The complaint seeks, among other relief, specific performance of the loan breach remedy procedures in the transaction documents, unspecified compensatory and/or rescissory damages, interest and costs. On April 3, 2015, the court granted in part and denied in part the Firm’s motion to dismiss the complaint. Based on currently available information, the Firm believes that it could incur a loss in this action of up to approximately $292 million, the total original unpaid balance of the mortgage loans for which the Firm received repurchase demands that it did not repurchase, plus pre- and post-judgment interest, fees and costs, but plaintiff is seeking to expand the number of loans at issue and the possible range of loss could increase.

On January 23, 2015, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, in its capacity as trustee, filed a complaint against the Firm styled Deutsche Bank National Trust Company solely in its capacity as Trustee of the Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2007-NC4 v. Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC as Successor-by-Merger to Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc., and Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc., pending in the Supreme Court of NY. The complaint asserts claims for breach of contract and alleges, among other things, that the loans in the trust, which had an original principal balance of approximately $1.05 billion, breached various representations and warranties. The complaint seeks, among other relief, specific performance of the loan breach remedy procedures in the transaction documents, compensatory, consequential, rescissory, equitable and punitive damages, attorneys’ fees, costs and other related expenses, and interest. On October 20, 2015, the court

 

 

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granted in part and denied in part the Firm’s motion to dismiss the complaint. Based on currently available information, the Firm believes that it could incur a loss in this action of up to approximately $277 million, the total original unpaid balance of the mortgage loans for which the Firm received repurchase demands from a certificate holder and a monoline insurer that the Firm did not repurchase, plus pre- and post-judgment interest, fees and costs, but plaintiff is seeking to expand the number of loans at issue and the possible range of loss could increase.

12. Variable Interest Entities and Securitization Activities

Overview

For a discussion on the Firm’s VIEs, the determination and structure of VIEs and securitization activities, see Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K.

As a result of adopting the accounting update, Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, on January 1, 2016, certain consolidated entities are now considered VIEs and are included in the balances at September 30, 2016. See Note 2 for further information.

Consolidated VIEs

Assets and Liabilities by Type of Activity

 

  At September 30, 2016  At December 31, 2015  
$ in millions VIE Assets  VIE
  Liabilities  
  VIE Assets  VIE
  Liabilities   
 

Credit-linked notes

 $901   $  $900   $—  

Other structured financings

  572    7    787    13   

Asset-backed securitizations1

  597    371    668    423   

Other2

  916    32    245    —  

Total

 $            2,986   $            410   $            2,600   $            436   

 

1.

Asset-backed securitizations include transactions backed by residential mortgage loans, commercial mortgage loans and other types of assets including consumer or commercial assets. The value of assets is determined based on the fair value of the liabilities of and the interests owned by the Firm in such VIEs, because the fair values for the liabilities and interests owned are more observable.

2.

Other primarily includes certain operating entities, investment funds and structured transactions.

Assets and Liabilities by Balance Sheet Caption

 

$ in millions At September 30,
2016
  At December 31, 
2015
 

Assets

  

Cash and due from banks

 $86   $14   

Trading assets, at fair value

  1,889    1,842   

Customer and other receivables

  7      

Goodwill

  18    —  

Intangible assets

  138    —  

Other assets

  848    741   

Total assets

 $2,986   $2,600   

Liabilities

  

Other secured financings, at fair value

 $378   $431   

Other liabilities and accrued expenses

  32      

Total liabilities

 $410   $436   

Consolidated VIE assets and liabilities are presented in the previous tables after intercompany eliminations. The assets owned by many consolidated VIEs cannot be removed unilaterally by the Firm and are not generally available to the Firm. The related liabilities issued by many consolidated VIEs are non-recourse to the Firm. In certain other consolidated VIEs, the Firm either has the unilateral right to remove assets or provide additional recourse through derivatives such as total return swaps, guarantees or other forms of involvement.

As part of the Institutional Securities business segment’s securitization and related activities, the Firm has provided, or otherwise agreed to be responsible for, representations and warranties regarding certain assets transferred in securitization transactions sponsored by the Firm (see Note 11).

In general, the Firm’s exposure to loss in consolidated VIEs is limited to losses that would be absorbed on the VIE’s net assets recognized in its financial statements, net of amounts absorbed by third-party variable interest holders. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, noncontrolling interests in the consolidated financial statements related to consolidated VIEs were $204 million and $37 million, respectively. The Firm also had additional maximum exposure to losses of approximately $78 million and $72 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, primarily related to certain derivatives, commitments, guarantees and other forms of involvement.

 

 

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Non-consolidated VIEs

The following tables include all VIEs in which the Firm has determined that its maximum exposure to loss is greater than specific thresholds or meets certain other criteria, and exclude exposure to loss from liabilities due to immateriality. Most of the VIEs included in the following tables are sponsored by unrelated parties; the Firm’s involvement generally is the result of its secondary market-making activities, securities held in its Investment securities portfolio (see Note 5), and certain investments in funds.

Non-Consolidated VIE Assets, Maximum and Carrying Value of Exposure to Loss

 

  At September 30, 2016 
$ in millions Mortgage- and
Asset-Backed
Securitizations
   Collateralized 
Debt
Obligations
  

     Municipal     
Tender

Option

Bonds

  Other
Structured
    Financings    
          Other          

VIE assets that the Firm does not consolidate

(unpaid principal balance)

 $120,846   $4,875   $5,070   $4,597   $39,119   

Maximum exposure to loss

     

Debt and equity interests

 $12,505   $741   $45   $1,639   $5,011   

Derivative and other contracts

        3,038       46   

Commitments, guarantees and other

  714    196       373    363   

Total maximum exposure to loss

 $13,219   $937   $3,083   $2,012   $5,420   

Carrying value of exposure to loss—Assets

     

Debt and equity interests

 $12,505   $741   $12   $1,248   $5,011   

Derivative and other contracts

        6       15   

Total carrying value of exposure to loss—Assets

 $12,505   $741   $18   $1,248   $5,026   

 

  At December 31, 2015 
$ in millions Mortgage- and
Asset-Backed
Securitizations
   Collateralized 
Debt
Obligations
  

     Municipal     
Tender

Option

Bonds

  Other
Structured
    Financings    
          Other          

VIE assets that the Firm does not consolidate

(unpaid principal balance)

 $126,872   $8,805   $4,654   $2,201   $20,775   

Maximum exposure to loss

     

Debt and equity interests

 $13,361   $1,259   $1   $1,129   $3,854   

Derivative and other contracts

        2,834       67   

Commitments, guarantees and other

  494    231       361    222   

Total maximum exposure to loss

 $13,855   $1,490   $2,835   $1,490   $4,143   

Carrying value of exposure to loss—Assets

     

Debt and equity interests

 $13,361   $1,259   $1   $685   $3,854   

Derivative and other contracts

        5       13   

Total carrying value of exposure to loss—Assets

 $13,361   $1,259   $6   $685   $3,867   

 

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Non-Consolidated VIE Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securitization Assets

 

  At September 30, 2016  At December 31, 2015 
$ in millions Unpaid
Principal
Balance
  Debt and
Equity
Interests
  Unpaid
Principal
Balance
  Debt and
Equity
Interests
 

Residential mortgages

 $7,824   $620   $13,787   $1,012   

Commercial mortgages

  63,835    2,705    57,313    2,871   

U.S. agency collateralized mortgage obligations

  18,744    3,532    13,236    2,763   

Other consumer or commercial loans

  30,443    5,648    42,536    6,715   

Total mortgage- and asset-backed securitization assets

 $    120,846   $     12,505   $    126,872   $    13,361   

The Firm’s maximum exposure to loss often differs from the carrying value of the variable interests held by the Firm. The maximum exposure to loss is dependent on the nature of the Firm’s variable interest in the VIEs and is limited to the notional amounts of certain liquidity facilities, other credit support, total return swaps, written put options, and the fair value of certain other derivatives and investments the Firm has made in the VIEs. Liabilities issued by VIEs generally are non-recourse to the Firm. Where notional amounts are utilized in quantifying maximum exposure related to derivatives, such amounts do not reflect fair value write-downs already recorded by the Firm.

The Firm’s maximum exposure to loss does not include the offsetting benefit of any financial instruments that the Firm may utilize to hedge these risks associated with its variable interests. In addition, the Firm’s maximum exposure to loss is not reduced by the amount of collateral held as part of a transaction with the VIE or any party to the VIE directly against a specific exposure to loss.

Securitization transactions generally involve VIEs. Primarily as a result of its secondary market-making activities, the Firm owned additional VIE assets mainly issued by securitization SPEs for which the maximum exposure to loss is less than specific thresholds. These additional assets totaled $13.3 billion and $12.9 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. These assets were either retained in connection with transfers of assets by the Firm, acquired in connection with secondary market-making activities or held as AFS securities in its Investment securities portfolio (see Note 5) or held as investments in funds. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, these assets consisted of securities backed by residential mortgage loans, commercial mortgage loans or other consumer loans, such as credit card receivables, automobile loans and student loans, CDOs or CLOs, and investment funds. The Firm’s primary risk exposure is to the securities issued by the SPE owned by the Firm, with the risk highest on the most subordinate class

of beneficial interests. These assets generally are included in Trading assets—Corporate and other debt, Trading assets—Investments or AFS securities within its Investment securities portfolio and are measured at fair value (see Note 3). The Firm does not provide additional support in these transactions through contractual facilities, such as liquidity facilities, guarantees or similar derivatives. The Firm’s maximum exposure to loss generally equals the fair value of the assets owned.

Transactions with SPEs in which the Firm, acting as principal, transferred financial assets with continuing involvement and received sales treatment are shown below.

Transfers of Assets with Continuing Involvement

 

  At September 30, 2016 
$ in millions Residential
Mortgage
Loans
  Commercial
Mortgage
Loans
  U.S. Agency
Collateralized
Mortgage
Obligations
  

Credit-
Linked
Notes and

Other1

 

SPE assets (unpaid principal balance)2

 $    19,196   $    61,089   $    14,433   $    11,497   

Retained interests (fair value)

  

Investment grade

 $  $65   $518   $—  

Non-investment grade

  6    72       973   

Total retained interests (fair value) 

 $6   $137   $518   $973   

Interests purchased in the secondary market (fair value) 

  

Investment grade

 $  $131   $156   $—  

Non-investment grade

  24    89       —  

Total interests purchased in the secondary market (fair value)

 $24   $220   $156   $—  

Derivative assets (fair value)

 $  $301   $  $111   

Derivative liabilities (fair value)

           443   
  At December 31, 2015 
$ in millions Residential
Mortgage
Loans
  Commercial
Mortgage
Loans
  U.S. Agency
Collateralized
Mortgage
Obligations
  

Credit-
Linked
Notes and

Other1

 

SPE assets (unpaid principal balance)2

 $22,440   $72,760   $17,978   $12,235   

Retained interests (fair value)  

  

Investment grade 

 $  $238   $649   $—  

Non-investment grade 

  160    63       1,136   

Total retained interests (fair value) 

 $160   $301   $649   $1,136   

Interests purchased in the secondary market (fair value) 

  

Investment grade

 $  $88   $99   $—  

Non-investment grade

  60    63       10   

Total interests purchased in the secondary market (fair value)

 $60   $151   $99   $10   

Derivative assets (fair value)

 $  $343   $  $151   

Derivative liabilities (fair value)

           449  

 

1.

Amounts include CLO transactions managed by unrelated third parties.

2.

Amounts include assets transferred by unrelated transferors.

 

 

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  At September 30, 2016 
$ in millions Level 2  Level 3  Total 

Retained interests (fair value)

   

Investment grade

 $583   $  $583  

Non-investment grade

  31    1,020    1,051  

Total retained interests (fair value)

 $614   $        1,020   $    1,634  

Interests purchased in the secondary market (fair value)

  

Investment grade

 $287   $  $287  

Non-investment grade

  100    13    113  

Total interests purchased in the secondary market (fair value)

 $387   $13   $400  

Derivative assets (fair value)

 $        396   $16   $412  

Derivative liabilities (fair value)

  82    361    443  

 

  At December 31, 2015 
$ in millions Level 2  Level 3  Total 

Retained interests (fair value)

   

Investment grade

 $886   $1   $887  

Non-investment grade

  17    1,342    1,359  

Total retained interests (fair value)

 $        903   $        1,343   $    2,246  

Interests purchased in the secondary market (fair value)

  

Investment grade

 $187   $  $187  

Non-investment grade

  112    21    133  

Total interests purchased in the secondary market (fair value)

 $299   $21   $320  

Derivative assets (fair value)

 $466   $28   $494  

Derivative liabilities (fair value)

  110    339    449  

Transferred assets are carried at fair value prior to securitization, and any changes in fair value are recognized in the consolidated statements of income. The Firm may act as underwriter of the beneficial interests issued by these securitization vehicles. Investment banking underwriting net revenues are recognized in connection with these transactions. The Firm may retain interests in the securitized financial assets as one or more tranches of the securitization. These retained interests are included in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value. Any changes in the fair value of such retained interests are recognized in the consolidated statements of income.

Proceeds from New Securitization Transactions and Retained Interests in Securitization Transactions

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
$ in millions 2016  2015  2016  2015 

Proceeds received from new securitization transactions

 $    6,819   $    6,105   $    13,695   $    17,270  

Proceeds from retained interests in securitization transactions

  768    476    1,901    2,082  

Net gains on sale of assets in securitization transactions at the time of the sale were not material for all periods presented.

The Firm has provided, or otherwise agreed to be responsible for representations and warranties regarding certain assets transferred in securitization transactions sponsored by the Firm (see Note 11).

Proceeds from Sales to CLO Entities Sponsored by Non-Affiliates

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
$ in millions  2016   2015   2016   2015 

Proceeds from sale of corporate loans sold to those SPEs

  $199    $121    $230    $    1,086  

Net gains on sale of corporate loans to CLO transactions at the time of sale were not material for all periods presented.

The Firm also enters into transactions in which it sells equity securities and contemporaneously enters into bilateral OTC equity derivatives with the purchasers of the securities, through which it retains the exposure to the securities as shown in the following table.

Carrying and Fair Value of Assets Sold and Retained Interest Exposure

 

$ in millions  At September 30,
2016
  At December 31,
2015
 

Carrying value of assets derecognized at the time of sale and gross cash proceeds

  $9,792   $7,878   

Fair value of assets sold

   9,900    7,935   

Fair value of derivative assets recognized in the consolidated balance sheets

   118    97   

Fair value of derivative liabilities recognized in the consolidated balance sheets

   10    40   

Failed Sales

For transfers that fail to meet the accounting criteria for a sale, the Firm continues to recognize the assets in Trading assets at fair value, and the Firm recognizes the associated liabilities in Other secured financings at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets (see Note 10).

The assets transferred to certain unconsolidated VIEs in transactions accounted for as failed sales cannot be removed unilaterally by the Firm and are not generally available to the Firm. The related liabilities are also non-recourse to the Firm. In certain other failed sale transactions, the Firm has the right to remove assets or provide additional recourse through derivatives such as total return swaps, guarantees or other forms of involvement.

Carrying Value of Assets and Liabilities Related to Failed Sales

 

   

At

September 30, 2016

   

At

December 31, 2015

 
$ in millions  Assets   Liabilities   Assets   Liabilities 

Failed sales

  $        269    $        269    $        400    $        400  
 

 

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13. Regulatory Requirements

Regulatory Capital Framework

For a discussion of the Firm’s regulatory capital framework, see Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K.

Risk-Based Capital Requirement

The Firm is required to maintain minimum risk-based and leverage capital ratios under the regulatory capital requirements. The Firm’s binding risk-based capital ratios for regulatory purposes are the lower of the capital ratios computed under the (i) standardized approaches for calculating credit risk-weighted assets (“RWAs”) and market risk RWAs (the “Standardized Approach”) and (ii) applicable advanced approaches for calculating credit risk, market risk and operational risk RWAs (the “Advanced Approach”).

In addition to the minimum risk-based capital ratio requirements, on a fully phased-in basis by 2019, the Firm will be subject to:

 

 

A greater than 2.5% Common Equity Tier 1 capital conservation buffer;

 

 

The Common Equity Tier 1 global systemically important bank capital surcharge, currently at 3%; and

 

 

Up to a 2.5% Common Equity Tier 1 countercyclical capital buffer, currently set by banking regulators at zero (collectively, the “buffers”).

In 2016, the phase-in amount for each of the buffers is 25% of the fully phased-in buffer requirement. Failure to maintain the buffers will result in restrictions on the Firm’s ability to make capital distributions, including the payment of dividends and the repurchase of stock, and to pay discretionary bonuses to executive officers.

The methods for calculating each of the Firm’s risk-based capital ratios will change through January 1, 2022 as aspects of the capital rules are phased in. These changes may result in differences in the Firm’s reported capital ratios from one reporting period to the next that are independent of changes to its capital base, asset composition, off-balance sheet exposures or risk profile.

For a further discussion of the Firm’s calculation of risk-based capital ratios, see Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K.

The Firm’s Regulatory Capital and Capital Ratios

At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Firm’s binding ratios are based on the Advanced Approach transitional rules.

Regulatory Capital

 

  At September 30, 2016 
$ in millions Amount   Ratio  Minimum
Ratio1
 

Regulatory capital and capital ratios

    

Common Equity Tier 1 capital

 $60,340     16.8  5.9%  

Tier 1 capital

  67,603     18.9  7.4%  

Total capital

  78,838     22.0  9.4%  

Tier 1 leverage2

      8.3  4.0%  

Assets

    

Total RWAs

 $    358,486     N/A    N/A  

Adjusted average assets3

  809,927     N/A    N/A  

 

  At December 31, 2015 
$ in millions Amount   Ratio  Minimum
Ratio1
 

Regulatory capital and capital ratios

    

Common Equity Tier 1 capital

 $59,409     15.5  4.5%  

Tier 1 capital

  66,722     17.4  6.0%  

Total capital

  79,403     20.7  8.0%  

Tier 1 leverage2

      8.3  4.0%  

Assets

    

Total RWAs

 $    384,162     N/A    N/A  

Adjusted average assets3

  803,574     N/A    N/A  

 

N/A—NotApplicable

1.

Percentages represent minimum regulatory capital ratios under the transitional rules.

2.

Tier 1 leverage ratios are calculated under Standardized Approach transitional rules.

3.

Adjusted average assets represent the denominator of the Tier 1 leverage ratio and are composed of the average daily balance of consolidated on-balance sheet assets under U.S. GAAP during the calendar quarter, adjusted for disallowed goodwill, transitional intangible assets, certain deferred tax assets, certain investments in the capital instruments of unconsolidated financial institutions and other adjustments.

U.S. Bank Subsidiaries’ Regulatory Capital and Capital Ratios

Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. (“MSBNA”) and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association (“MSPBNA”) (collectively, “U.S. Bank Subsidiaries”) are subject to similar regulatory capital requirements as the Firm. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Firm’s U.S. Bank Subsidiaries’ financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, each of the Firm’s U.S. Bank Subsidiaries must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of its assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices.

 

 

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At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Firm’s U.S. Bank Subsidiaries’ binding ratios are based on the Standardized Approach transitional rules.

MSBNA’s Regulatory Capital

 

   At September 30, 2016 
$ in millions  Amount   Ratio  Required
Capital
Ratio1
 

Common Equity Tier 1 capital

  $    13,105     15.7  6.5%  

Tier 1 capital

   13,105     15.7  8.0%  

Total capital

   14,577     17.5  10.0%  

Tier 1 leverage

   13,105     10.1  5.0%  
   At December 31, 2015 
$ in millions  Amount   Ratio  Required
Capital
Ratio1
 

Common Equity Tier 1 capital

  $13,333     15.1  6.5%  

Tier 1 capital

   13,333     15.1  8.0%  

Total capital

   15,097     17.1  10.0%  

Tier 1 leverage

   13,333     10.2  5.0%  

 

1.

Capital ratios that are required in order to be considered well-capitalized for U.S. regulatory purposes.

MSPBNA’s Regulatory Capital

 

  At September 30, 2016 
$ in millions Amount   Ratio  Required
Capital
Ratio1
 

Common Equity Tier 1 capital

 $    5,264     26.5  6.5%  

Tier 1 capital

  5,264     26.5  8.0%  

Total capital

  5,298     26.7  10.0%  

Tier 1 leverage

  5,264     10.5  5.0%  
  At December 31, 2015 
$ in millions Amount   Ratio  Required
Capital
Ratio1
 

Common Equity Tier 1 capital

 $4,197     26.5  6.5%  

Tier 1 capital

  4,197     26.5  8.0%  

Total capital

  4,225     26.7  10.0%  

Tier 1 leverage

  4,197     10.5  5.0%  

 

1.

Capital ratios that are required in order to be considered well-capitalized for U.S. regulatory purposes.

Under regulatory capital requirements adopted by the U.S. federal banking agencies, U.S. depository institutions, in order to be considered well-capitalized, must maintain certain minimum capital ratios. Each U.S. depository institution subsidiary of the Firm must be well-capitalized in order for the Firm to continue to qualify as a financial holding company and to continue to engage in the broadest range of financial activities permitted for financial holding companies. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Firm’s U.S.

Bank Subsidiaries maintained capital at levels sufficiently in excess of the universally mandated well-capitalized requirements to address any additional capital needs and requirements identified by the U.S. federal banking regulators.

Broker-Dealer Regulatory Capital Requirements

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“MS&Co.”) is a registered broker-dealer and registered futures commission merchant and, accordingly, is subject to the minimum net capital requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”). MS&Co. has consistently operated with capital in excess of its regulatory capital requirements. MS&Co.’s net capital totaled $10,170 million and $10,254 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, which exceeded the amount required by $8,093 million and $8,458 million, respectively. MS&Co. is required to hold tentative net capital in excess of $1 billion and net capital in excess of $500 million in accordance with the market and credit risk standards of Appendix E of SEC Rule 15c3-1. In addition, MS&Co. is required to notify the SEC in the event that its tentative net capital is less than $5 billion. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, MS&Co. had tentative net capital in excess of the minimum and the notification requirements.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“MSSB LLC”) is a registered broker-dealer and introducing broker for the futures business and, accordingly, is subject to the minimum net capital requirements of the SEC and the CFTC. MSSB LLC has consistently operated with capital in excess of its regulatory capital requirements. MSSB LLC’s net capital totaled $3,858 million and $3,613 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, which exceeded the amount required by $3,711 million and $3,459 million, respectively.

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc (“MSIP”), a London-based broker-dealer subsidiary, is subject to the capital requirements of the Prudential Regulation Authority, and Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd. (“MSMS”), a Tokyo-based broker-dealer subsidiary, is subject to the capital requirements of the Financial Services Agency. MSIP and MSMS have consistently operated with capital in excess of their respective regulatory capital requirements.

Other Regulated Subsidiaries

Certain other U.S. and non-U.S. subsidiaries of the Firm are subject to various securities, commodities and banking regulations, and capital adequacy requirements promulgated by the regulatory and exchange authorities of the countries in which they operate. These subsidiaries have consistently operated with capital in excess of their local capital adequacy requirements.

 

 

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14. Total Equity

Dividends and Share Repurchases

The Firm repurchased approximately $1,250 million of our outstanding common stock as part of our share repurchase program during the current quarter and $2,500 million during the current year period. The Firm repurchased approximately $625 million during the prior year quarter and $1,500 million in the prior year period.

For a description of the 2015 capital plan, see Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K.

In June 2016, the Firm received a conditional non-objection from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) to its 2016 capital plan. The capital plan included a share repurchase of up to $3.5 billion of the Firm’s outstanding common stock during the period beginning July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. Additionally, the capital plan included an increase in the quarterly common stock dividend to $0.20 per share from $0.15 per share during the period beginning with the dividend declared on July 20, 2016 (see Note 20). The Federal Reserve Board also asked the Firm to submit an additional capital plan by December 29, 2016 addressing weaknesses identified in the Firm’s capital planning process.

Preferred Stock

For a description of Series A through Series J preferred stock issuances, see Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K. Dividends declared on the Firm’s outstanding preferred stock were $78 million during the current quarter and $78 million during the prior year quarter, and $312 million during the current year period and $297 million during the prior year period. On September 15, 2016, the Firm announced that the Board declared a quarterly dividend for preferred stock shareholders of record on September 30, 2016 that was paid on October 17, 2016. The Firm is authorized to issue 30 million shares of preferred stock. The preferred stock has a preference over the common stock upon liquidation. The Firm’s preferred stock qualifies as Tier 1 capital in accordance with regulatory capital requirements (see Note 13).

Preferred Stock Outstanding

 

$ in millions,
except per
share data
 Shares  

Liquidation
Preference
per Share

  Carrying Value 
 Outstanding   

At

September 30,
2016

  

At

December 31,
2015

 
 At September 30,
2016
    

Series

            

A

  44,000   $    25,000   $1,100   $1,100  

C1

  519,882    1,000    408    408  

E

  34,500    25,000    862    862  

F

  34,000    25,000    850    850  

G

  20,000    25,000    500    500  

H

  52,000    25,000    1,300    1,300  

I

  40,000    25,000    1,000    1,000  

J

  60,000    25,000    1,500    1,500  

Total

         $      7,520   $    7,520  

 

1.

Series C is comprised of the issuance of 1,160,791 shares of Series C Preferred Stock to MUFG for an aggregate purchase price of $911 million, less the redemption of 640,909 shares of Series C Preferred Stock of $503 million, which were converted to common shares of approximately $705 million.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Changes in AOCI by Component, Net of Tax and Noncontrolling Interests

 

$ in millions 

Foreign

Currency

Translation

Adjustments

  

AFS

Securities

  

Pensions,

Postretirement

and Other

  DVA  Total 

Balance at June 30, 2016

 $(779 $219   $(378 $33   $(905

Change in OCI before reclassifications

  25    (69     (94  (138

Amounts reclassified from AOCI2

     (30  (1  4    (27

Net OCI during the period

  25    (99  (1  (90  (165

Balance at September 30, 2016

 $(754 $120   $(379 $(57 $(1,070

Balance at June 30, 2015

 $    (833 $(101 $    (513 $    —  $    (1,447

Change in OCI before reclassifications

  (76  111    2       37  

Amounts reclassified from AOCI2

     (11  2       (9

Net OCI during the period

  (76  100    4       28  

Balance at September 30, 2015

 $(909 $(1 $(509 $  $(1,419
 

 

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$ in millions

 Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
  AFS
Securities
  Pensions,
Postretirement
and Other
  DVA  Total 

Balance at December 31, 2015

 $(963 $(319 $(374 $        —  $      (1,656

Cumulative adjustment for accounting change related to DVA1

           (312  (312

Change in OCI before reclassifications

  209    521    (3  277    1,004  

Amounts reclassified from AOCI2, 3

     (82  (2  (22  (106

Net OCI during the period

  209    439    (5  255    898  

Balance at September 30, 2016

 $(754 $120   $(379 $(57 $(1,070

Balance at December 31, 2014

 $(663 $(73 $(512 $  $(1,248

Change in OCI before reclassifications

  (246  118    (2     (130

Amounts reclassified from AOCI2

     (46  5       (41

Net OCI during the period

  (246  72    3       (171

Balance at September 30, 2015

 $(909 $(1 $(509 $  $(1,419

 

1.

In accordance with the early adoption of a provision of the accounting update Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, a cumulative catch up adjustment was recorded as of January 1, 2016 to move the cumulative DVA amount, net of noncontrolling interest and tax, related to outstanding liabilities under the fair value option election from Retained earnings into AOCI. See Note 2 for further information.

2.

Amounts reclassified from AOCI related to realized gains and losses from sales of AFS securities are classified within Other revenues in the consolidated statements of income. The tax impact in Provision for (benefit from) income taxes resulting from such reclassifications was $(17) million in the current quarter and $(47) million in the current year period, and $(7) million in the prior year quarter and $(27) million in the prior year period.

3.

Amounts reclassified from AOCI related to realization of DVA are classified within Trading revenues in the consolidated statements of income. The tax impact in Provision for (benefit from) income taxes resulting from such reclassifications was $2 million in the current quarter and $(13) million in the current year period. See Note 2 for further information.

Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling interests were $1,313 million and $1,002 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The increase in noncontrolling interests was primarily due to the consolidation of certain investment management funds sponsored by the Firm. See Note 2 for further information on the adoption of the accounting update Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis.

15. Earnings per Common Share

Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Common Share (“EPS”)

 

  

Three Months Ended

 

September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended

 

September 30,

 
in millions, except for per share data 2016  2015  2016  2015 

Basic EPS

    

Income from continuing operations

 $1,632   $1,051   $4,442   $5,352  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

  8    (2  1    (9

Net income

  1,640    1,049    4,443    5,343  

Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests

  43    31    130    124  

Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley

  1,597    1,018    4,313    5,219  

Less: Preferred stock dividends

  (78  (78  (312  (297

Less: Allocation of (earnings) loss to participating RSUs1

  (1  (1  (2  (4

Earnings applicable to Morgan Stanley common shareholders

 $      1,518   $        939   $        3,999   $        4,918  

Weighted average common shares outstanding

  1,838    1,904    1,863    1,916  

Earnings per basic common share

    

Income from continuing operations

 $0.82   $0.49   $2.15   $2.57  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

  0.01           

Earnings per basic common share

 $0.83   $0.49   $2.15   $2.57  

Diluted EPS

    

Earnings applicable to Morgan Stanley common shareholders

 $1,518   $939   $3,999   $4,918  

Weighted average common shares outstanding

  1,838    1,904    1,863    1,916  

Effect of dilutive securities: Stock options and RSUs1

  41    45    35    42  

Weighted average common shares outstanding and common stock equivalents

  1,879    1,949    1,898    1,958  

Earnings per diluted common share

    

Income from continuing operations

 $0.80   $0.48   $2.11   $2.52  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

  0.01          (0.01

Earnings per diluted common share

 $0.81   $0.48   $2.11   $2.51  

 

1.

Restricted stock units (“RSUs”) that are considered participating securities are treated as a separate class of securities in the computation of basic EPS, and, therefore, such RSUs are not included as incremental shares in the diluted EPS computations. The diluted EPS computations also do not include weighted average antidilutive RSUs and antidilutive stock options of 14 million shares for the current quarter and 12 million shares for the prior year quarter, and 15 million shares for the current year period and 12 million shares for the prior year period.

 

 

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16. Interest Income and Interest Expense

Interest Income and Interest Expense

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
$ in millions 2016  2015  2016  2015 

Interest income1

    

Trading assets2

 $526   $568   $1,651   $1,707  

Investment securities

  289    211    762    650  

Loans

  698    560    2,026    1,573  

Interest bearing deposits with banks

  30    29    134    74  

Securities purchased under agreements to resell and Securities borrowed3

  (118  (99  (315  (404

Customer receivables and Other4

  309    182    890    721  

Total interest income

 $      1,734   $      1,451   $      5,148   $      4,321  

Interest expense1

    

Deposits

 $12   $17   $48   $51  

Short-term borrowings

  (3  7    12    16  

Long-term borrowings

  817    908    2,621    2,749  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and Securities loaned5

  228    254    761    797  

Customer payables and Other6

  (323  (497  (1,109  (1,348

Total interest expense

 $731   $689   $2,333   $2,265  

Net interest

 $1,003   $762   $2,815   $2,056  

 

1.

Interest income and expense are recorded within the consolidated statements of income depending on the nature of the instrument and related market conventions. When interest is included as a component of the instrument’s fair value, interest is included within Trading revenues or Investments revenues. Otherwise, it is included within Interest income or Interest expense.

2.

Interest expense on Trading liabilities is reported as a reduction to Interest income on Trading assets.

3.

Includes fees paid on Securities borrowed.

4.

Includes interest from customer receivables and other interest earning assets.

5.

Includes fees received on Securities loaned.

6.

Includes fees received from prime brokerage customers for stock loan transactions incurred to cover customers’ short positions.

17. Employee Benefit Plans

The Firm sponsors various retirement plans for the majority of its U.S. and non-U.S. employees. The Firm provides certain other postretirement benefits, primarily health care and life insurance, to eligible U.S. employees.

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Expense (Income) for Pension and Other Postretirement Plans

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
$ in millions 2016  2015  2016  2015 

Service cost, benefits earned during the period

 $6   $5   $14   $15  

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

  38    39    115    116  

Expected return on plan assets

  (31  (30  (91  (89

Net amortization of prior service credit

  (4  (4  (13  (14

Net amortization of actuarial loss

  3    6    9    19  

Net periodic benefit expense

 $12   $16   $34   $47  

18. Income Taxes

The Firm is under continuous examination by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and other tax authorities in certain countries, such as Japan and the United Kingdom (“U.K.”), and in states in which it has significant business operations, such as New York. The Firm is currently at various levels of field examination with respect to audits by the IRS, as well as New York State and New York City, for tax years 2009-2012 and 2007-2009, respectively. The Firm believes that the resolution of these tax matters will not have a material effect in the consolidated balance sheets, although a resolution could have a material impact in the consolidated statements of income for a particular future period and on the effective tax rate for any period in which such resolution occurs.

In April 2016, the Firm received a notification from the IRS that the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation approved the final report of an Appeals Office review of matters from tax years 1999-2005, and the Revenue Agent’s Report reflecting agreed closure of the 2006-2008 tax years. The Firm has reserved the right to contest certain items, associated with tax years 1999-2005, the resolution of which is not expected to have a material impact on the effective tax rate or the consolidated financial statements.

During 2017, the Firm expects to reach a conclusion with the U.K. tax authorities on substantially all issues through tax year 2010, the resolution of which is not expected to have a material impact on the effective tax rate or the consolidated financial statements.

The Firm has established a liability for unrecognized tax benefits that it believes is adequate in relation to the potential for additional assessments. Once established, the Firm adjusts liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits only when more information is available or when an event occurs necessitating a change.

It is reasonably possible that significant changes in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits may occur within the next 12 months related to certain tax authority examinations referred to herein. At this time, however, it is not possible to reasonably estimate the expected change to the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits and the impact on the Firm’s effective tax rate over the next 12 months.

The Firm’s effective tax rate from continuing operations for the prior year period included a net discrete tax benefit of $564 million. This net discrete tax benefit was primarily associated with the repatriation of non-U.S. earnings at a cost lower than originally estimated due to an internal restructuring to simplify the Firm’s legal entity organization in the U.K.

 

 

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Segment Information

For a discussion about the Firm’s business segments, see Note 21 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K.

Selected Financial Information by Business Segment

 

   Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 
$ in millions  Institutional
Securities1,2
   Wealth
Management2
   Investment
Management
  Intersegment
Eliminations
  Total 

Total non-interest revenues3,4

  $4,436    $2,996    $551   $(77 $7,906  

Interest income

   980     979     1    (226  1,734  

Interest expense

   863     94        (226  731  

Net interest

   117     885     1       1,003  

Net revenues

  $4,553    $3,881    $552   $(77 $8,909  

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

  $1,383    $901    $97   $  $2,381  

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

   381     337     31       749  

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   1,002     564     66       1,632  

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

   8               8  

Net income (loss)

   1,010     564     66       1,640  

Net income (loss) applicable to noncontrolling interests

   44         (1     43  

Net income (loss) applicable to Morgan Stanley

  $966    $564    $67   $  $        1,597  

 

   Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 
$ in millions  Institutional
Securities1
  Wealth
Management
   Investment
Management
  Intersegment
Eliminations
  Total 

Total non-interest revenues3,4

  $3,889   $2,889    $278   $(51 $7,005  

Interest income

   825    777        (151  1,451  

Interest expense

   810    26     4    (151  689  

Net interest

   15    751     (4     762  

Net revenues

  $3,904   $3,640    $274   $(51 $7,767  

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

  $688   $824    $(38 $          $1,474  

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

   141    315     (33     423  

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   547    509     (5     1,051  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

   (3      1       (2

Net income (loss)

   544    509     (4     1,049  

Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests

   26        5       31  

Net income (loss) applicable to Morgan Stanley

  $518   $509    $(9 $  $1,018  

 

   Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 
$ in millions  Institutional
Securities1,2
   Wealth
Management2
   Investment
Management
  Intersegment
Eliminations
  Total 

Total non-interest revenues3,4

  $12,577    $8,815    $1,610   $(207 $22,795  

Interest income

   2,999     2,813     5    (669  5,148  

Interest expense

   2,731     268     3    (669  2,333  

Net interest

   268     2,545     2       2,815  

Net revenues

  $12,845    $11,360    $1,612   $(207 $        25,610  

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

  $3,797    $2,546    $259   $  $6,602  

Provision for income taxes

   1,109     973     78       2,160  

Income from continuing operations

   2,688     1,573     181       4,442  

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

   1               1  

Net income

   2,689     1,573     181       4,443  

Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests

   144         (14     130  

Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley

  $2,545    $1,573    $195   $  $4,313  

 

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   Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 
$ in millions  Institutional
Securities1
  Wealth
Management
   Investment
Management
   Intersegment
Eliminations
   Total 

Total non-interest revenues3,4

  $14,640   $9,172    $1,709       $(160)     $25,361   

Interest income

   2,418    2,296     1        (394)      4,321   

Interest expense

   2,524    119     16        (394)      2,265   

Net interest

   (106  2,177     (15)       —      2,056   
                         

Net revenues

  $14,534   $11,349    $1,694       $(160)     $27,417   
                         

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

  $      4,123   $        2,564    $369       $          —     $7,056   

Provision for income taxes5

   658    959     87        —      1,704   
                         

Income from continuing operations

   3,465    1,605     282        —      5,352   

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

   (10      1        —      (9)  
                         

Net income

   3,455    1,605     283        —      5,343   

Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests

   100        24        —      124   
                         

Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley

  $3,355   $1,605    $259       $—     $5,219   
                         

 

1.

In accordance with the early adoption of a provision of the accounting update Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, for the current quarter and current year period, DVA gains (losses) are recorded within OCI when unrealized and in Trading revenues when realized. In the prior year quarter and prior year period, the realized and unrealized DVA gains (losses) are recorded in Trading revenues. See Notes 2 and 14 for further information.

2.

Effective July 1, 2016, the Wealth Management and Institutional Securities business segments entered into an agreement whereby Institutional Securities assumed management of Wealth Management’s fixed income client-driven trading activities and pays fees to Wealth Management based on distribution activity. Prior periods have not been recast for this new inter-segment agreement due to immateriality.

3.

In certain management fee arrangements, the Firm is entitled to receive performance-based fees (also referred to as incentive fees and includes carried interest) when the return on assets under management exceeds certain benchmark returns or other performance targets. In such arrangements, performance fee revenues are accrued (or reversed) quarterly based on measuring account/fund performance to date versus the performance benchmark stated in the investment management agreement. The Firm’s portion of net unrealized cumulative performance-based fees (for which the Firm is not obligated to pay compensation) at risk of reversing if fund performance falls below stated investment management agreement benchmarks was approximately $419 million and $422 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. See Note 11 for information regarding general partner guarantees, which include potential obligations to return performance fee distributions previously received.

4.

The Firm waives a portion of its fees from certain registered money market funds that comply with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. These fee waivers resulted in a reduction of fees of approximately $26 million for the current quarter and $52 million for the prior year quarter, and $61 million for the current year period and $152 million for the prior year period.

5.

The Firm’s effective tax rate from continuing operations for the prior year period included a net discrete tax benefit of $564 million, within Institutional Securities (see Note 18).

 

Total Assets by Business Segment

 

$ in millions At September 30,
2016
  At December 31,
2015
 

Institutional Securities

 $            634,648   $                602,714  

Wealth Management

  174,521    179,708  

Investment Management

  4,722    5,043  

Total1

 $813,891   $787,465  

 

1.

Corporate assets have been fully allocated to the business segments.

Geographic Information

For a discussion about the Firm’s geographic net revenues, see Note 21 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2015 Form 10-K.

Net Revenues by Region

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
$ in millions 2016  2015  2016  2015 

Americas

 $6,624   $5,652   $18,914   $19,359  

EMEA

  1,236    1,198    3,677    4,396  

Asia-Pacific

  1,049    917    3,019    3,662  

Net revenues

 $        8,909   $        7,767   $    25,610   $        27,417  
 

 

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20. Subsequent Events

The Firm has evaluated subsequent events for adjustment to or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements through the date of this report and has not identified any recordable or disclosable events, not otherwise reported in these consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto, except for the following:

Common Stock Dividend

On October 19, 2016, the Firm announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend per common share of $0.20. The dividend is payable on November 15, 2016 to common shareholders of record on October 31, 2016.

Long-Term Borrowings

Subsequent to September 30, 2016 and through October 31, 2016, long-term borrowings increased by approximately $2.2 billion, net of maturities. This amount includes the issuance of $2.5 billion of senior debt on October 24, 2016 and $3.0 billion of senior debt on October 27, 2016.

 

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To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Morgan Stanley:

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Morgan Stanley and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2016, and the related condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows and changes in total equity for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the management of the Company.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding

the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to such interim condensed consolidated financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated statement of financial condition of the Company as of December 31, 2015, and the consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in total equity for the year then ended (not presented herein) included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K; and in our report dated February 23, 2016, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated statement of financial condition from which it has been derived.

 

 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

New York, New York

November 2, 2016

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Introduction

 

Morgan Stanley, a financial holding company, is a global financial services firm that maintains significant market positions in each of its business segments—Institutional Securities, Wealth Management and Investment Management. Morgan Stanley, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides a wide variety of products and services to a large and diversified group of clients and customers, including corporations, governments, financial institutions and individuals. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Morgan Stanley”, “Firm”, “us”, “we”, or “our” mean Morgan Stanley (the “Parent”) together with its consolidated subsidiaries.

A description of the clients and principal products and services of each of our business segments is as follows:

Institutional Securities provides investment banking, sales and trading and other services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and high-to-ultra high net worth clients. Investment banking services comprise capital raising and financial advisory services, including services relating to the underwriting of debt, equity and other securities as well as advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, real estate and project finance. Sales and trading services include sales, financing and market-making activities in equity securities and fixed income products, including foreign exchange and commodities, as well as prime brokerage services. Other services include corporate lending activities and credit products, investments and research.

Wealth Management provides a comprehensive array of financial services and solutions to individual investors and small-to-medium sized businesses and institutions covering brokerage and investment advisory services, financial and

wealth planning services, annuity and insurance products, credit and other lending products, banking and retirement plan services.

Investment Management provides a broad range of investment strategies and products that span geographies, asset classes, and public and private markets, to a diverse group of clients across institutional and intermediary channels. Strategies and products comprise equity, fixed income, liquidity and alternative/other products. Institutional clients include defined benefit/defined contribution pensions, foundations, endowments, government entities, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, third-party fund sponsors and corporations. Individual clients are serviced through intermediaries, including affiliated and non-affiliated distributors.

The results of operations in the past have been, and in the future may continue to be, materially affected by competition, risk factors, legislative, legal and regulatory developments, as well as other factors. These factors also may have an adverse impact on our ability to achieve our strategic objectives. Additionally, the discussion of our results of operations herein may contain forward-looking statements. These statements, which reflect management’s beliefs and expectations, are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties that may affect our future results, see “Forward-Looking Statements” immediately preceding Part I, Item 1, “Business—Competition” and “Business—Supervision and Regulation” in Part I, Item 1, “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the “2015 Form 10-K”), “Business Segments—Wealth Management—Other Items,” and “Liquidity and Capital Resources” herein.

 

 

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Executive Summary

Business Segment Financial Information and Other Statistical Data

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
$ in millions, except per share amounts  2016  2015  2016  2015 

Net revenues by segment

     

Institutional Securities

  $        4,553   $        3,904   $12,845   $14,534  

Wealth Management

   3,881    3,640    11,360    11,349  

Investment Management

   552    274    1,612    1,694  

Intersegment Eliminations

   (77  (51  (207  (160

Consolidated net revenues

  $8,909   $7,767   $        25,610   $        27,417  

Net revenues by region1

     

Americas

  $6,624   $5,652   $18,914   $19,359  

EMEA

   1,236    1,198    3,677    4,396  

Asia-Pacific

   1,049    917    3,019    3,662  

Consolidated net revenues

  $8,909   $7,767   $25,610   $27,417  

Income from continuing operations applicable to Morgan Stanley

     

Institutional Securities

  $958   $521   $2,544   $3,365  

Wealth Management

   564    509    1,573    1,605  

Investment Management

   67    (10  195    258  

Income from continuing operations applicable to Morgan Stanley

   1,589    1,020    4,312    5,228  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations applicable to Morgan Stanley

   8    (2  1    (9

Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley

   1,597    1,018    4,313    5,219  

Preferred stock dividend and other

   79    79    314    301  

Earnings applicable to Morgan Stanley common shareholders

  $1,518   $939   $3,999   $4,918  

Earnings per basic common share2

  $0.83   $0.49   $2.15   $2.57  

Earnings per diluted common share2

   0.81    0.48    2.11    2.51  

Effective income tax rate from continuing operations

   31.5  28.7  32.7  24.1

 

    At September 30, 2016   At December 31, 2015 

Capital ratios (Transitional)3

    

Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio

   16.8%     15.5%  

Tier 1 capital ratio

   18.9%     17.4%  

Total capital ratio

   22.0%     20.7%  

Tier 1 leverage ratio4

   8.3%     8.3%  

 

$ in millions, except per share amounts  At September 30, 2016   At December 31, 2015 

Loans5

  $92,508    $85,759  

Total assets

  $813,891    $787,465  

Global Liquidity Reserve6

  $197,094    $203,264  

Deposits

  $151,843    $156,034  

Long-term borrowings

  $163,927    $153,768  

Book value per common share7

  $37.11    $35.24  

Worldwide employees

   55,256     56,218  

EMEA—Europe, Middle East and Africa

1.

For a discussion of how the geographic breakdown for net revenues is determined, see Note 21 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of the 2015 Form 10-K.

2.

For the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share, see Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1.

3.

For a discussion of our regulatory capital ratios, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Regulatory Requirements” herein.

4.

See Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 for information on the Tier 1 leverage ratio.

5.

Amounts include loans held for investment (net of allowance) and loans held for sale but exclude loans at fair value, which are included in Trading assets in the consolidated balance sheets (see Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1).

6.

For a discussion of Global Liquidity Reserve, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Liquidity Risk Management Framework—Global Liquidity Reserve” in Part II, Item 7 of the 2015 Form 10-K.

7.

Book value per common share equals common shareholders’ equity of $69,629 million at September 30, 2016 and $67,662 million at December 31, 2015 divided by common shares outstanding of 1,876 million at September 30, 2016 and 1,920 million at December 31, 2015.

 

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Consolidated Results for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2016

 

 

We reported net revenues of $8,909 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2016 (“current quarter”), compared with $7,767 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2015 (“prior year quarter”). For the current quarter, net income applicable to Morgan Stanley was $1,597 million, or $0.81 per diluted common share, compared with $1,018 million, or $0.48 per diluted common share, in the prior year quarter.

 

 

The prior year quarter included positive revenues due to the impact of debt valuation adjustments (“DVA”) of $435 million or $0.14 per diluted common share. Excluding DVA, net revenues were $7,332 million and net income applicable to Morgan Stanley was $740 million, or $0.34 per diluted common share, in the prior year quarter (see “Selected Non-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“Non-GAAP”) Financial Information” herein).

 

 

Effective January 1, 2016, we early adopted a provision of the accounting update Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities that requires unrealized gains and losses from debt-related credit spreads and other credit factors to be presented in other comprehensive income (loss) (“OCI”) as opposed to Trading revenues. Results for 2015 are not restated pursuant to that guidance.

Consolidated Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

 

 

We reported net revenues of $25,610 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2016 (“current year period”), compared with $27,417 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 (“prior year period”). For the current year period, net income applicable to Morgan Stanley was $4,313 million, or $2.11 per diluted common share, compared with $5,219 million, or $2.51 per diluted common share in the prior year period.

 

 

The prior year period included a net discrete tax benefit of $564 million or $0.29 per diluted common share, primarily associated with the repatriation of non-U.S. earnings at a cost lower than originally estimated, and positive revenues associated with DVA of $742 million or $0.24 per diluted common share. For a further discussion of the net discrete tax benefit, see “Supplemental Financial Information and Disclosures—Income Tax Matters” herein.

 

 

Net revenues excluding DVA were $26,675 million in the prior year period, while net income applicable to Morgan Stanley was $4,742 million excluding DVA, or $2.27 per

  

diluted common share excluding DVA, in the prior year period. Excluding both DVA and the net discrete tax benefit, net income applicable to Morgan Stanley was $4,178 million, or $1.98 per diluted common share, in the prior year period (see “Selected Non-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“Non-GAAP”) Financial Information” herein).

Business Segment Net Revenues for the Current Quarter and Current Year Period

 

 

Institutional Securities net revenues were $4,553 million in the current quarter and $12,845 million in the current year period, an increase of 17% from the prior year quarter and a decrease of 12% from the prior year period. The current quarter results reflected improved performance across sales and trading products, partially offset by lower Investment banking advisory and underwriting revenues. The current year period results reflected lower revenues in sales and trading and underwriting, partially offset by higher results in M&A advisory.

 

 

Wealth Management net revenues of $3,881 million in the current quarter and $11,360 million in the current year period increased 7% from the prior year quarter and were essentially flat compared with the prior year period. The current quarter results reflected higher revenues related to investments associated with certain employee deferred compensation plans and growth in net interest income. The current year period results reflected growth in net interest income, partially offset by lower asset management, distribution and administration fees.

 

 

Investment Management net revenues of $552 million in the current quarter increased from $274 million in the prior year quarter and net revenues of $1,612 million in the current year period decreased from $1,694 million in the prior year period. Results reflected positive carried interest in the current quarter and significant reversal of previously accrued carried interest associated with Asia private equity in the prior year quarter and prior year period. The current year period reflected weaker investment performance compared to the prior year period. Asset management fees were relatively unchanged from the comparable prior year periods.

Consolidated Non-Interest Expenses for the Current Quarter and Current Year Period

 

 

Compensation and benefits expenses of $4,097 million in the current quarter and $11,795 million in the current year period increased 19% and decreased 5% from $3,437 million in the prior year quarter and $12,366 million in the prior year period. The current quarter results primarily reflected an increase in the fair value of investments to which certain deferred compensation plans are referenced, an increase in carried interest payable to employees, and an increase in discretionary incentive compensation driven

 

 

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mainly by higher revenues. The current year period results reflected a decrease in discretionary incentive compensation driven mainly by lower revenue, and a decrease in salaries due to lower headcount, partially offset by an increase in the fair value of investments to which certain deferred compensation plans are referenced.

 

 

Non-compensation expenses were $2,431 million in the current quarter and $7,213 million in the current year period compared with $2,856 million in the prior year quarter and $7,995 million in the prior year period, representing a 15% and a 10% decrease, respectively, primarily due to lower litigation costs.

Return on Average Common Equity

 

 

The annualized return on average common equity was 8.7% in the current quarter and 7.7% in the current year period. For the prior year quarter, the annualized return on average common equity was 5.6%, or 3.9% excluding DVA. For the prior year period, the annualized return on average common equity was 9.8%, or 8.8% excluding DVA, and 7.7% excluding DVA and the net discrete tax benefit (see “Selected Non-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“Non-GAAP”) Financial Information” herein).

Selected Non-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“Non-GAAP”) Financial Information

We prepare our Consolidated Financial Statements using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). From time to time, we may disclose certain “non-GAAP financial measures” in the course of our earnings releases, earnings and other conference calls, financial presentations and otherwise. A “non-GAAP financial measure” excludes, or includes, amounts from the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by us are provided as additional information to investors and analysts in order to provide them with further transparency about, or as an alternative method for assessing, our financial condition, operating results or prospective regulatory capital requirements. These measures are not in accordance with, or a substitute for, U.S. GAAP and may be different from or inconsistent with non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Whenever we refer to a non-GAAP financial measure, we will also generally define it or present the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, along with a reconciliation of the differences between the U.S. GAAP financial measure and the non-GAAP financial measure.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures by Business Segment

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
$ in billions  2016  2015  2016  2015 

Pre-tax profit margin1

     

Institutional Securities

   30  18  30  28%  

Wealth Management

   23  23  22  23%  

Investment Management

   18  N/M    16  22%  

Consolidated

   27  19  26  26%  

Average common equity2

     

Institutional Securities

  $43.2   $33.8   $43.2   $35.4  

Wealth Management

   15.3    11.4    15.3    10.9  

Investment Management

   2.8    2.1    2.8    2.2  

Parent

   8.2    20.3    7.6    18.2  

Consolidated average common equity

  $69.5   $67.6   $68.9   $66.7  

Return on average common equity2

  

   

Institutional Securities

   8.3  5.6  7.1  12.0%  

Wealth Management

   14.5  16.8  13.3  18.1%  

Investment Management

   9.3  N/M    9.0  15.5%  

Consolidated

   8.7  5.6  7.7  9.8%  

Reconciliations from U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Consolidated Financial Measures

 

$ in millions, except per share data  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2016   2015  2016   2015 

Net revenues

       

Net revenues—U.S. GAAP

  $8,909    $7,767   $25,610    $27,417  

Impact of DVA3

       (435      (742

Net revenues, excluding DVA—non-GAAP4

  $8,909    $7,332   $25,610    $26,675  

Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley

  

     

Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley—U.S. GAAP

  $1,597    $1,018   $4,313    $5,219  

Impact of DVA3

       (278      (477

Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley, excluding DVA—non-GAAP4

  $1,597    $740   $4,313    $4,742  

Impact of net discrete tax benefit5

              (564

Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley, excluding DVA and net discrete tax benefit—non-GAAP4

  $1,597    $740   $4,313    $4,178  

Earnings per diluted common share

  

     

Earnings per diluted common share—U.S. GAAP

  $0.81    $0.48   $2.11    $2.51  

Impact of DVA3

       (0.14      (0.24

Earnings per diluted common share, excluding DVA—non-GAAP4

  $0.81    $0.34   $2.11    $2.27  

Impact of net discrete tax benefit5

              (0.29

Earnings per diluted common share, excluding DVA and net discrete tax benefit—non-GAAP4

  $0.81    $0.34   $2.11    $1.98  
 

 

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$ in millions, except per share data  Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2016   2015   2016   2015 

Effective income tax rate

        

Effective income tax rate from continuing operations—U.S. GAAP

   31.5%     28.7%     32.7%     24.1%  

Impact of net discrete tax benefit5

               8.0%  

Effective income tax rate from continuing operations, excluding net discrete tax benefit—non-GAAP4

   31.5%     28.7%     32.7%     32.1%  

N/M—Not Meaningful

DVA—Debt valuation adjustments represent the change in the fair value resulting from fluctuations in our credit spreads and other credit factors related to liabilities carried at fair value, primarily certain Long-term and Short-term borrowings.

1.

Pre-tax profit margin is a non-GAAP financial measure that we consider to be a useful measure to us, investors and analysts to assess operating performance and represents income from continuing operations before income taxes as a percentage of net revenues, which are two U.S. GAAP reported amounts, without adjustment.

2.

Average common equity and return on average common equity are non-GAAP financial measures we consider to be useful measures to us, investors and analysts to assess capital adequacy and to allow better comparability of period-to-period operating performance. Average common equity for each business segment is determined using our Required Capital framework, an internal capital adequacy measure (see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Regulatory Requirements—Attribution of Average Common Equity according to the Required Capital Framework” herein). Each business segment’s return on average common equity equals annualized net income applicable to Morgan Stanley less preferred dividends as a percentage of average common equity for that segment. Effective tax rates used in the computation are determined on a separate legal entity basis. Consolidated return on average common equity equals annualized consolidated net income applicable to Morgan Stanley less preferred dividends as a percentage of average common equity.

3.

In accordance with the early adoption of a provision of the accounting update Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, unrealized DVA gains (losses) in the current quarter and current year period are recorded within OCI in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. In the prior year quarter and prior year period, the DVA gains (losses) were recorded within Trading revenues in the consolidated statements of income. See Notes 2 and 14 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 for further information.

4.

Net revenues, excluding DVA, net income applicable to Morgan Stanley, excluding DVA, net income applicable to Morgan Stanley, excluding DVA and net discrete tax benefit, earnings per diluted common share, excluding DVA, earnings per diluted common share, excluding DVA and net discrete tax benefit and effective income tax rate from continuing operations, excluding net discrete tax benefit are non-GAAP financial measures we consider to be useful measures to us, investors and analysts to allow better comparability of period-to-period operating performance.

5.

For a discussion of our net discrete tax benefit, see “Supplemental Financial Information and Disclosures—Income Tax Matters” herein.

Consolidated Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
$ in billions 2016  2015  2016  2015 

Average common equity1, 2, 3

  

   

Average common equity

 $        69.5   $        67.6   $        68.9   $        66.7  

Average common equity, excluding DVA

  69.6    68.1    69.0    67.4  

Average common equity, excluding DVA and net discrete tax benefit

  69.6    68.1    69.0    67.0  

Return on average common equity1, 2

  

Return on average common equity

  8.7%    5.6%    7.7%    9.8%  

Return on average common equity, excluding DVA

  8.7%    3.9%    7.7%    8.8%  

Return on average common equity, excluding DVA and net discrete tax benefit

  8.7%    3.9%    7.7%    7.7%  
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
$ in billions 2016  2015  2016  2015 

Average tangible common equity1, 3

  

Average tangible common equity

 $60.2   $57.9   $59.4   $57.0  

Average tangible common equity, excluding DVA

  60.2    58.4    59.5    57.7  

Average tangible common equity, excluding DVA and net discrete tax benefit

  60.2    58.4    59.5    57.3  

Return on average tangible common equity1, 4

  

Return on average tangible common equity

  10.1%    6.5%    9.0%    11.5%  

Return on average tangible common equity, excluding DVA

  10.1%    4.5%    9.0%    10.3%  

Return on average tangible common equity, excluding DVA and net discrete tax benefit

  10.1%    4.5%    9.0%    9.0%  

 

   At September 30,
2016
  At December 31,
2015
 

Tangible book value per common share1, 5

 $32.13   $30.26  

 

1.

Average common equity, return on average common equity, average tangible common equity, return on average tangible common equity and tangible book value per common share are non-GAAP financial measures we consider to be useful measures to us, investors and analysts to assess capital adequacy and to allow better comparability of period-to-period operating performance. For a discussion of tangible common equity, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Tangible Equity” herein.

2.

Return on average common equity equals annualized consolidated net income applicable to Morgan Stanley less preferred dividends as a percentage of average common equity. Effective January 1, 2016, as a result of the adoption of a provision of the accounting update related to DVA, we have redefined the calculation of the return on average common equity excluding DVA to adjust for DVA only in the denominator. Prior to January 1, 2016, for the return on average common equity, excluding DVA, and excluding DVA and net discrete tax benefits, both the numerator and denominator were adjusted to exclude those items.

3.

The impact of DVA on average common equity and average tangible common equity was approximately $(62) million and $(550) million in the current quarter and prior year quarter, respectively. The impact of DVA on average common equity and average tangible common equity was approximately $(118) million and $(684) million in the current year period and prior year period, respectively. The impact of the net discrete tax benefit on average common equity and average tangible common equity was approximately $395 million in the prior year period.

4.

Return on average tangible common equity equals net income applicable to Morgan Stanley less preferred dividends as a percentage of average tangible common equity. Effective January 1, 2016, as a result of the adoption of a provision of the accounting update related to DVA, we have redefined the calculation of return on average tangible common equity excluding DVA to adjust for DVA only in the denominator. Prior to January 1, 2016, for the return on average tangible common equity, excluding DVA, and excluding DVA and net discrete tax benefits, both the numerator and the denominator were adjusted to exclude the impact of DVA and the impact of net discrete tax benefits. The impact of DVA was 2.0% and 1.2% in the prior year quarter and prior year period, respectively. The impact of the net discrete tax benefit was 1.3% in the prior year period.

5.

Tangible book value per common share equals tangible common equity of $60,300 million at September 30, 2016 and $58,098 million at December 31, 2015 divided by common shares outstanding of 1,876 million at September 30, 2016 and 1,920 million at December 31, 2015.

 

 

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Return on Equity Target

We are aiming to improve our return to shareholders, and accordingly have established a target return on average common equity, excluding DVA, (“Return on Equity”) to be achieved by 2017, subject to the successful execution of our strategic objectives. For further information on our Return on Equity target and related assumptions, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Executive Summary—Return on Equity Target” in Part II, Item 7 of the 2015 Form 10-K.

Business Segments

Substantially all of our operating revenues and operating expenses are directly attributable to the business segments. Certain revenues and expenses have been allocated to each business segment, generally in proportion to its respective net revenues, non-interest expenses or other relevant measures.

As a result of treating certain intersegment transactions as transactions with external parties, we include an Intersegment Eliminations category to reconcile the business segment results to our consolidated results.

Net Revenues and Compensation Expense

For discussions of our net revenues, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Business Segments—Net Revenues” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Business Segments—Net Revenues by Segment” in Part II, Item 7 of the 2015 Form 10-K. For a discussion of our compensation expense, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Business Segments—Compensation Expense” in Part II, Item 7 of the 2015 Form 10-K.

 

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Institutional Securities

Income Statement Information

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
    
$ in millions  2016   2015  % Change 

Revenues

     

Investment banking

  $        1,104    $        1,181    (7)%  

Trading

   2,393     1,984    21%  

Investments

   36     113    (68)%  

Commissions and fees

   592     657    (10)%  

Asset management, distribution and administration fees

   68     66    3%  

Other

   243     (112  N/M  

Total non-interest revenues

   4,436     3,889    14%  

Interest income

   980     825    19%  

Interest expense

   863     810    7%  

Net interest

   117     15    N/M  

Net revenues

   4,553     3,904    17%  

Compensation and benefits

   1,657     1,318    26%  

Non-compensation expenses

   1,513     1,898    (20)%  

Total non-interest expenses

   3,170     3,216    (1)%  

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

   1,383     688    101%  

Provision for income taxes

   381     141    170%  

Income from continuing operations

   1,002     547    83%  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

   8     (3  N/M  

Net income

   1,010     544    86%  

Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests

   44     26    69%  

Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley

  $966    $518    86%  

 

   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
    
$ in millions  2016   2015  % Change 

Revenues

     

Investment banking

  $3,202    $        3,794    (16)%  

Trading

   6,782     8,191    (17)%  

Investments

   144     241    (40)%  

Commissions and fees

   1,854     2,013    (8)%  

Asset management, distribution and administration fees

   210     211     

Other

   385     190    103%  

Total non-interest revenues

   12,577     14,640    (14)%  

Interest income

   2,999     2,418    24%  

Interest expense

   2,731     2,524    8%  

Net interest

   268     (106  N/M  

Net revenues

   12,845     14,534    (12)%  

Compensation and benefits

   4,664     5,241    (11)%  

Non-compensation expenses

   4,384     5,170    (15)%  

Total non-interest expenses

   9,048     10,411    (13)%  

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

   3,797     4,123    (8)%  

Provision for income taxes

   1,109     658    69%  

Income from continuing operations

   2,688     3,465    (22)%  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

   1     (10  N/M  

Net income

   2,689     3,455    (22)%  

Net income applicable to noncontrolling interests

   144     100    44%  

Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley

  $        2,545    $3,355    (24)%  

N/M—Not Meaningful

Investment Banking

Investment Banking Revenues

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
     
$ in millions  2016   2015   % Change 

Advisory revenues

  $504    $557     (10)%  

Underwriting revenues:

      

Equity underwriting revenues

   236     250     (6)%  

Fixed income underwriting revenues

   364     374     (3)%  

Total underwriting revenues

   600     624     (4)%  

Total investment banking revenues

  $    1,104    $    1,181     (7)%  

 

   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     
$ in millions  2016   2015   % Change 

Advisory revenues

  $    1,592    $    1,451     10%  

Underwriting revenues:

      

Equity underwriting revenues

   662     1,046     (37)%  

Fixed income underwriting revenues

   948     1,297     (27)%  

Total underwriting revenues

   1,610     2,343     (31)%  

Total investment banking revenues

  $3,202    $3,794     (16)%  

Investment Banking Volumes

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
$ in billions  2016 1   2015 1   2016 1   2015 1 

Completed mergers and acquisitions2

  $156    $201    $690    $463  

Equity and equity-related offerings3

   12     12     33     51  

Fixed income offerings4

   71     49     187     197  

 

1.

Source: Thomson Reuters, data at October 3, 2016. Completed mergers and acquisitions volumes are based on full credit to each of the advisors in a transaction. Equity and equity-related offerings and fixed income offerings are based on full credit for single book managers and equal credit for joint book managers. Transaction volumes may not be indicative of net revenues in a given period. In addition, transaction volumes for prior periods may vary from amounts previously reported due to the subsequent withdrawal or change in the value of a transaction.

2.

Amounts include transactions of $100 million or more.

3.

Amounts include Rule 144A issuances and registered public offerings of common stock and convertible securities and rights offerings.

4.

Amounts include non-convertible preferred stock, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, and taxable municipal debt. Amounts include publicly registered and Rule 144A issues. Amounts exclude leveraged loans and self-led issuances.

Investment banking revenues are composed of fees from advisory services and revenues from the underwriting of securities offerings and syndication of loans, net of syndication expenses.

Investment banking revenues of $1,104 million in the current quarter and $3,202 million in the current year period

 

 

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decreased 7% and 16% from the comparable prior year periods due to lower advisory and underwriting revenues in the current quarter, and lower underwriting revenues, partially offset by higher advisory revenues in the current year period.

 

 

Advisory revenues decreased in the current quarter and increased in the current year period reflecting lower completed M&A activity in the current quarter and higher completed M&A activity in the current year period (see Investment Banking Volumes table).

 

 

Equity underwriting revenues decreased as a result of a shift in product mix in the current quarter and due to lower equity—related offerings in the current year period (see Investment Banking Volumes table). Fixed income underwriting revenues decreased in the current quarter primarily due to lower loan fees, partially offset by higher bond fees. In the current year period, fixed income underwriting revenues decreased primarily due to lower bond and loan fees.

Sales and Trading Net Revenues

Sales and Trading Net Revenues

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
    
$ in millions  2016   2015  % Change 

Trading

  $      2,393    $      1,984    21%  

Commissions and fees

   592     657    (10)%  

Asset management, distribution and administration fees

   68     66    3%  

Net interest

   117     15    N/M  

Total sales and trading net revenues

  $3,170    $2,722    16%  
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
    
$ in millions  2016   2015  % Change 

Trading

  $6,782    $8,191    (17)%  

Commissions and fees

   1,854     2,013    (8)%  

Asset management, distribution and administration fees

   210     211     

Net interest

   268     (106  N/M  

Total sales and trading net revenues

  $9,114    $10,309    (12)%  

N/M—Not Meaningful

Sales and Trading Net Revenues by Business

 

  

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
  

% Change

 
$ in millions  2016  2015  

Equity

  $      1,883   $      1,869    1%  

Fixed income1

   1,479    918    61%  

Other

   (192  (65  (195)%  

Total sales and trading net revenues

  $3,170   $2,722    16%  
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  

% Change

 
$ in millions  2016  2015  

Equity

  $6,084   $6,504    (6)%  

Fixed income1

   3,649    4,298    (15)%  

Other

   (619  (493  (26)%  

Total sales and trading net revenues

  $9,114   $10,309    (12)%  

 

1.

Effective for the current quarter, the Institutional Securities “Fixed Income and Commodities” business has been renamed the “Fixed Income” business.

Sales and Trading Net Revenues, Excluding DVA in 2015

Sales and trading net revenues, including equity and fixed income sales and trading net revenues that exclude the impact of DVA in 2015, are non-GAAP financial measures that we consider useful for us, investors and analysts to allow further comparability of period-to-period operating performance.

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
    
$ in millions  2016   2015  %
Change
 

Total sales and trading net revenues—U.S. GAAP

  $        3,170    $2,722    16%  

Impact of DVA1

       (435  (100)%  

Total sales and trading net revenues—non-GAAP

  $3,170    $2,287    39%  

Equity sales and trading net revenues—U.S. GAAP

  $1,883    $1,869    1%  

Impact of DVA1

       (100  (100)%  

Equity sales and trading net revenues—non-GAAP

  $1,883    $1,769    6%  

Fixed income sales and trading net revenues—U.S. GAAP

  $1,479    $918    61%  

Impact of DVA1

       (335  (100)%  

Fixed income sales and trading net revenues—non-GAAP

  $1,479    $583    N/M  
 

 

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   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     
$ in millions  2016   2015  % Change 

Total sales and trading net revenues—U.S. GAAP

  $9,114    $10,309    (12)%  

Impact of DVA1

       (742  (100)%  

Total sales and trading net revenues—non-GAAP

  $9,114    $9,567    (5)%  

Equity sales and trading net revenues—U.S. GAAP

  $6,084    $6,504    (6)%  

Impact of DVA1

       (197  (100)%  

Equity sales and trading net revenues—non-GAAP

  $6,084    $6,307    (4)%  

Fixed income sales and trading net revenues—U.S. GAAP

  $3,649    $4,298    (15)%  

Impact of DVA1

       (545  (100)%  

Fixed income sales and trading net revenues—non-GAAP

  $3,649    $3,753    (3)%  

 

1.

In accordance with the early adoption of a provision of the accounting update Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, unrealized DVA gains (losses) in the current quarter and current year period are recorded within OCI in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. In the prior year quarter and prior year period, the DVA gains (losses) were recorded within Trading revenues in the consolidated statements of income. See Notes 2 and 14 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 for further information.

Sales and Trading Net Revenues during the Current Quarter

Equity

 

 

Equity sales and trading net revenues were $1,883 million, an increase from the comparable prior year period reflecting improved performance in derivatives and cash products due to improved market conditions, and increased activity in some derivative products.

Fixed Income

 

 

Excluding the $335 million positive impact of DVA on prior year quarter results, fixed income net revenues of $1,479 million in the current quarter were higher than the prior year quarter primarily due to credit products, which benefited from an improved credit market environment, and improved market conditions for interest rate products. The increase was partially offset by the absence of revenues from the global oil merchanting business, which was sold on November 1, 2015. For more information on the sale of the global oil merchanting business, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations—Business Segments—Institutional Securities—Investments, Other Revenues, Non-interest Expenses, Income Tax Items, Dispositions and Other Items—2015 Compared with 2014—Dispositions” in Part II, Item 7 of the 2015 Form 10-K.

Other

 

 

Other sales and trading net losses of $192 million in the current quarter increased from the comparable prior year period primarily reflecting losses in the current quarter associated with corporate loan hedging activity compared with gains in the prior year quarter.

Sales and Trading Net Revenues during the Current Year Period

Equity

 

 

Equity sales and trading net revenues were $6,084 million, a decrease from the comparable prior year period, primarily reflecting lower revenues in cash products due to reduced volumes in international markets, partially offset by improved performance in prime brokerage across regions.

Fixed Income

 

 

Excluding the $545 million positive impact of DVA on the prior year period, fixed income net revenues of $3,649 million in the current year period were lower than the prior year period primarily due to the absence of revenues from the global oil merchanting business, as discussed herein, and lower results in foreign exchange driven mainly by lower volumes, partially offset by an improved credit market environment.

Other

 

 

Other sales and trading net losses of $619 million in the current year increased from the comparable prior year period primarily reflecting losses in the current year period associated with corporate loan hedging activity compared with gains in the prior year period.

Investments, Other Revenues, Non-interest Expenses and Other Items

Investments

 

 

Net investment gains of $36 million in the current quarter decreased from the prior year quarter as a result of lower gains on real estate and business related investments and losses on investments associated with our compensations plans compared to gains in the prior year quarter. Net investment gains of $144 million in the current year period decreased from the comparable prior year period primarily reflecting losses on investments associated with our compensations plans compared to gains in the prior year period and lower gains on real estate investments, partially offset by higher gains on business related investments.

 

 

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Other

 

 

Other revenues of $243 million were recognized in the current quarter compared with negative revenues of $112 million in the prior year quarter. Other revenues were $385 million in the current year period and $190 million in the prior year period. Results in both current quarter and current year period reflected mark-to-market gains on loans held for sale compared with mark-to-market losses in the comparable prior year periods, partially offset by lower results related to our 40% stake in Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. (see Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 for further information). In the current year period, results also reflected an increase in the allowance for losses on loans held for investment.

Non-interest Expenses

Non-interest expenses of $3,170 million in the current quarter and $9,048 million in the current year period decreased from the comparable prior year periods. Results reflected a 20% reduction in Non-compensation expenses, partially offset by a 26% increase in Compensation and benefits expenses in the current quarter. In the current year period, results reflected an 11% reduction in Compensation and benefits expenses and a 15% reduction in Non-compensation expenses.

 

 

Compensation and benefits expenses increased in the current quarter primarily due to an increase in the fair value of investments to which certain deferred compensation plans are referenced and an increase in discretionary incentive compensation driven mainly by higher revenues. Compensation and benefits expenses decreased in the current year period primarily due to a decrease in discretionary incentive compensation driven mainly by lower revenues and a decrease in salaries due to lower headcount, partially offset by an increase in the fair value of investments to which certain deferred compensation plans are referenced.

 

 

Non-compensation expenses decreased in the current quarter and current year period primarily due to lower litigation costs. In the prior year quarter and prior year period, Non-compensation expenses included a reserve for the settlement of a credit default swap (“CDS”) antitrust litigation. For more information on the CDS antitrust litigation, see “Legal Proceedings” in Part I, Item 3 of the 2015 Form 10-K.

Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling interests primarily relate to Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.’s interest in Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.

 

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Wealth Management

Income Statement Information

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  % Change 
$ in millions 20161  2015  

Revenues

   

Investment banking

   $129   $140    (8)%  

Trading

  229    47    N/M  

Investments

  —     3    N/M  

Commissions and fees

  433    465    (7)%  

Asset management, distribution and administration fees

  2,133    2,182    (2)%  

Other

  72    52    38%  

Total non-interest revenues

  2,996    2,889    4%  

Interest income

  979    777    26%  

Interest expense

  94    26    N/M  

Net interest

  885    751    18%  

Net revenues

  3,881    3,640    7%  

Compensation and benefits

  2,203    2,024    9%  

Non-compensation expenses

  777    792    (2)%  

Total non-interest expenses

  2,980    2,816    6%  

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

  901    824    9%  

Provision for income taxes

  337    315    7%  

Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley

   $564   $509    11%  

 

  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  % Change 
$ in millions 20161  2015  

Revenues

   

Investment banking

   $373   $518    (28)%  

Trading

  675    475    42%  

Investments

  (2  18    N/M  

Commissions and fees

  1,268    1,481    (14)%  

Asset management, distribution and administration fees

  6,269    6,471    (3)%  

Other

  232    209    11%  

Total non-interest revenues

  8,815    9,172    (4)%  

Interest income

  2,813    2,296    23%  

Interest expense

  268    119    N/M  

Net interest

  2,545    2,177    17%  

Net revenues

  11,360    11,349      

Compensation and benefits

  6,443    6,449      

Non-compensation expenses

  2,371    2,336    1%  

Total non-interest expenses

  8,814    8,785      

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

  2,546    2,564    (1)%  

Provision for income taxes

  973    959    1%  

Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley

   $1,573   $1,605    (2)%  

N/M – Not Meaningful

 

1.

Effective July 1, 2016, the Wealth Management and Institutional Securities business segments entered into an agreement whereby Institutional Securities assumed management of Wealth Management’s fixed income client-driven trading activities and pays fees to Wealth Management based on distribution activity (“Fixed Income Integration”). Prior periods have not been recast for this new inter-segment agreement due to immateriality.

Statistical Data

Financial Information and Statistical Data

$ in billions, except where noted

 At
September 30,
2016
  At
  December 31,
2015
 

Client assets

 $2,090   $1,985  

Fee-based client assets1

 $855   $795  

Fee-based client assets as a percentage of total client assets

  41  40

Client liabilities2

 $70   $64  

Bank deposit program

 $149   $149  

Investment securities portfolio

 $64.7   $57.9  

Loans and lending commitments

 $65.9   $55.3  

Wealth Management representatives

  15,856    15,889  

Retail locations

  608    608  
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2016  2015 

Annualized revenues per representative (dollars in thousands)3

 $977   $922  

Client assets per representative (dollars in millions)4

 $132   $122  

Fee-based asset flows5

 $13.5   $7.7  

 

  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2016  2015 

Annualized revenues per representative (dollars in thousands)3

 $953   $952  

Client assets per representative (dollars in millions)4

 $132   $122  

Fee-based asset flows5

 $31.4   $34.9  

 

1.

Fee-based client assets represent the amount of assets in client accounts where the basis of payment for services is a fee calculated on those assets.

2.

Client liabilities include securities-based and tailored lending, home loans and margin lending.

3.

Annualized revenues per representative equal the Wealth Management business segment’s annualized revenues divided by the average representative headcount.

4.

Client assets per representative equal total period-end client assets divided by period-end representative headcount.

5.

Fee-based asset flows include net new fee-based assets, net account transfers, dividends, interest and client fees and exclude institutional cash management-related activity.

Net Revenues

Transactional Revenues

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
   

% Change

 
$ in millions 2016   2015   

Investment banking

 $129    $140     (8)%  

Trading

  229     47     N/M  

Commissions and fees

  433     465     (7)%  

Transactional revenues

 $791    $652     21%  
 

 

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  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   

% Change

 
$ in millions 2016   2015   

Investment banking

 $373    $518     (28)%  

Trading

  675     475     42%  

Commissions and fees

  1,268     1,481     (14)%  

Transactional revenues

 $2,316    $2,474     (6)%  

Transactional revenues of $791 million in the current quarter increased 21% from the prior year quarter primarily reflecting higher revenues related to investments associated with certain employee deferred compensation plans partially offset by lower commission revenues.

Transactional revenues of $2,316 million in the current year period decreased 6% from the prior year period due to lower revenues in Investment banking and Commissions and fees, partially offset by higher revenues in Trading.

 

 

Investment banking revenues decreased in the current quarter due to lower fixed income revenues as a result of the Fixed Income Integration. The decrease in the current year period was due to lower revenues from unit investments trusts, equity and structured products, partially offset by increased levels of preferred underwriting activity.

 

 

Trading revenues increased in the current quarter and the current year period primarily due to gains related to investments associated with certain employee deferred compensation plans and higher revenues from fixed income products, partially offset by decreases from the Fixed Income Integration.

 

 

Commissions and fees decreased in the current quarter and current year period reflected lower daily average commissions primarily due to reduced client activity in equity and annuity products. The decrease in the current quarter was partially offset by increases from the Fixed Income Integration.

Asset Management

 

 

Asset management, distribution and administration fees of $2,133 million in the current quarter decreased 2% from the comparable prior year period primarily due to lower average fee rates reflecting larger client account balances with lower tiered rates, as well as shifts in the mix of investment types and strategies in fee-based accounts, partially offset by positive flows. Asset management, distribution and administration fees of $6,269 million in the current year period decreased 3% from the comparable prior year period primarily due to lower fees from mutual funds reflecting the impact of lower average asset levels and lower average fee rates related to fee-based accounts, partially offset by positive flows. See “Fee-Based Client Assets Activity and Average Fee Rate by Account Type” herein.

Net Interest

 

 

Net interest of $885 million in the current quarter and $2,545 million in the current year period increased 18% and 17%, respectively, from the comparable prior year periods primarily due to higher loan and investment securities balances which were funded by higher average deposits.

Other

 

 

Other revenues of $72 million in the current quarter and $232 million in the current year period increased 38% and 11%, respectively, from the comparable prior year periods, due to higher realized gains from the available for sale (“AFS”) securities portfolio. The increase in Other revenues in the current year period was also due to higher referral fees.

Non-interest Expenses

Non-interest expenses of $2,980 million in the current quarter increased 6% from the comparable prior year period. Non-interest expense in the current year period was relatively unchanged from the comparable prior year period.

 

 

Compensation and benefits expenses increased in the current quarter primarily due to the increase in the fair value of investments to which certain deferred compensation plans are referenced. Compensation and benefits expenses in the current year period were relatively unchanged from the prior year period.

 

 

Non-compensation expenses decreased in the current quarter due to lower professional service costs partially offset by higher litigation costs. Non-compensation expenses in the current year period were relatively unchanged.

Other Items

U.S. Department of Labor Conflict of Interest Rule

In April 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor adopted a conflict of interest rule under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 that broadens the circumstances under which a firm is considered a fiduciary when transacting with retail investment accounts and sets forth requirements to ensure that advice given by broker-dealers acting as investment advice fiduciaries is impartial. The new fiduciary standard for investment advice will apply on April 10, 2017 and full compliance is required by January 1, 2018. Given the breadth and scale of our platform and continued investment in technology and infrastructure, we believe that we will be able to provide compliant solutions to meet our clients’ investment needs (see also “Business—Supervision and Regulation—Institutional Securities and Wealth Management—Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser Regulation” in Part I, Item 1 of the 2015 Form 10-K).

 

 

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Fee-Based Client Assets Activity and Average Fee Rate by Account Type

For a description of fee-based client assets, including descriptions for the fee based client asset types and rollforward items in the following tables, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Business Segments—Wealth Management—Fee-Based Client Assets” in Part II, Item 7 of the 2015 Form 10-K.

 

$ in billions, Fee Rate in bps

  

At

June 30,

2016

   

Inflows

   

Outflows

  

Market

Impact

   

At

September 30,

2016

   Average for the
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2016
           Fee Rate

Separately managed accounts1

  $279    $8    $(15 $7    $279    28

Unified managed accounts

   120     17     (5  4     136    106

Mutual fund advisory

   23         (1  1     23    121

Representative as advisor

   117     10     (7  3     123    87

Representative as portfolio manager

   265     19     (12  6     278    100

Subtotal

  $804    $54    $(40 $21    $839    73

Cash management

   16     2     (2      16    6

Total fee-based client assets

  $820    $56    $(42 $21    $855    72

 

$ in billions, Fee Rate in bps

  

At

June 30,

2015

   

Inflows

   

Outflows

  

Market

Impact

  

At

September 30,

2015

   Average for the
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2015
          Fee Rate

Separately managed accounts1

  $294    $13    $(11 $(18 $278    34

Unified managed accounts

   103     6     (4  (7  98    112

Mutual fund advisory

   29         (1  (3  25    120

Representative as advisor

   120     7     (7  (8  112    88

Representative as portfolio manager

   253     15     (10  (16  242    103

Subtotal

  $799    $41    $(33 $(52 $755    76

Cash management

   14     3     (2     15    6

Total fee-based client assets

  $813    $44    $(35 $(52 $770    74

 

$ in billions, Fee Rate in bps

  

At

December 31,

2015

   

Inflows

   

Outflows

  

Market

Impact

   

At
September 30,

2016

   Average for the
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2016
           Fee Rate

Separately managed accounts1

  $283    $24    $(31 $3    $279    30

Unified managed accounts

   105     37     (13  7     136    108

Mutual fund advisory

   25     1     (5  2     23    121

Representative as advisor

   115     22     (20  6     123    88

Representative as portfolio manager

   252     48     (32  10     278    101

Subtotal

  $780    $132    $(101 $28    $839    74

Cash management

   15     8     (7      16    6

Total fee-based client assets

  $795    $140    $(108 $28    $855    73

 

$ in billions, Fee Rate in bps

  

At
December 31,

2014

   

Inflows

   

Outflows

  

Market

Impact

  

At
September 30,

2015

   Average for the
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2015
          Fee Rate

Separately managed accounts1

  $285    $34    $(24 $(17 $278    34

Unified managed accounts

   93     21     (10  (6  98    113

Mutual fund advisory

   31     1     (5  (2  25    121

Representative as advisor

   119     22     (20  (9  112    89

Representative as portfolio manager

   241     44     (28  (15  242    104

Subtotal

  $769    $122    $(87 $(49 $755    76

Cash management

   16     7     (8     15    6

Total fee-based client assets

  $785    $129    $(95 $(49 $770    75

bps—Basis points

1.

Includes non-custody account values reflecting prior quarter-end balances due to a lag in the reporting of asset values by third-party custodians.

 

 

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Investment Management

 

Income Statement Information

  

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
  

% Change

 
$ in millions  2016  2015  

Revenues

    

Investment banking

  $(2 $1    N/M  

Trading

   (3     N/M  

Investments

   51    (235  N/M  

Commissions and fees

           

Asset management, distribution and administration fees

   508    511    (1)%  

Other

   (3  1    N/M  

Total non-interest revenues

   551    278    98%  

Interest income

   1       N/M  

Interest expense

      4    N/M  

Net interest

   1    (4  N/M  

Net revenues

   552    274    101%  

Compensation and benefits

   237    95    149%  

Non-compensation expenses

   218    217      

Total non-interest expenses

   455    312    46%  

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

   97    (38  N/M  

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

   31    (33  N/M  

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   66    (5  N/M  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

      1    N/M  

Net income (loss)

   66    (4  N/M  

Net income (loss) applicable to noncontrolling interests

   (1  5    N/M  

Net income (loss) applicable to Morgan Stanley

  $67   $(9  N/M  

 

   Nine Months Ended    
September 30,
  

% Change

 
$ in millions  2016  2015  

Revenues

    

Investment banking

  $(1 $1    N/M  

Trading

   (8  (3  (167)%  

Investments

   37    149    (75)%  

Commissions and fees

   3       N/M  

Asset management, distribution and administration fees

   1,551    1,547      

Other

   28    15    87%  

Total non-interest revenues

   1,610    1,709    (6)%  

Interest income

   5    1    N/M  

Interest expense

   3    16    (81)%  

Net interest

   2    (15  N/M  

Net revenues

   1,612    1,694    (5)%  

Compensation and benefits

   688    676    2%  

Non-compensation expenses

   665    649    2%  

Total non-interest expenses

   1,353    1,325    2%  

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

   259    369    (30)%  

Provision for income taxes

   78    87    (10)%  

Income from continuing operations

   181    282    (36)%  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

      1    N/M  

Net income

   181    283    (36)%  

Net income (loss) applicable to noncontrolling interests

   (14  24    N/M  

Net income applicable to Morgan Stanley

  $195   $259    (25)%  

N/M – Not Meaningful

Net Revenues

Investments

 

 

Investments gains of $51 million in the current quarter and gains of $37 million in the current year period compared with losses of $235 million and gains of $149 million in the comparable prior year periods. The current quarter reflected positive carried interest in the current quarter and current year period. The losses in the prior year quarter were due to a reversal of previously accrued carried interest associated with Asia private equity. The current year period reflected weaker investment performance compared to the prior year period.

Asset Management, Distribution and Administration Fees

 

 

Asset management, distribution and administration fees of $508 million in the current quarter and $1,551 million in the current year period were relatively unchanged from the comparable prior year periods, as increases in management fees, driven by higher assets under management or supervision (“AUM”) and average fee rates, were offset by lower performance fees (see “AUM and Average Fee Rate by Asset Class” herein).

Non-interest Expenses

Non-interest expenses of $455 million in the current quarter and $1,353 million in the current year period increased 46% and 2% from the comparable prior year periods primarily due to higher Compensation and benefit expenses.

 

 

Compensation and benefits expenses increased in the current quarter mainly attributed to reversal of previously accrued carried interest in the prior year quarter. Compensation and benefits expenses increased in the current year period primarily due to an increase in deferred compensation associated with carried interest and an increase in amortization of the prior year compensation awards partially offset by a decrease in discretionary incentive compensation driven by lower revenues.

 

 

Non-compensation expenses in the current quarter and current year period were relatively unchanged from the comparable prior year periods.

Assets Under Management or Supervision

Effective in the second quarter of 2016, the presentation of AUM for Investment Management has been revised to better align asset classes with its present organizational structure. With this change, the Alternative / Other products asset class now includes products in fund of funds, real estate, private equity and credit strategies, as well as multi-asset portfolios. All prior period information has been recast in the new format.

 

 

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AUM and Average Fee Rate by Asset Class

For a description of the rollforward items in the following tables, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Business Segments—Investment Management—Statistical Data” in Part II, Item 7 of the 2015 Form 10-K.

 

  

At

June 30,

2016

  Inflows   Outflows  Distributions  

Market

Impact

  

Foreign

Currency

Impact

   

At

September 30,
2016

   

Average for the

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2016

 
$ in billions, Fee Rate in bps           Total
AUM
   Fee
Rate
 

Equity

 $81   $4    $(6 $   $4   $    $83    $83     74  

Fixed income

  61    6     (5     1        63     62     32  

Liquidity

  149    358     (352     (1      154     151     18  

Alternative / Other products

  115    4     (4  (1  2    1     117     116     73  

Total assets under management or supervision

 $406   $372    $(367 $(1 $6   $1    $417    $412     47  

Shares of minority stake assets

  8                          7     7       

 

   

At

June 30,

2015

   Inflows   Outflows  Distributions  Market
Impact
  Foreign
Currency
Impact
  

At

September 30,
2015

   

Average for the

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2015

 
$ in billions, Fee Rate in bps            Total
AUM
   Fee
Rate
 

Equity

  $96    $4    $(10 $   $(10 $1   $81    $90     69  

Fixed income

   64     5     (8           61     62     32  

Liquidity

   132     338     (323     1       148     141     9  

Alternative / Other products

   111     10     (4  (1  (1  (1  114     113     79  

Total assets under management or supervision

  $403    $357    $(345 $(1 $(10 $   $404    $406     45  

Shares of minority stake assets

   7                          8     8       

 

   At
December 31,
2015
   Inflows   Outflows  Distributions  Market
Impact
  Foreign
Currency
Impact
   

At

September 30,
2016

   

Average for the

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2016

 
$ in billions, Fee Rate in bps             Total
AUM
   Fee
Rate
 

Equity

  $83    $14    $(18 $  $4   $   $83    $81     72  

Fixed income

   60     18     (19     3    1     63     61     32  

Liquidity

   149     985     (979     (1      154     149     18  

Alternative / Other products

   114     18     (18  (2  3    2     117     115     76  

Total assets under management or supervision

  $406    $1,035    $(1,034 $(2 $9   $3    $417    $406     48  

Shares of minority stake assets

   8                           7     8       

 

   

At

December 31,
2014

   Inflows   Outflows  Distributions  Market
Impact
  Foreign
Currency
Impact
  

At

September 30,
2015

   

Average for the

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2015

 
$ in billions, Fee Rate in bps            Total
AUM
   Fee
Rate
 

Equity

  $99    $11    $(24 $  $(5 $  $81    $96     69  

Fixed income

   65     17     (19        (2  61     64     32  

Liquidity

   128     927     (908     1       148     133     9  

Alternative / Other products

   111     21     (14  (3     (1  114     112     80  

Total assets under management or supervision

  $403    $976    $(965 $(3 $(4 $(3 $404    $405     46  

Shares of minority stake assets

   7                          8     7       

bps—Basis points

 

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Supplemental Financial Information and Disclosures

U.S. Bank Subsidiaries

We provide loans to a variety of customers, from large corporate and institutional clients to high net worth individuals, primarily through our U.S. bank subsidiaries, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. (“MSBNA”) and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association (“MSPBNA”) (collectively, “U.S. Bank Subsidiaries”). The lending activities in the Institutional Securities business segment primarily include loans or lending commitments to corporate clients. The lending activities in the Wealth Management business segment primarily include securities-based lending that allows clients to borrow money against the value of qualifying securities and also include residential real estate loans. We expect our lending activities to continue to grow through further penetration of the Wealth Management business segments’ client base. For a further discussion of our credit risks, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Risk Management—Credit Risk” in Item 3. For further discussion about loans and lending commitments, see Notes 7 and 11 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1.

U.S. Bank Subsidiaries’ Supplemental Financial Information Excluding Transactions with the Parent

 

$ in billions  At
September 30,
2016
   At
December 31,
2015
 

U.S. Bank Subsidiaries assets

  $173.9    $174.2  

U.S. Bank Subsidiaries investment securities portfolio1

   64.7     57.9  

Wealth Management U.S. Bank Subsidiaries data

  

Securities-based lending and other loans2

  $34.1    $28.6  

Residential real estate loans

   23.6     20.9  

Total

  $57.7    $49.5  

Institutional Securities U.S. Bank Subsidiaries data

  

Corporate loans

  $21.0    $22.9  

Wholesale real estate loans

   9.9     8.9  

Total

  $30.9    $31.8  

 

1.

The U.S. Bank Subsidiaries investment securities portfolio includes AFS investment securities of $53.5 billion at September 30, 2016 and $53.0 billion at December 31, 2015. The remaining balance represents held to maturity investment securities of $11.2 billion at September 30, 2016 and $4.9 billion at December 31, 2015.

2.

Other loans primarily include tailored lending.

Income Tax Matters

The effective tax rate from continuing operations was 31.5% and 32.7% for the current quarter and current year period, respectively.

The effective tax rate from continuing operations was 28.7% and 24.1% for the prior year quarter and prior year period, respectively. The results for prior year period included a net discrete tax benefit of $564 million, primarily associated with the repatriation of non-U.S. earnings at a cost lower than originally estimated due to an internal restructuring to simplify our legal entity organization in the U.K. Excluding this net discrete tax benefit, the effective tax rate from continuing operations for the prior year period would have been 32.1%.

Accounting Development Updates

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued the following accounting updates which apply to us.

The Firm considers the applicability and impact of all accounting updates. Accounting updates not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

The following accounting updates are currently being evaluated to determine the potential impact of adoption:

 

 

Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This accounting update aims to clarify the principles of revenue recognition, to develop a common revenue recognition standard across all industries for U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards and to provide enhanced disclosures for users of the financial statements. The core principle of this guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This update is effective as of January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted as of January 1, 2017.

 

 

Statement of Cash Flows. This accounting update standardizes the cash flow classification of certain cash flow matters. This update is effective as of January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted.

 

 

Financial Instruments – Credit Losses. This accounting update impacts the impairment model for certain financial assets measured at amortized cost such as loans held for investment and held to maturity debt securities. The amendments in this update will accelerate the recognition of credit losses by replacing the incurred loss impairment methodology with a current expected credit loss (“CECL”) methodology that requires an estimate of expected credit losses over the entire life of the financial asset. Additionally, although the CECL methodology will not apply to AFS debt securities, the update will require establishment of an

 

 

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allowance to reflect impairment of these securities, thereby eliminating the concept of a permanent write-down. This update is effective as of January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted as of January 1, 2019.

 

 

Leases. This accounting update requires lessees to recognize all leases with terms exceeding one year on the balance sheet which results in the recognition of a right of use asset and corresponding lease liability, including for those leases which we currently classify as operating leases. The right of use asset and lease liability will initially be measured using the present value of the remaining rental payments. The accounting for leases where we are the lessor is largely unchanged. This update is effective as of January 1, 2019 with early adoption permitted.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which require us to make estimates and assumptions (see Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1). We believe that of our significant accounting policies (see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of the 2015 Form 10-K and Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1), the fair value, goodwill and intangible assets, legal and regulatory contingencies and income taxes policies involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity. For a further discussion about our critical accounting policies, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies” in Part II, Item 7 of the 2015 Form 10-K.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Senior management establishes liquidity and capital policies. Through various risk and control committees, senior management reviews business performance relative to these policies, monitors the availability of alternative sources of financing, and oversees the liquidity, interest rate and currency sensitivity of our asset and liability position. The Treasury Department, Firm Risk Committee, Asset and Liability Management Committee, and other committees and control groups assist in evaluating, monitoring and controlling the impact that our business activities have on our consolidated balance sheets, liquidity and capital structure. Liquidity and capital matters are reported regularly to the Board and the Board’s Risk Committee.

The Balance Sheet

We monitor and evaluate the composition and size of our balance sheet on a regular basis. Our balance sheet management process includes quarterly planning, business-specific thresholds, monitoring of business-specific usage versus key performance metrics and new business impact assessments.

We establish balance sheet thresholds at the consolidated, business segment and business unit levels. We monitor balance sheet utilization and review variances resulting from business activity or market fluctuations. On a regular basis, we review current performance versus established thresholds and assess the need to re-allocate our balance sheet based on business unit needs. We also monitor key metrics, including asset and liability size and capital usage.

Total Assets by Business Segment

 

  At September 30, 2016 
$ in millions Institutional
Securities
  Wealth
Management
  Investment
Management
  Total 

Assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents1

 $31,791   $10,670   $91   $42,552  

Trading assets, at fair value

  270,334    87    2,730    273,151  

Investment securities

  14,227    64,729       78,956  

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

  82,267    8,312       90,579  

Securities borrowed

  125,987    293       126,280  

Customer and other receivables

  31,509    19,387    515    51,411  

Loans, net of allowance

  34,698    57,810       92,508  

Other assets2

  43,835    13,233    1,386    58,454  

Total assets

 $634,648   $174,521   $4,722   $  813,891  
  At December 31, 2015 
$ in millions Institutional
Securities
  Wealth
Management
  Investment
Management
  Total 

Assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents1

 $22,356   $31,216   $511   $54,083  

Trading assets, at fair value

  236,174    883    2,448    239,505  

Investment securities

  14,124    57,858    1    71,983  

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

  83,205    4,452       87,657  

Securities borrowed

  141,971    445       142,416  

Customer and other receivables

  23,390    21,406    611    45,407  

Loans, net of allowance

  36,237    49,522       85,759  

Other assets2

  45,257    13,926    1,472    60,655  

Total assets

 $602,714   $179,708   $5,043   $  787,465  

 

1.

Cash and cash equivalents include cash and due from banks and interest bearing deposits with banks.

2.

Other assets primarily includes Cash deposited with clearing organizations or segregated under federal and other regulations or requirements; Other investments; Premises, equipment and software costs; Goodwill; Intangible assets and deferred tax assets.

A substantial portion of total assets consists of liquid marketable securities and short-term receivables arising principally from sales and trading activities in the Institutional Securities business segment. The liquid nature of these assets provides us with flexibility in managing the composition and size of our balance sheet. Total assets increased to $814 billion at September 30, 2016 from $787 billion at December 31, 2015, primarily due to increases in Trading assets including higher balances for U.S. government and agency securities, other sovereign government obligations and corporate equities.

Securities Repurchase Agreements and Securities Lending

Securities borrowed or securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities loaned or securities sold under agreements to repurchase are treated as collateralized financings (see Notes 2 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1).

Collateralized Financing Transactions

 

$ in millions  At September 30,
2016
   At December 31,
2015
 

Securities purchased under agreements to resell and Securities borrowed

  $          216,859    $              230,073  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and Securities loaned

  $63,451    $56,050  

 

   

Average Balance

Three Months Ended

 
$ in millions  September 30,
2016
   December 31,
2015
 

Securities purchased under agreements to resell and Securities borrowed

  $          223,301    $              250,605  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and Securities loaned

  $66,848    $62,373  
 

 

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At September 30, 2016 differences between period end balances and average balances during the current quarter in the previous table were not significant. Securities purchased under agreements to resell and Securities borrowed and Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and Securities loaned period-end balances at December 31, 2015 were lower than the average balance during 2015. The balances moved in line with client financing activity and with general movements of inventory. Securities financing assets and liabilities also include matched book transactions with minimal market, credit and/or liquidity risk. Matched book transactions accommodate customers, as well as obtain securities for the settlement and financing of inventory positions. Additionally, included within securities financing transactions were $13 billion and $11 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, related to fully collateralized securities-for-securities lending transactions represented in Trading assets.

Customer Securities Financing

The customer receivable portion of the securities financing transactions primarily includes customer margin loans, collateralized by customer-owned securities, which are segregated in accordance with regulatory requirements. The customer payable portion of the securities financing transactions primarily includes payables to our prime brokerage customers. Our risk exposure on these transactions is mitigated by collateral maintenance policies that limit our credit exposure to customers and liquidity reserves held against this risk exposure.

Liquidity Risk Management Framework

The primary goal of our Liquidity Risk Management Framework is to ensure that we have access to adequate funding across a wide range of market conditions and time horizons. The framework is designed to enable us to fulfill our financial obligations and support the execution of our business strategies.

The following principles guide our Liquidity Risk Management Framework:

 

 

Sufficient liquid assets should be maintained to cover maturing liabilities and other planned and contingent outflows;

 

 

Maturity profile of assets and liabilities should be aligned, with limited reliance on short-term funding;

 

 

Source, counterparty, currency, region and term of funding should be diversified; and

 

 

Liquidity Stress Tests should anticipate, and account for, periods of limited access to funding.

The core components of our Liquidity Risk Management Framework are the Required Liquidity Framework, Liquidity Stress Tests and the Global Liquidity Reserve, which support our target liquidity profile. For a further discussion about our Required Liquidity Framework and Liquidity Stress Tests, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Liquidity Risk Management Framework” in Part II, Item 7 of the 2015 Form 10-K.

At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we maintained sufficient liquidity to meet current and contingent funding obligations as modeled in our Liquidity Stress Tests.

Global Liquidity Reserve

We maintain sufficient liquidity reserves to cover daily funding needs and to meet strategic liquidity targets sized by the Required Liquidity Framework and Liquidity Stress Tests. For a further discussion of our Global Liquidity Reserve, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Liquidity Risk Management Framework—Global Liquidity Reserve” in Part II, Item 7 of the 2015 Form 10-K.

Global Liquidity Reserve by Type of Investment

 

$ in millions  At September 30,
2016
   At December 31,
2015
 

Cash deposits with banks

  $10,468    $10,187  

Cash deposits with central banks

   27,898     39,774  

Unencumbered highly liquid securities:

    

U.S. government obligations

   76,508     72,265  

U.S. agency and agency mortgage-backed securities

   51,902     37,678  

Non-U.S. sovereign obligations1

   17,129     28,999  

Other investment grade securities

   13,189     14,361  

Global Liquidity Reserve

  $    197,094    $203,264  

 

1.

Non-U.S. sovereign obligations are primarily composed of unencumbered German, French, Dutch, U.K. and Japanese government obligations.

 

 

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Global Liquidity Reserve Managed by Bank and Non-Bank Legal Entities

 

$ in millions At September 30,
2016
  At December 31,
2015
  

Daily Average
Balance

Three Months

Ended
September 30, 2016

 

Bank legal entities

   

Domestic

 $78,903   $88,432   $83,892  

Foreign

  5,688    5,896    5,408  

Total Bank legal entities

  84,591    94,328    89,300  

Non-Bank legal entities

   

Domestic

   

Parent

  58,276    54,810    60,161  

Non-Parent

  16,494    20,001    18,287  

Total Domestic

  74,770    74,811    78,448  

Foreign

  37,733    34,125    38,536  

Total Non-Bank legal entities

  112,503    108,936    116,984  

Total

 $    197,094   $    203,264   $    206,284  

Regulatory Liquidity Framework

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (the “Basel Committee”) has developed two standards intended for use in liquidity risk supervision: the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (“LCR”) and the Net Stable Funding Ratio (“NSFR”).

Liquidity Coverage Ratio

The LCR was developed to ensure banking organizations have sufficient high-quality liquid assets to cover net cash outflows arising from significant stress over 30 calendar days. This standard’s objective is to promote the short-term resilience of the liquidity risk profile of banking organizations.

The final rule to implement the LCR in the U.S. (“U.S. LCR”) applies to us and our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries and each is required to calculate its respective U.S. LCR on each business day. As of January 1, 2016, we and our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries are required to maintain a minimum U.S. LCR of 90%, and this minimum standard will reach the fully phased-in level of 100% beginning on January 1, 2017. In addition, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) has proposed rules that would require large banking organizations, including us, to publicly disclose certain qualitative and quantitative information about their U.S. LCR. We are compliant with the minimum required U.S. LCR based on current interpretation and we continue to evaluate its impact on our liquidity and funding requirements.

Net Stable Funding Ratio

The objective of the NSFR is to reduce funding risk over a one-year horizon by requiring banking organizations to fund their activities with sufficiently stable sources of funding in order to mitigate the risk of future funding stress. The Basel

Committee finalized the NSFR framework in 2014. In the second quarter of 2016, the U.S. banking regulators issued a proposal to implement the NSFR in the U.S. The proposal would require a covered company to maintain an amount of available stable funding, which is calculated by applying standardized weightings to its equity and liabilities based on their expected stability, that is no less than the amount of its required stable funding, which is calculated by applying standardized weightings to its assets, derivatives exposures, and certain other off-balance sheet exposures based on their liquidity characteristics. If adopted as proposed, the requirements would apply to us and our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries from January 1, 2018. We continue to evaluate the potential impact of the proposal, which is subject to public comment and further rulemaking procedures. Our preliminary estimates, based on the current proposal, indicate that steps will be necessary to meet the requirement, which we expect to accomplish by the effective date of the final rule. Our preliminary estimates are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results based on the final rule to differ materially from estimates. For a discussion of risks and uncertainties that may affect our future results, see “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of the 2015 Form 10-K.

Funding Management

We manage our funding in a manner that reduces the risk of disruption to our operations. We pursue a strategy of diversification of secured and unsecured funding sources (by product, investor and region) and attempt to ensure that the tenor of our liabilities equals or exceeds the expected holding period of the assets being financed.

We fund our balance sheet on a global basis through diverse sources. These sources may include our equity capital, long-term borrowings, securities sold under agreements to repurchase (“repurchase agreements”), securities lending, deposits, commercial paper, letters of credit and lines of credit. We have active financing programs for both standard and structured products targeting global investors and currencies.

Secured Financing

For a discussion of our secured financing activities, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Funding Management—Secured Financing” in Part II, Item 7 of the 2015 Form 10-K.

At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the weighted average maturity of our secured financing against less liquid assets was greater than 120 days.

Unsecured Financing

For a discussion of our unsecured financing activities, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condi-

 

 

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tion and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Funding Management—Unsecured Financing” in Part II, Item 7 of the 2015 Form 10-K. When appropriate, we may use derivative products to conduct asset and liability management and to make adjustments to our interest rate and structured borrowings risk profile (see Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1).

Deposits

Available funding sources to our bank subsidiaries include demand deposit accounts, money market deposit accounts, time deposits, repurchase agreements, federal funds purchased and Federal Home Loan Bank advances. The vast majority of deposits in our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries are sourced from our retail brokerage accounts and are considered to have stable, low-cost funding characteristics. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 deposits were $151,843 million and $156,034 million, respectively (see Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1).

Short-Term Borrowings

Our unsecured short-term borrowings may consist of bank loans, bank notes, commercial paper and structured notes with maturities of 12 months or less at issuance. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we had approximately $914 million and $2,173 million, respectively, in Short-term borrowings.

Long-Term Borrowings

We believe that accessing debt investors through multiple distribution channels helps provide consistent access to the unsecured markets. In addition, the issuance of long-term borrowings allows us to reduce reliance on short-term credit sensitive instruments. Long-term borrowings are generally managed to achieve staggered maturities, thereby mitigating refinancing risk, and to maximize investor diversification through sales to global institutional and retail clients across regions, currencies and product types. Availability and cost of financing to us can vary depending on market conditions, the volume of certain trading and lending activities, our credit ratings and the overall availability of credit.

We may engage in various transactions in the credit markets (including, for example, debt retirements) that we believe are in our best interests and our investors.

Long-term Borrowings by Maturity Profile

 

$ in millions  Parent   Subsidiaries   Total 

Due in 2016

  $5,245    $3,343    $8,588  

Due in 2017

   22,377     1,418     23,795  

Due in 2018

   18,250     1,217     19,467  

Due in 2019

   20,403     923     21,326  

Due in 2020

   16,329     1,005     17,334  

Thereafter

   68,391     5,026     73,417  

Total

  $    150,995    $    12,932    $    163,927  

Maturities of long-term borrowings outstanding over the next 12 months were $27,255 million and $22,396 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

Trust Preferred Securities

During the current quarter, Morgan Stanley Capital Trust III, Morgan Stanley Capital Trust IV, Morgan Stanley Capital Trust V and Morgan Stanley Capital Trust VIII redeemed all of their issued and outstanding Capital Securities pursuant to the optional redemption provisions provided in the respective governing documents. In the aggregate, $2.8 billion was redeemed. We concurrently redeemed the related underlying junior subordinated debentures.

For further information on Long-term borrowings, see Notes 10 and 20 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1.

Credit Ratings

We rely on external sources to finance a significant portion of our day-to-day operations. The cost and availability of financing generally are impacted by, among other things, our credit ratings. In addition, our credit ratings can have an impact on certain trading revenues, particularly in those businesses where longer-term counterparty performance is a key consideration, such as over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivative transactions, including credit derivatives and interest rate swaps. Rating agencies consider company-specific factors; other industry factors such as regulatory or legislative changes; the macroeconomic environment; and perceived levels of government support, among other things.

Our credit ratings no longer incorporate uplift from perceived government support from any rating agency given the significant progress of the U.S. financial reform legislation and regulations. Meanwhile, some rating agencies have stated that they currently incorporate various degrees of credit rating uplift from non-governmental third-party sources of potential support.

 

 

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Parent and MSBNA’s Senior Unsecured Ratings at October 31, 2016

 

  Parent
   Short-Term
Debt
 Long-Term
Debt
 Rating
Outlook

DBRS, Inc.

 R-1 (middle) A (high) Stable

Fitch Ratings, Inc.

 F1 A Stable

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 P-2 A3 Stable

Rating and Investment Information, Inc.

 a-1 A- Stable

Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings

 A-2 BBB+ Stable

 

  Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
   Short-Term
Debt
 Long-Term
Debt
 Rating
Outlook

DBRS, Inc.

   

Fitch Ratings, Inc.

 F1 A+ Stable

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 P-1 A1 Stable

Rating and Investment Information, Inc.

   

Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings

 A-1 A Positive Watch

In connection with certain OTC trading agreements and certain other agreements where we are a liquidity provider to certain financing vehicles associated with the Institutional Securities business segment, we may be required to provide additional collateral or immediately settle any outstanding liability balances with certain counterparties or pledge additional collateral to certain exchanges and clearing organizations in the event of a future credit rating downgrade irrespective of whether we are in a net asset or net liability position.

The additional collateral or termination payments that may be called in the event of a future credit rating downgrade vary by contract and can be based on ratings by either or both of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings (“S&P”). The following table shows the future potential collateral amounts and termination payments that could be called or required by counterparties or exchanges and clearing organizations in the event of one-notch or two-notch downgrade scenarios, from the lowest of Moody’s or S&P ratings, based on the relevant contractual downgrade triggers.

Incremental Collateral or Terminating Payments upon Potential Future Rating Downgrade

 

$ in millions   At September 30,  
2016
   At December 31,
2015
 

One-notch downgrade

 $1,388    $1,169  

Two-notch downgrade

  1,321     1,465  

While certain aspects of a credit rating downgrade are quantifiable pursuant to contractual provisions, the impact it would have on our business and results of operations in future periods is inherently uncertain and would depend on a number of interrelated factors, including, among others, the magnitude of the downgrade, the rating relative to peers, the

rating assigned by the relevant agency pre-downgrade, individual client behavior and future mitigating actions we might take. The liquidity impact of additional collateral requirements is included in our Liquidity Stress Tests.

Capital Management

Senior management views capital as an important source of financial strength. We actively manage our consolidated capital position based upon, among other things, business opportunities, risks, capital availability and rates of return together with internal capital policies, regulatory requirements and rating agency guidelines and, therefore, in the future may expand or contract our capital base to address the changing needs of our businesses. We attempt to maintain total capital, on a consolidated basis, at least equal to the sum of our operating subsidiaries’ required equity.

We repurchased approximately $1,250 million of our outstanding common stock as part of our share repurchase program during the current quarter and $2,500 million during the current year period. We repurchased approximately $625 million during the prior year quarter and $1,500 million in the prior year period (see Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1).

For a description of our share repurchase program, see “Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities” in Part II, Item 5 of the 2015 Form 10-K.

The Board determines the declaration and payment of dividends on a quarterly basis. On October 19, 2016, we announced that the Board declared a quarterly dividend per common share of $0.20. The dividend is payable on November 15, 2016 to common shareholders of record on October 31, 2016 (see Note 20 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1).

On September 15, 2016, we announced that the Board declared a quarterly dividend for preferred stock shareholders of record on September 30, 2016 that was paid on October 17, 2016.

 

 

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Tangible Equity

Tangible Equity Measures—Period End and Average

 

     Monthly
Average
Balance
Three Months
Ended
 
$ in millions At September 30,
2016
  At December 31,
2015
  September 30,
2016
 

Common equity

 $69,629   $67,662   $69,531  

Preferred equity

  7,520    7,520    7,520  

Morgan Stanley shareholders’ equity

  77,149    75,182    77,051  

Junior subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts

     2,870    1,427  

Less: Goodwill and net intangible assets

  (9,329  (9,564  (9,368

Tangible Morgan Stanley shareholders’ equity1

 $        67,820   $68,488   $        69,110  

Common equity

 $69,629   $67,662   $69,531  

Less: Goodwill and net intangible assets

  (9,329  (9,564  (9,368

Tangible common equity1

 $ 60,300   $58,098   $60,163  

 

1.

Tangible Morgan Stanley shareholders’ equity and tangible common equity are non-GAAP financial measures that we and investors consider to be a useful measure to assess capital adequacy.

Regulatory Requirements

Regulatory Capital Framework

We are a financial holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHC Act”), and are subject to the regulation and oversight of the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve establishes capital requirements for us, including well-capitalized standards, and evaluates our compliance with such capital requirements. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) establishes similar capital requirements and standards for our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries. The regulatory capital requirements are largely based on the Basel III capital standards established by the Basel Committee and also implement certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”).

The Basel Committee has finalized revisions to the Basel III framework that, if adopted by the U.S. banking agencies, could result in substantial changes to our capital requirements. In particular, the Basel Committee has finalized a new standardized approach methodology for calculating counterparty credit risk exposures in derivatives transactions, and revised frameworks for market risk, interest rate risk in the banking book, and securitization capital requirements. In addition, the Basel Committee has proposed revisions to various regulatory capital standards, the impact of which is uncertain and depends on future rulemakings by the U.S. banking agencies.

Regulatory Capital Requirements

We are required to maintain minimum risk-based and leverage capital ratios under the regulatory capital requirements. A summary of the calculations of regulatory capital, risk-weighted assets (“RWAs”) and transition provisions follows. For a further discussion of these calculations, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Regulatory Requirements—Implementation of U.S. Basel III” in Part II, Item 7 of the 2015 Form 10-K.

Regulatory Capital. Minimum risk-based capital ratio requirements apply to Common Equity Tier 1 capital, Tier 1 capital and Total capital. Certain adjustments to and deductions from capital are required for purposes of determining these ratios, such as deductions for goodwill, intangibles, certain deferred tax assets, other amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income and investments in the capital instruments of unconsolidated financial institutions. Certain of these adjustments and deductions are also subject to transitional provisions.

In addition to the minimum risk-based capital ratio requirements, on a fully phased-in basis by 2019, we will be subject to:

 

 

A greater than 2.5% Common Equity Tier 1 capital conservation buffer;

 

 

The Common Equity Tier 1 global systemically important bank (“G-SIB”) capital surcharge, currently at 3%; and

 

 

Up to a 2.5% Common Equity Tier 1 countercyclical capital buffer (“CCyB”), currently set by banking regulators at zero (collectively, the “buffers”).

In 2016, the phase-in amount for each of the buffers is 25% of the fully phased-in buffer requirement. Failure to maintain the buffers would result in restrictions on our ability to make capital distributions, including the payment of dividends and the repurchase of stock, and to pay discretionary bonuses to executive officers. For a further discussion of the G-SIB capital surcharge, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Regulatory Requirements—G-SIB Capital Surcharge” in Part II, Item 7 of the 2015 Form 10-K.

Risk-Weighted Assets. RWAs reflect both our on- and off-balance sheet risk as well as capital charges attributable to the risk of loss arising from the following:

 

 

Credit risk: The failure of a borrower, counterparty or issuer to meet its financial obligation to us;

 

 

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Market risk: Adverse changes in the level of one or more market prices, rate, indices, implied volatilities, correlations or other market factors, such as market liquidity; and

 

 

Operational risk: Inadequate or failed processes, people and systems or external events (e.g., fraud, theft, legal and compliance risks, cyber attacks or damage to physical assets).

Our binding risk-based capital ratios for regulatory purposes are the lower of the capital ratios computed under (i) the standardized approaches for calculating credit risk RWAs and market risk RWAs (the “Standardized Approach”) and (ii) the

applicable advanced approaches for calculating credit risk, market risk and operational risk RWAs (the “Advanced Approach”). At September 30, 2016, our binding ratios are based on the Advanced Approach transitional rules.

The methods for calculating each of our risk-based capital ratios will change through January 1, 2022 as aspects of the capital rules are phased in. These changes may result in differences in our reported capital ratios from one reporting period to the next that are independent of changes to our capital base, asset composition, off-balance sheet exposures or risk profile.

 

 

Minimum Risk-Based Capital Ratios: Transitional Provisions

 

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1.

These ratios assume the requirements for the G-SIB capital surcharge (3.0%) and CCyB (zero) remain at current levels.

 

 

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Transitional and Fully Phased-In Regulatory Capital Ratios

 

  

  At September 30, 2016 
  Transitional  Fully Phased-In 
$ in millions Standardized  Advanced  Standardized      Advanced     

Risk-based capital

    

Common Equity Tier 1 capital

 $          60,340   $          60,340   $          58,362   $          58,362  

Tier 1 capital

  67,603    67,603    66,065    66,065  

Total capital

  79,144    78,838    77,629    77,323  

Total RWAs

  350,430    358,486    360,948    369,636  

Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio

  17.2  16.8  16.2  15.8

Tier 1 capital ratio

  19.3  18.9  18.3  17.9

Total capital ratio

  22.6  22.0  21.5  20.9

Leverage-based capital

    

Adjusted average assets1

 $809,927    N/A   $808,826    N/A  

Tier 1 leverage ratio2

  8.3  N/A    8.2  N/A  
  At December 31, 2015 
  Transitional  Fully Phased-In 
$ in millions Standardized  Advanced  Standardized      Advanced     

Risk-based capital

    

Common Equity Tier 1 capital

 $59,409   $59,409   $55,441   $55,441  

Tier 1 capital

  66,722    66,722    63,000    63,000  

Total capital

  79,663    79,403    73,858    73,598  

Total RWAs

  362,920    384,162    373,421    395,277  

Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio

  16.4  15.5  14.8  14.0

Tier 1 capital ratio

  18.4  17.4  16.9  15.9

Total capital ratio

  22.0  20.7  19.8  18.6

Leverage-based capital

    

Adjusted average assets1

 $803,574    N/A   $801,346    N/A  

Tier 1 leverage ratio2

  8.3  N/A    7.9  N/A  

N/A—Not Applicable

1.

Adjusted average assets represent the denominator of the Tier 1 leverage ratio and are composed of the average daily balance of consolidated on-balance sheet assets under U.S. GAAP during the calendar quarter, adjusted for disallowed goodwill, transitional intangible assets, certain deferred tax assets, certain investments in the capital instruments of unconsolidated financial institutions and other adjustments.

2.

The minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio requirement is 4.0%.

The fully phased-in pro forma estimates in the previous tables are based on our current understanding of the capital rules and other factors, which may be subject to change as we receive additional clarification and implementation guidance

from the Federal Reserve and as the interpretation of the regulation evolves over time. These fully phased-in pro forma estimates are non-GAAP financial measures that we consider to be useful measures for us, investors and analysts in evaluating compliance with new regulatory capital requirements that were not yet effective at September 30, 2016. These preliminary estimates are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially and should not be taken as a projection of what our capital ratios, RWAs, earnings or other results will actually be at future dates. For a discussion of risks and uncertainties that may affect our future results, see “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of the 2015 Form 10-K.

Well-Capitalized Minimum Regulatory Capital Ratios for U.S. Bank Subsidiaries

 

    At September 30, 2016 

Common Equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

   6.5%  

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

   8.0%  

Total risk-based capital ratio

   10.0%  

Tier 1 leverage ratio

   5.0%  

For us to remain a financial holding company, our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries must qualify as well-capitalized by maintaining the minimum ratio requirements set forth in the previous table. The Federal Reserve has not yet revised the well-capitalized standard for financial holding companies to reflect the higher capital standards required for us under the capital rules. Assuming that the Federal Reserve would apply the same or very similar well-capitalized standards to financial holding companies, each of our risk-based capital ratios and Tier 1 leverage ratio at September 30, 2016 would have exceeded the revised well-capitalized standard. The Federal Reserve may require us to maintain risk- and leverage-based capital ratios substantially in excess of mandated minimum levels, depending upon general economic conditions and a financial holding company’s particular condition, risk profile and growth plans.

 

 

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Regulatory Capital Calculated under Advanced Approach Transitional Rules

 

$ in millions  

At

September 30,
2016

  

At

December 31,

2015

 

Common Equity Tier 1 capital

   

Common stock and surplus

  $              18,154   $              20,114  

Retained earnings

   52,545    49,204  

AOCI

   (1,070  (1,656

Regulatory adjustments and deductions:

   

Net goodwill

   (6,577  (6,582

Net intangible assets (other than goodwill and mortgage servicing assets)

   (1,646  (1,192

Credit spread premium over risk-free rate for derivative liabilities

   (351  (202

Net deferred tax assets

   (615  (675

Net after-tax DVA1

   34    156  

Adjustments related to AOCI

   101    411  

Other adjustments and deductions

   (235  (169

Total Common Equity Tier 1 capital

  $60,340   $59,409  

Additional Tier 1 capital

   

Preferred stock

  $7,520   $7,520  

Trust preferred securities

       702  

Noncontrolling interests

   675    678  

Regulatory adjustments and deductions:

         

Net deferred tax assets

   (410  (1,012

Credit spread premium over risk-free rate for derivative liabilities

   (234  (303

Net after-tax DVA1

   23    233  

Other adjustments and deductions

   (155  (253

Additional Tier 1 capital

  $7,419   $7,565  

Deduction for investments in covered funds

   (156  (252

Total Tier 1 capital

  $67,603   $66,722  

Tier 2 capital

   

Subordinated debt

  $11,010   $10,404  

Trust preferred securities

       2,106  

Other qualifying amounts

   56    35  

Regulatory adjustments and deductions

   169    136  

Total Tier 2 capital

  $11,235   $12,681  

Total capital

  $78,838   $79,403  

Roll-forward of Regulatory Capital Calculated under Advanced Approach Transitional Rules

 

$ in millions 

Nine Months

Ended
September 30, 2016

 

Common Equity Tier 1 capital

 

Common Equity Tier 1 capital at December 31, 2015

 $                59,409  

Change related to the following items:

 

Value of shareholders’ common equity

  1,967  

Net goodwill

  5  

Net intangible assets (other than goodwill and mortgage servicing assets)

  (454

Credit spread premium over risk-free rate for derivative liabilities

  (149

Net deferred tax assets

  60  

Net after-tax DVA1

  (122

Adjustments related to AOCI

  (310

Other deductions and adjustments

  (66

Common Equity Tier 1 capital at September 30, 2016

 $60,340  

Additional Tier 1 capital

 

Additional Tier 1 capital at December 31, 2015

 $7,565  

Change related to the following items:

 

Trust preferred securities

  (702

Noncontrolling interests

  (3

Net deferred tax assets

  602  

Credit spread premium over risk-free rate for derivative liabilities

  69  

Net after-tax DVA1

  (210

Other adjustments and deductions

  98  

Additional Tier 1 capital at September 30, 2016

  7,419  

Deduction for investments in covered funds at December 31, 2015

  (252) 

Deduction for investments in covered funds

  96  

Deduction for investments in covered funds at September 30, 2016

  (156

Tier 1 capital at September 30, 2016

 $67,603  

Tier 2 capital

 

Tier 2 capital at December 31, 2015

 $12,681  

Change related to the following items:

 

Subordinated debt

  606  

Trust preferred securities

  (2,106

Noncontrolling interests

  21  

Other adjustments and deductions

  33  

Tier 2 capital at September 30, 2016

 $11,235  

Total capital at September 30, 2016

 $78,838  

 

1.

In connection with the early adoption of a provision of the accounting update Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, related to DVA, the aggregate balance of net after-tax valuation adjustments was reduced by $77 million as of January 1, 2016.

 

 

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Roll-forward of RWAs Calculated under Advanced Approach Transitional Rules

 

$ in millions  Nine Months Ended  
September 30, 2016
1
 

Credit risk RWAs

  

Balance at December 31, 2015

  $173,586  

Change related to the following items:

  

Derivatives

   598  

Securities financing transactions

   2,020  

Other counterparty credit risk

   (60

Securitizations

   (1,560

Credit valuation adjustment

   5,172  

Investment securities

   1,324  

Loans

   (7,151

Cash

   376  

Equity investments

   (1,266

Other credit risk2

   (1,265

Total change in credit risk RWAs

  $(1,812

Balance at September 30, 2016

  $171,774  

Market risk RWAs

  

Balance at December 31, 2015

  $71,476  

Change related to the following items:

  

Regulatory VaR

   (2,226

Regulatory stressed VaR

   (5,676

Incremental risk charge

   (577

Comprehensive risk measure

   (2,399

Specific risk:

     

Non-securitizations

   244  

Securitizations

   (547

Total change in market risk RWAs

  $(11,181

Balance at September 30, 2016

  $60,295  

Operational risk RWAs

  

Balance at December 31, 2015

  $139,100  

Change in operational risk RWAs3

   (12,683

Balance at September 30, 2016

  $126,417  

Total RWAs

  $358,486  

VaR—Value-at-Risk

1.

The RWAs for each category in the table reflect both on- and off-balance sheet exposures, where appropriate.

2.

Amount reflects assets not in a defined category, non-material portfolios of exposures and unsettled transactions.

3.

Amount reflects a reduction in the internal loss data related to litigation utilized in the operational risk capital model.

Supplementary Leverage Ratio

We and our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries are required to publicly disclose our supplementary leverage ratios, which will become effective as a capital standard on January 1, 2018. By January 1, 2018, we must also maintain a Tier 1 supplementary leverage capital buffer of at least 2% in addition to the 3% minimum supplementary leverage ratio (for a total of at least 5%), in order to avoid limitations on capital distributions, including dividends and stock repurchases, and discre-

tionary bonus payments to executive officers. In addition, beginning in 2018, our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries must maintain a supplementary leverage ratio of 6% to be considered well-capitalized.

Pro Forma Supplementary Leverage Exposure and Ratio on a Transitional Basis

 

$ in millions  At September 30,
2016
   At December 31,
2015
 

Average total assets1

  $819,725    $813,715  

Adjustments2, 3

   245,701     284,090  

Pro forma supplementary leverage exposure

  $1,065,426    $1,097,805  

Pro forma supplementary leverage ratio

   6.3%     6.1%  

 

1.

Computed as the average daily balance of consolidated total assets under U.S. GAAP during the calendar quarter.

2.

Computed as the arithmetic mean of the month-end balances over the calendar quarter.

3.

Adjustments are to: (i) incorporate derivative exposures, including adding the related potential future exposure (including for derivatives cleared for clients), grossing up cash collateral netting where qualifying criteria are not met, and adding the effective notional principal amount of sold credit protection offset by qualifying purchased credit protection; (ii) reflect the counterparty credit risk for repo-style transactions; (iii) add the credit equivalent amount for off-balance sheet exposures; and (iv) apply other adjustments to Tier 1 capital, including disallowed goodwill, transitional intangible assets, certain deferred tax assets and certain investments in the capital instruments of unconsolidated financial institutions.

Based on our current understanding of the rules and other factors, we estimate our pro forma fully phased-in supplementary leverage ratio to be approximately 6.2% and 5.8% at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. This estimate utilizes a fully phased-in Tier 1 capital numerator and a fully phased-in denominator of approximately $1,064.3 billion and $1,095.6 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, which takes into consideration the Tier 1 capital deductions that would be applicable in 2018 after the phase-in period has ended.

U.S. Subsidiary Banks’ Pro Forma Supplementary Leverage Ratios on a Transitional Basis

 

    At September 30, 2016  At December 31, 2015 

MSBNA

   7.4  7.3%  

MSPBNA

   10.1  10.3%  

The pro forma supplementary leverage exposures and pro forma supplementary leverage ratios, both on transitional and fully phased-in bases, are non-GAAP financial measures that we consider to be useful measures for us, investors and analysts in evaluating prospective compliance with new regulatory capital requirements that have not yet become effective. Our estimates are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from estimates based on these regulations. Further, these expectations should not be taken as projections of what our supplementary leverage ratios, earnings, assets or exposures will actually be at future dates. For a discussion of risks and uncertainties that may affect our future results, see “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of the 2015 Form 10-K.

 

 

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Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity and Long-Term Debt Requirements

The Federal Reserve has proposed a rule for top-tier bank holding companies of U.S. G-SIBs (“covered BHCs”), including the Parent, that establishes external total loss-absorbing capacity (“TLAC”) and long-term debt (“LTD”) requirements. The proposal contains various definitions and restrictions, such as requiring eligible LTD to be unsecured, have a remaining maturity of one year or more, and not have derivative-linked features, such as structured notes. The proposal would also impose restrictions on certain liabilities that covered BHCs may incur or have outstanding, including structured notes, as well as require all U.S. banking organizations supervised by the Federal Reserve with assets of at least $1 billion to make certain deductions from capital for their investments in unsecured debt issued by covered BHCs. For a further discussion of TLAC and LTD requirements, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Regulatory Requirements—Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity and Long-Term Debt Requirements” in Part II, Item 7 of the 2015 Form 10-K. For discussions about the implication of the single point of entry (“SPOE”) resolution strategy and the TLAC proposal, see “Business—Supervision and Regulation—Financial Holding Company—Resolution and Recovery Planning” in Part I, Item 1 and “Risk Factors—Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Risk” in Part I, Item 1A of the 2015 Form 10-K.

Capital Plans and Stress Tests

Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, the Federal Reserve has adopted capital planning and stress test requirements for large bank holding companies, including us, which form part of the Federal Reserve’s annual Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (“CCAR”) framework.

On April 5, 2016, we submitted our 2016 CCAR capital plan, and summary results of the Dodd-Frank Act and CCAR supervisory stress tests were published by the Federal Reserve in June. We exceeded all stressed capital ratio minimum requirements in the Federal Reserve severely adverse scenario, and our quantitative capital results improved from our prior year submission. In June 2016, we received a conditional non-objection from the Federal Reserve to our 2016 capital plan (see “Capital Management” herein). As required, we disclosed a summary of the result of our company-run stress tests on June 23, 2016. The Federal Reserve Board also asked us to submit an additional capital plan by December 29, 2016 addressing weaknesses identified in our capital planning process. Future capital distributions may be restricted if these identified weaknesses are not satisfactorily addressed when the Federal Reserve reviews our resubmitted capital plan. Pursuant to the conditional non-

objection, we are able to execute the capital actions set forth in our 2016 capital plan, which included increasing our common stock dividend to $0.20 per share beginning in the third quarter of 2016 and executing share repurchases of $3.5 billion during the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. In addition, we submitted the results of our mid-cycle company-run stress test to the Federal Reserve on October 5, 2016 and we disclosed a summary of the results on October 31, 2016.

In September 2016, the Federal Reserve proposed revisions to the capital plan and stress test rules that would, among other things, reduce the de minimis threshold for additional capital distributions that a firm may make during a capital plan cycle without seeking the Federal Reserve’s prior approval. The proposal would also establish a one-quarter “blackout period” while the Federal Reserve is conducting CCAR during which firms would not be permitted to submit de minimis exception notices or prior approval requests for additional capital distributions. The Federal Reserve is currently considering making further changes to CCAR requirements, which may increase minimum capital requirements for the Firm.

The Dodd-Frank Act also requires each of our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries to conduct an annual stress test. MSBNA and MSPBNA submitted their 2016 annual company-run stress tests to the OCC on April 5, 2016 and published a summary of their stress test results on June 23, 2016.

For a further discussion of our capital plans and stress tests, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Regulatory Requirements—Capital Plans and Stress Tests” in Part II, Item 7 of the 2015 Form 10-K.

Attribution of Average Common Equity according to the Required Capital Framework

Our required capital (“Required Capital”) estimation is based on the Required Capital framework, an internal capital adequacy measure. Common equity attribution to the business segments is based on capital usage calculated by the Required Capital framework, as well as each business segment’s relative contribution to our total Required Capital. Required Capital is assessed for each business segment and further attributed to product lines. This process is intended to align capital with the risks in each business segment in order to allow senior management to evaluate returns on a risk-adjusted basis.

The Required Capital framework is a risk-based and leverage use-of-capital measure, which is compared with our regulatory capital to ensure that we maintain an amount of going concern capital after absorbing potential losses from stress events, where applicable, at a point in time. We define the difference between our total average common equity and the

 

 

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sum of the average common equity amounts allocated to our business segments as Parent equity. We generally hold Parent equity for prospective regulatory requirements, organic growth, acquisitions and other capital needs.

Effective January 1, 2016, the common equity estimation and attribution to the business segments are based on our fully phased-in regulatory capital, including supplementary leverage and stress losses (which results in more capital being attributed to the business segments), whereas prior periods were attributed based on transitional regulatory capital provisions. Also, beginning in 2016, the amount of capital allocated to the business segments will be set at the beginning of each year, and will remain fixed throughout the year, until the next annual reset. Differences between available and Required Capital will be reflected in Parent equity during the year. Periods prior to 2016 have not been recast under the new methodology.

The Required Capital framework is expected to evolve over time in response to changes in the business and regulatory environment and to incorporate enhancements in modeling techniques. We will continue to evaluate the framework with respect to the impact of future regulatory requirements, as appropriate.

Average Common Equity by Business Segment and Parent Equity

 

   

Three Months Ended1

September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended1

September 30,

 
$ in billions  2016   2015   2016   2015 

Institutional Securities

  $43.2    $33.8    $43.2    $35.4  

Wealth Management

   15.3     11.4     15.3     10.9  

Investment Management

   2.8     2.1     2.8     2.2  

Parent

   8.2     20.3     7.6     18.2  

Total

  $69.5    $67.6    $68.9    $66.7  

 

1.

Amounts are calculated on a monthly basis. Average common equity is a non-GAAP financial measure that we consider to be a useful measure for us, investors and analysts to assess capital adequacy.

Regulatory Developments

Resolution and Recovery Planning

Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, we are required to submit to the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) an annual resolution plan that describes our strategy for a rapid and orderly resolution under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the event of our material financial distress or failure. Our preferred resolution strategy, which is set out in our 2015 resolution plan, is an SPOE strategy. On September 30, 2016, we submitted a status report to the Federal Reserve and the FDIC in respect of certain shortcomings identified in our 2015 resolution plan. Pursuant to the status report, we indicated that the parent holding company will amend and restate

its support agreement with its material subsidiaries that are designed to ensure such subsidiaries have sufficient capital and liquidity as and when needed throughout a resolution scenario. Under the amended and restated support agreement, upon the occurrence of a resolution scenario, the parent holding company will be obligated to contribute or loan on a subordinated basis all of its material assets, other than shares in subsidiaries of the parent holding company and certain intercompany payables, to provide capital and liquidity, as applicable, to our material subsidiaries. The obligations of the parent holding company under the amended and restated support agreement will be secured on a senior basis by the assets of the parent holding company (other than shares in subsidiaries of the parent holding company). As a result, claims of our material subsidiaries against the assets of the parent holding company (other than shares in subsidiaries of the parent holding company) will be effectively senior to unsecured obligations of the parent holding company. Our next full resolution plan submission will be on July 1, 2017. If the Federal Reserve and the FDIC were, at a later time, to jointly determine that our 2017 resolution plan is not credible or would not facilitate an orderly resolution, and if we were unable to address any deficiencies at that later time, we or any of our subsidiaries may be subjected to more stringent capital, leverage, or liquidity requirements or restrictions on our growth, activities, or operations, or, after a two-year period, we may be required to divest assets or operations.

In September 2016, the OCC issued final guidelines that establish enforceable standards for recovery planning by national banks and certain other institutions with total consolidated assets of $50 billion or more, calculated on a rolling four-quarter average basis, including MSBNA. The guidelines are effective on January 1, 2017, and MSBNA must be in compliance by January 1, 2018.

In May 2016, the Federal Reserve proposed a rule that would impose contractual requirements on certain “qualified financial contracts” (“covered QFCs”) to which U.S. G-SIBs, including us, and their subsidiaries are parties. In August 2016, the OCC proposed a rule that would subject national banks that are subsidiaries of U.S. G-SIBs, including our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries, as well as certain other institutions (collectively with U.S. G-SIBs and their other subsidiaries, “covered entities”), to substantively identical requirements. Under the proposals, covered QFCs must expressly provide that transfer restrictions and default rights against a covered entity are limited to the same extent as provided under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act and their implementing regulations. In addition, covered QFCs may not permit the exercise of cross-default rights against a covered entity based on an affiliate’s entry into insolvency, resolution or similar proceedings. If adopted as proposed, the requirements would take effect at the start of

 

 

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the first calendar quarter that begins at least one year after the final rules are issued. We continue to evaluate the potential impact of the proposals, which are subject to public comment and further rulemaking procedures.

For more information about resolution and recovery planning requirements and our activities in these areas, see “Business—Supervision and Regulation—Financial Holding Company—Resolution and Recovery Planning” in Part I, Item 1 of the 2015 Form 10-K.

Single-Counterparty Credit Limits

In March 2016, the Federal Reserve re-proposed rules that would establish single-counterparty credit limits for large banking organizations (“covered companies”), with more stringent limits for the largest covered companies. U.S. G-SIBs, including us, would be subject to a limit of 15% of Tier 1 capital for credit exposures to any “major counterparty” (defined as other U.S. G-SIBs, foreign G-SIBs and nonbank systemically important financial institutions supervised by the Federal Reserve) and to a limit of 25% of Tier 1 capital for credit exposures to any other unaffiliated counterparty. We continue to evaluate the potential impact of the proposed rules.

Compensation Practices

In the second quarter of 2016, the federal regulatory agencies required under the Dodd-Frank Act to issue regulations relating to the compensation practices of covered financial institutions, including us, re-proposed rules that if implemented would require, among other things, the deferral of a percentage of certain incentive-based compensation for senior executives and certain other employees and, under certain circumstances, “clawback” of incentive-based compensation. We continue to evaluate the proposal, which is subject to further rulemaking procedures.

Legacy Covered Funds under the Volcker Rule

The Volcker Rule prohibits certain investments and relationships by banking entities, such as us, with “covered funds,” with a number of exemptions and exclusions. The Federal Reserve has extended the conformance period until July 21, 2017 for investments in, and relationships with, covered funds that were in place before December 31, 2013, referred to as “legacy covered funds.” On July 7, 2016, the Federal Reserve stated that it will continue to consider whether to take action regarding the additional extended five-year transition period for certain legacy covered funds that are also illiquid funds and that it expects to provide more information in the near term as to how it will address applications by banking entities seeking the statutory extension for this limited category of legacy covered funds. We currently have approximately $2.2 billion of non-conforming investments in,

and relationships with, legacy covered funds subject to the Volcker Rule. While we expect to request additional extensions for the overwhelming majority of the investments, we also continue to consider various alternatives to be in compliance with the Volcker Rule, including sales, redemptions, and liquidations, where the amounts we ultimately realize on these investments may be less than their current carrying values.

U.S. Department of the Treasury Regulations

On October 13, 2016, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released final and temporary regulations under Section 385 of the U.S. tax code addressing, among other things, the treatment of certain related-party indebtedness as equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The regulations include multiple effective dates, the earliest of which is effective from January 19, 2017 and applies to certain financial instruments issued after April 4, 2016. Although we are continuing to evaluate the regulations, we do not expect them to have a material effective tax rate impact.

Commodities and Merchant Banking Activities

In September 2016, the Federal Reserve issued a proposed rulemaking that would increase risk-based capital requirements for certain commodities-related activities and commodities-related merchant banking investments of U.S. financial holding companies (“FHCs”), including us; impose new limitations on the physical commodity trading activities of certain U.S. FHCs; and enhance reporting requirements with respect to U.S. FHCs’ commodities-related activities and investments. If adopted in its current form, the proposed rulemaking would result in increases in our RWAs with respect to certain commodities-related investments and physical commodity holdings. However, we expect that the proposed rule, if finalized in its proposed form, would not have a significant impact on our aggregate RWAs or risk-based capital ratios.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We enter into various off-balance sheet arrangements, including through unconsolidated special purpose entities (“SPEs”) and lending-related financial instruments (e.g., guarantees and commitments), primarily in connection with the Institutional Securities and Investment Management business segments.

We utilize SPEs primarily in connection with securitization activities. For information on our securitization activities, see Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1.

For information on our commitments, obligations under certain guarantee arrangements and indemnities, see Note 11

 

 

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to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1. For further information on our lending commitments, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Risk Management—Credit Risk—Lending Activities” in Item 3.

Effects of Inflation and Changes in Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates

For a discussion of the effects of inflation and changes in interest and foreign exchange rates on our business and financial results and strategies to mitigate potential exposures, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Effects of Inflation and Changes in Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates” in Part II, Item 7 of the 2015 Form 10-K.

U.K. Referendum

On June 23, 2016, the U.K. electorate voted to leave the European Union (the “EU”). It is difficult to predict the future of the U.K.’s relationship with the EU, which uncertainty may increase the volatility in the global financial markets in the short- and medium-term. There are several alternative models of relationship that the U.K. might seek to negotiate with the EU, the timeframe for which is uncertain but could take two years or more. The regulatory framework applicable to financial institutions with significant operations in Europe, such as us, is expected to evolve and specific and meaningful information regarding the long-term consequences of the vote is expected to become clearer over time. We will continue to evaluate various courses of action in the context of the development of the U.K.’s withdrawal from the EU and the referendum’s potential impact on our operations. For further information regarding our exposure to the U.K., see also “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Risk Management—Credit Risk—Country Risk Exposure” in Part I, Item 3.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Risk Management

Management believes effective risk management is vital to the success of our business activities. For a discussion of our risk management functions, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Risk Management” in Part II, Item 7A of the 2015 Form 10-K.

Market Risk

Market risk refers to the risk that a change in the level of one or more market prices, rates, indices, implied volatilities (the price volatility of the underlying instrument imputed from option prices), correlations or other market factors, such as market liquidity, will result in losses for a position or portfolio. Generally, we incur market risk as a result of trading, investing and client facilitation activities, principally within the Institutional Securities business segment where the substantial majority of our Value-at-Risk (“VaR”) for market risk exposures is generated. In addition, we incur trading-related market risk within the Wealth Management business segment. The Institutional Securities and Wealth Management business segments incur non-trading interest rate risk primarily from lending and deposit taking activities. The Investment Management business segment primarily incurs non-trading market risk from investments in private equity and real estate funds. For a further discussion of market risk, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Risk Management—Market Risk” in Part II, Item 7A of the 2015 Form 10-K.

VaR

We use the statistical technique known as VaR as one of the tools used to measure, monitor and review the market risk exposures of our trading portfolios. The Market Risk Department calculates and distributes daily VaR-based risk measures to various levels of management.

VaR Methodology, Assumptions and Limitations. For information regarding our VaR methodology, assumptions and limitations, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Risk Management—Market Risk—Sales and Trading and Related Activities—VaR Methodology, Assumptions and Limitations” in Part II, Item 7A of the 2015 Form 10-K.

We utilize the same VaR model for risk management purposes as well as for regulatory capital calculations as approved by our regulators.

The portfolio of positions used for our VaR for risk management purposes (“Management VaR”) differs from that used for regulatory capital requirements (“Regulatory VaR”). Management VaR contains certain positions that are excluded from Regulatory VaR. Examples include counterparty Credit Valuation Adjustments (“CVA”) and related hedges, as well as loans that are carried at fair value and associated hedges.

The following table presents the Management VaR for the Trading portfolio, on a period-end, quarterly average and quarterly high and low basis. To further enhance the transparency of the traded market risk, the Credit Portfolio VaR has been disclosed as a separate category from the Primary Risk Categories.

Trading Risks

95%/One-Day Management VaR

 

   95%/One-Day VaR for the 
   Quarter Ended September 30, 2016 
$ in millions  

Period

End

  Average  High   Low 

Interest rate and credit spread

  $26    26    33     22   

Equity price

   14    15    27     13   

Foreign exchange rate

   7    7    9       

Commodity price

   10    9    10       

Less: Diversification benefit1, 2

   (23  (25  N/A     N/A  

Primary Risk Categories

  $34    32    42     29   

Credit Portfolio

   18    22    24     18   

Less: Diversification benefit1, 2

   (9  (12  N/A     N/A  

Total Management VaR

  $          43    42    51     39   

 

   95%/One-Day VaR for the 
   Quarter Ended June 30, 2016 
$ in millions  

Period

End

  Average  High   Low 

Interest rate and credit spread

  $26   $32   $38    $26   

Equity price

   20    17    43     13   

Foreign exchange rate

   10    7    12       

Commodity price

   9    10    12       

Less: Diversification benefit1, 2

   (32  (28  N/A     N/A  

Primary Risk Categories

  $33   $38   $61    $31   

Credit Portfolio

   22    20    23     18   

Less: Diversification benefit1, 2

   (13  (12  N/A     N/A  

Total Management VaR

  $          42   $46   $68    $39   

N/A—Not Applicable

1.

Diversification benefit equals the difference between the total Management VaR and the sum of the component VaRs. This benefit arises because the simulated one-day losses for each of the components occur on different days; similar diversification benefits also are taken into account within each component.

2.

The high and low VaR values for the total Management VaR and each of the component VaRs might have occurred on different days during the quarter, and therefore, the diversification benefit is not an applicable measure.

 

 

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The average Total Management VaR for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 (“current quarter”) was $42 million, which was reduced from $46 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 (“last quarter”).

The average Management VaR for the Primary Risk Categories for the current quarter was $32 million compared with $38 million for the last quarter. The decrease was driven by an overall reduction in risk exposures across the Sales and Trading businesses.

Distribution of VaR Statistics and Net Revenues for the Current Quarter.    One method of evaluating the reasonableness of our VaR model as a measure of our potential volatility of net revenues is to compare VaR with actual trading revenues. Assuming no intraday trading, for a 95%/one-day VaR, the expected number of times that trading losses should exceed VaR during the year is 13, and, in general, if trading losses were to exceed VaR more than 21 times in a year, the adequacy of the VaR model would be questioned. We evaluate the reasonableness of our VaR model by comparing the potential declines in portfolio values generated by the model with actual trading results for the Firm, as well as individual business units. For days where losses exceed the VaR statistic, we examine the drivers of trading losses to evaluate the VaR model’s accuracy relative to realized trading results.

The distribution of VaR Statistics and Net Revenues is presented in the following histograms for the Total Trading populations.

Total Trading.    As shown in the 95%/One-Day Management VaR table, the average 95%/one-day Total Management VaR for the current quarter was $42 million. The following histogram presents the distribution of the daily 95%/one-day Total Management VaR for the current quarter, which was in a range between $35 million and $45 million for approximately 95% of trading days during the quarter.

 

 

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The following histogram shows the distribution for the current quarter of daily net trading revenues, including profits and losses from Interest rate and credit spread, Equity price, Foreign exchange rate, Commodity price and Credit Portfolio positions and intraday trading activities, for our Trading businesses. Daily net trading revenues also include intraday trading activities but exclude certain items not captured in the VaR model, such as fees, commissions and net interest income. Daily net trading revenues differ from the definition of revenues required for Regulatory VaR backtesting, which further excludes intraday trading. During the current quarter, we experienced net trading losses on 1 day, which was not in excess of the 95%/one-day Total Management VaR.

 

 

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Non-trading Risks

We believe that sensitivity analysis is an appropriate representation of our non-trading risks. Reflected below is this analysis covering substantially all of the non-trading risk in our portfolio.

Counterparty Exposure Related to Our Own Credit Spread.    The credit spread risk sensitivity of the counterparty exposure related to our own credit spread corresponded to an increase in value of approximately $7 million for each 1 basis point widening in our credit spread level at both September 30, 2016 and June 30, 2016.

Funding Liabilities.    The credit spread risk sensitivity of our mark-to-market funding liabilities corresponded to an increase in value of approximately $17 million and $15 million for each 1 basis point widening in our credit spread level at September 30, 2016 and June 30, 2016, respectively.

Interest Rate Risk Sensitivity.    The following table presents an analysis of selected instantaneous upward and downward parallel interest rate shocks on net interest income over the next 12 months for our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries. These shocks are applied to our 12-month forecast for our U.S. Bank

 

 

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Subsidiaries, which incorporates market expectations of interest rates and our forecasted business activity, including our deposit deployment strategy and asset-liability management hedges.

U.S. Bank Subsidiaries’ Net Interest Income Sensitivity Analysis

 

$ in millions  At September 30, 2016   At June 30, 2016  

+200 basis points

  $(171 $(204)  

+100 basis points

   (87  (21)  

–100 basis points

   (652  (532)  

At September 30, 2016 and June 30, 2016, large instantaneous interest rates shocks had a negative impact to our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries’ projected net interest income over the following 12 months due to composition of the banks’ assets as well as expected deposit pricing behavior at higher levels of interest rates. We do not manage to any single rate scenario but rather manage net interest income in our U.S. Bank Subsidiaries to optimize across a range of possible outcomes. The sensitivity analysis assumes that we take no action in response to these scenarios and does not assume any change in other macroeconomic variables normally correlated with changes in interest rates.

Investments.    We have exposure to public and private companies through direct investments as well as through funds that invest in these assets. These investments are predominantly equity positions with long investment horizons, a portion of which are for business facilitation purposes. The market risk related to these investments is measured by estimating the potential reduction in net income associated with a 10% decline in investment values and related impact on performance fees.

Investments Sensitivity, Including Related Performance Fees

 

   10% Sensitivity 
$ in millions  

At

September 30,

2016

   

At

June 30,

2016

 

Investments related to Investment Management activities

  $             381    $             375   

Other investments:

    

Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.

   181     175   

Other Firm investments

   160     162   

Equity Market Sensitivity.    In the Wealth Management and Investment Management business segments, certain fee-based revenue streams are driven by the value of clients’ equity holdings. The overall level of revenues for these streams also depends on multiple additional factors that include, but are not limited to, the level and duration of the equity market decline, price volatility, the geographic and industry mix of client assets, the rate and magnitude of client investments and

redemptions, and the impact of such market decline and price volatility on client behavior. Therefore, overall revenues do not correlate completely with changes in the equity markets.

Credit Risk

Credit risk refers to the risk of loss arising when a borrower, counterparty or issuer does not meet its financial obligations to us. We primarily incur credit risk exposure to institutions and individuals through our Institutional Securities and Wealth Management business segments. For a further discussion of our credit risks, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Risk Management—Credit Risk” in Part II, Item 7A of the 2015 Form 10-K. Also, see Notes 7 and 11 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 for additional information about our loans and lending commitments, respectively.

Lending Activities

We provide loans and lending commitments to a variety of customers, from large corporate and institutional clients to high net worth individuals. In addition, we purchase loans in the secondary market. In the consolidated balance sheets, these loans and lending commitments are carried at either fair value with changes in fair value recorded in earnings; held for investment, which are recorded at amortized cost; or held for sale, which are recorded at lower of cost or fair value. Loans held for investment and loans held for sale are classified in Loans, and loans held at fair value are classified in Trading assets in the consolidated balance sheets. See Notes 3, 7 and 11 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 for further information.

 

 

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Loan and Lending Commitment Portfolio by Business Segment

 

   At September 30, 2016 
$ in millions  Institutional
Securities
  Wealth
Management
  Total 

Corporate loans

  $15,293   $9,499   $24,792   

Consumer loans

      24,717    24,717   

Residential real estate loans

      23,562    23,562   

Wholesale real estate loans

   7,616       7,616   

Loans held for investment, gross of allowance

   22,909    57,778    80,687   

Allowance for loan losses

   (253  (34  (287)  

Loans held for investment, net of allowance

   22,656    57,744    80,400   

Corporate loans

   10,223       10,223   

Residential real estate loans

   13    66    79   

Wholesale real estate loans

   1,806       1,806   

Loans held for sale

   12,042    66    12,108   

Corporate loans

   7,038       7,038   

Residential real estate loans

   1,338       1,338   

Wholesale real estate loans

   836       836   

Loans held at fair value

   9,212       9,212   

Total loans1

   43,910    57,810    101,720   

Lending commitments2, 3

   85,548    8,049    93,597   

Total loans and lending commitments2, 3

  $     129,458   $       65,859   $     195,317   

 

   At December 31, 2015 
$ in millions  Institutional
Securities
  Wealth
Management
  Total 

Corporate loans

  $16,452   $7,102   $23,554   

Consumer loans

      21,528    21,528   

Residential real estate loans

      20,863    20,863   

Wholesale real estate loans

   6,839       6,839   

Loans held for investment, gross of allowance

   23,291    49,493    72,784   

Allowance for loan losses

   (195  (30  (225)  

Loans held for investment, net of allowance

   23,096    49,463    72,559   

Corporate loans

   11,924       11,924   

Residential real estate loans

   45    59    104   

Wholesale real estate loans

   1,172       1,172   

Loans held for sale

   13,141    59    13,200   

Corporate loans

   7,286       7,286   

Residential real estate loans

   1,885       1,885   

Wholesale real estate loans

   1,447       1,447   

Loans held at fair value

   10,618       10,618   

Total loans1

   46,855    49,522    96,377   

Lending commitments2, 3

   95,572    5,821    101,393   

Total loans and lending commitments2, 3

  $     142,427   $       55,343   $     197,770   

 

1.

Amounts exclude $28.0 billion and $25.3 billion related to margin loans and $4.8 billion and $4.9 billion related to employee loans at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. See Notes 6 and 7 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 for further information.

2.

Lending commitments represent the notional amount of legally binding obligations to provide funding to clients for all lending transactions. Since commitments associated with these business activities may expire unused or may not be utilized to full capacity, they do not necessarily reflect the actual future cash funding requirements.

3.

For syndications led by us, the lending commitments accepted by the borrower but not yet closed are net of the amounts agreed to by counterparties that will participate in the syndication. For syndications that we participate in and do not lead, lending commitments accepted by the borrower but not yet closed include only the amount that we expect will be allocated from the lead, syndicate bank. Due to the nature of our obligations under the commitments, these amounts include certain commitments participated to third parties.

Our credit exposure from our loans and lending commitments is measured in accordance with our internal risk management standards. Risk factors considered in determining the aggregate allowance for loan and commitment losses include the borrower’s financial strength, seniority of the loan, collateral type, volatility of collateral value, debt cushion, loan-to-value ratio, debt service ratio, covenants and counterparty type. Qualitative and environmental factors such as economic and business conditions, nature and volume of the portfolio and lending terms and volume and severity of past due loans may also be considered. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the allowance for loan losses related to loans that were accounted for as held for investment was $287 million and $225 million, respectively, and the allowance for commitment losses related to lending commitments that were accounted for as held for investment was $187 million and $185 million, respectively. The aggregate allowance for loan and commitment losses increased over the nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily due to specific reserves on exposures to counterparties in the energy sector and other select downgrades. See “Institutional Securities Lending Exposures Related to the Energy Industry” herein and Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 for further information.

Institutional Securities Lending Activities.    In connection with certain of our Institutional Securities business segment activities, we provide loans and lending commitments to a diverse group of corporate and other institutional clients. These activities include corporate lending, commercial and residential mortgage lending, asset-backed lending, corporate loans purchased in the secondary market, financing extended to equities and commodities customers, and loans to municipalities. These loans and lending commitments may have varying terms; may be senior or subordinated; may be secured or unsecured; are generally contingent upon representations, warranties and contractual conditions applicable to the borrower; and may be syndicated, traded or hedged by us.

Institutional Securities loans and lending commitments are mainly related to relationship-based and event-driven lending to select corporate clients. Relationship-based loans and lending commitments are used for general corporate purposes, working capital and liquidity purposes by our Investment Banking clients and typically consist of revolving lines of credit, letter of credit facilities and term loans. In connection with the relationship-based lending activities, we had hedges (which included single-name, sector and index hedges) with a notional amount of $18.0 billion and $12.0 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Event-driven loans and lending commitments are associated with a particular event or transaction, such as to support client merger, acquisition, recapitalization and project finance activities. Event-driven loans and lending commitments typically consist of revolving lines of credit, term loans and bridge loans.

 

 

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Institutional Securities Loans and Lending Commitments by Credit Rating1

 

  At September 30, 2016 
  Years to Maturity    
$ in millions Less than 1  1-3  3-5  Over 5  Total 

AAA

 $50   $  $50   $  $100  

AA

  4,028    710    4,332       9,070  

A

  2,276    5,825    11,959    1,097    21,157  

BBB

  10,626    13,671    22,532    1,722    48,551  

Investment grade

  16,980    20,206    38,873    2,819    78,878  

Non-investment grade

  7,207    19,437    17,488    2,981    47,113  

Unrated2

  1,084    337    129    1,917    3,467  

Total

 $    25,271   $    39,980   $    56,490   $    7,717   $    129,458  

 

  At December 31, 2015 
  Years to Maturity    
$ in millions Less than 1  1-3  3-5  Over 5  Total 

AAA

 $287   $24   $50   $  $361  

AA

  5,022    2,553    3,735    63    11,373  

A

  3,996    5,726    11,993    1,222    22,937  

BBB

  5,089    16,720    23,248    4,086    49,143  

Investment grade

  14,394    25,023    39,026    5,371    83,814  

Non-investment grade

  7,768    15,863    22,818    7,779    54,228  

Unrated2

  930    1,091    246    2,118    4,385  

Total

 $    23,092   $    41,977   $    62,090   $    15,268   $    142,427  

 

1.

Obligor credit ratings are determined by the Credit Risk Management Department.

2.

Unrated loans and lending commitments are primarily trading positions that are measured at fair value and risk managed as a component of Market Risk. For a further discussion of our Market Risk, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Risk Management—Market Risk” in Part II, Item 7A of the 2015 Form 10-K.

At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the aggregate amount of investment grade loans was $16.6 billion and $15.8 billion, respectively, the aggregate amount of non-investment grade loans was $24.0 billion and $26.9 billion, respectively, and the aggregate amount of unrated loans was $3.3 billion and $4.2 billion, respectively.

Event-Driven Loans and Lending Commitments

 

$ in billions At September 30,
2016
  At December 31,
2015
 

Event-driven loans

 $4.4   $5.4  

Event-driven lending commitments

  11.0    17.8  

Total

 $15.4   $23.2  

Event-driven loans and lending commitments to non- investment grade borrowers

 $7.9   $13.5  

Maturity Profile of Event-driven Loans and Lending Commitments

 

    At September 30,
2016
   At December 31,
2015
 

Less than 1 year

   43%     24%  

1-3 years

   21%     21%  

3-5 years

   23%     24%  

Over 5 years

   13%     31%  

At September 30, 2016, approximately 98% of the Institutional Securities business segment loans held for investment were current, while approximately 2% were on nonaccrual status. At December 31, 2015, approximately 99% of the Institutional Securities business segment loans held for investment were current, while approximately 1% were on nonaccrual status because the loans were past due for a period of 90 days or more or payment of principal or interest was in doubt.

Institutional Securities Credit Exposure from Loans and Lending Commitments by Industry

 

$ in millions  At September 30,
2016
   At December 31,
2015
 

Industry1

    

Real estate

  $18,935    $17,847  

Healthcare

   13,923     12,677  

Energy

   13,036     15,921  

Consumer discretionary

   12,494     12,098  

Industrials

   10,989     10,018  

Utilities

   9,785     12,631  

Consumer staples

   7,895     8,597  

Information technology

   7,708     11,122  

Funds, exchanges and other financial services2

   7,278     11,649  

Mortgage finance

   6,675     8,260  

Materials

   6,449     6,440  

Telecommunications services

   3,879     4,403  

Insurance

   3,711     4,682  

Consumer finance

   3,208     977  

Special purpose vehicles

   1,657     3,482  

Other

   1,836     1,623  

Total

  $129,458    $142,427  

 

1.

Industry categories are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard®.

2.

Includes mutual funds, pension funds, private equity and real estate funds, exchanges and clearinghouses, and diversified financial services.

Institutional Securities Lending Exposures Related to the Energy Industry.    At September 30, 2016, Institutional Securities’ loans and lending commitments related to the energy industry were $13.0 billion, of which approximately 66% are accounted for as held for investment and 34% are accounted for as either held for sale or at fair value. Additionally, approximately 56% of the total energy industry loans and lending commitments were to investment grade counterparties. At September 30, 2016, the energy industry portfolio included $1.6 billion in loans and $2.0 billion in lending commitments to Oil and Gas Exploration and Production (“E&P”) companies. The E&P lending commitments were primarily to investment grade counterparties. The E&P loans were to non-investment grade counterparties, which are generally subject to periodic borrowing base reassessments based on the value of

 

 

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the underlying oil and gas reserves pledged as collateral. In limited situations, we may extend the period related to borrowing base reassessments typically in conjunction with taking certain risk mitigating actions with the borrower. Over the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we increased the allowance for loan and commitment losses on held for investment energy exposures and incurred mark-to-market losses on fair value energy loans. See “Credit Risk—Lending Activities” herein for further information. To the extent commodities prices, or oil prices, remain at quarter-end levels, or deteriorate further, we may incur additional lending losses.

At December 31, 2015, Institutional Securities’ loans and lending commitments related to the energy industry were $15.9 billion. Approximately 60% of these energy industry loans and lending commitments were to investment grade counterparties. At December 31, 2015, the energy industry portfolio included $1.7 billion in loans and $2.7 billion in lending commitments to E&P companies. The E&P loans were substantially all to non-investment grade counterparties which are subject to semi-annual borrowing base reassessments based on the value of the underlying oil and gas reserves pledged as collateral. The E&P lending commitments were primarily to investment grade counterparties.

Institutional Securities Margin Lending.    In addition to the activities noted above, Institutional Securities provides margin lending, which allows the client to borrow against the value of qualifying securities. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the amounts related to margin lending were $15.2 billion and $10.6 billion, respectively, which were classified within Customer and other receivables in the consolidated balance sheets.

Wealth Management Lending Activities.    The principal Wealth Management lending activities include securities-based lending and residential real estate loans.

Securities-based lending provided to our retail clients is primarily conducted through our Portfolio Loan Account (“PLA”) and Liquidity Access Line (“LAL”) platforms which had an outstanding loan balance of $29.1 billion and $24.9 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. For more information about our securities-based lending and residential real estate loans, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Risk Management—Credit Risk—Lending Activities” in Part II, Item 7A of the 2015 Form 10-K.

For the current quarter, loans and lending commitments associated with the Wealth Management business segment lending activities increased by approximately 7.5%, mainly due to growth in LAL and residential real estate loans.

Wealth Management Lending Activities by Remaining Contractual Maturity

 

  At September 30, 2016 
  Years to Maturity    
$ in millions Less than 1  1-3  3-5  Over 5  Total 

Securities-based lending and other loans

 $30,410   $1,572   $1,149   $1,071   $34,202  

Residential real estate loans

        43    23,565    23,608  

Total

 $30,410   $1,572   $1,192   $24,636   $57,810  

Lending commitments

  7,354    302    140    253    8,049  

Total loans and lending commitments

 $        37,764   $        1,874   $        1,332   $        24,889   $        65,859  

 

  At December 31, 2015 
  Years to Maturity    
$ in millions Less than 1  1-3  3-5  Over 5  Total 

Securities-based lending and other loans

 $25,975   $1,004   $889   $749   $28,617  

Residential real estate loans

        35    20,870    20,905  

Total

 $25,975   $1,004   $924   $21,619   $49,522  

Lending commitments

  5,143    286    115    277    5,821  

Total loans and lending commitments

 $        31,118   $        1,290   $        1,039   $        21,896   $        55,343  

At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, approximately 99.9% of the Wealth Management business segment loans held for investment were current, while approximately 0.1% were on nonaccrual status because the loans were past due for a period of 90 days or more or payment of principal or interest was in doubt.

The Wealth Management business segment also provides margin lending to clients and had an outstanding balance of $12.8 billion and $14.7 billion at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, which were classified within Customer and other receivables in the consolidated balance sheets.

In addition, the Wealth Management business segment has employee loans that are granted primarily in conjunction with programs established by us to retain and recruit certain employees. These loans are recorded in Customer and other receivables in the consolidated balance sheets. These loans are full recourse, generally require periodic payments and have repayment terms ranging from 1 to 12 years. We establish an allowance for loan amounts we do not consider recoverable, which is recorded in Compensation and benefits expense.

Credit Exposure—Derivatives

We incur credit risk as a dealer in OTC derivatives. Credit risk with respect to derivative instruments arises from the failure of a counterparty to perform according to the terms of

 

 

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the contract. In connection with our OTC derivative activities, we generally enter into master netting agreements and collateral arrangements with counterparties. These agreements provide us with the ability to demand collateral, as well as to liquidate collateral and offset receivables and payables covered under the same master netting agreement in the event of counterparty default. We manage our trading positions by employing a variety of risk mitigation strategies. These strategies include diversification of risk exposures and hedging. Hedging activities consist of the purchase or sale of positions in related securities and financial instruments, including a variety of derivative products (e.g., futures, forwards, swaps and options). For credit exposure information on our OTC derivative products, see Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1. For a discussion of our credit exposure to derivative contracts, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Risk Management—Credit Risk—Credit Exposure—Derivatives” in Part II, Item 7A of the 2015 Form 10-K.

Credit Derivative Portfolio by Counterparty Type

 

  At September 30, 2016 
  Fair Values1  Notionals 
$ in millions Receivable  Payable  Net  Protection
Purchased
  Protection
Sold
 

Banks and securities firms

 $10,396   $11,385   $(989 $394,746   $352,822  

Insurance and other financial institutions

  4,247    4,663    (416  167,281    169,592  

Non-financial entities

  81    116    (35  5,563    3,730  

Total

 $        14,724   $        16,164   $        (1,440 $        567,590   $        526,144  

 

  At December 31, 2015 
  Fair Values1  Notionals 
$ in millions Receivable  Payable  Net  Protection
Purchased
  Protection
Sold
 

Banks and securities firms

 $16,962   $17,295   $(333 $533,557   $491,267  

Insurance and other financial institutions

  5,842    6,247    (405  189,439    194,723  

Non-financial entities

  115    123    (8  5,932    3,529  

Total

 $        22,919   $        23,665   $    (746 $        728,928   $        689,519  

 

1.

Our credit default swaps (“CDS”) are classified in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Approximately 4% and 3% of receivable fair values and 9% and 6% of payable fair values represented Level 3 amounts at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively (see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1).

The fair values shown in the previous table are before the application of contractual netting or collateral. For additional credit exposure information on our credit derivative portfolio, see Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1.

OTC Derivative Products at Fair Value, Net of Collateral, by Industry

 

$ in millions  At September 30,
2016
   At December 31,
2015
 

Industry1

  

Utilities

  $4,456    $3,428  

Banks and securities firms

   2,897     1,672  

Funds, exchanges and other financial services2

   2,582     2,029  

Industrials

   1,670     2,304  

Regional governments

   1,477     1,163  

Healthcare

   1,335     1,041  

Sovereign governments

   780     524  

Not-for-profit organizations

   622     794  

Special purpose vehicles

   523     718  

Consumer discretionary

   514     725  

Insurance

   495     380  

Energy

   487     396  

Consumer staples

   412     506  

Materials

   407     473  

Information technology

   392     294  

Other

   360     177  

Total3

  $19,409    $16,624  

 

1.

Industry categories are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard®.

2.

Amounts include mutual funds, pension funds, private equity and real estate funds, exchanges and clearinghouses, and diversified financial services.

3.

For further information on derivative instruments and hedging activities, see Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1.

Other

In addition to the activities noted above, there are other credit risks managed by the Credit Risk Management Department and various business areas within the Institutional Securities business segment. We participate in securitization activities whereby we extend short-term or long-term funding to clients through loans and lending commitments that are secured by the assets of the borrower and generally provide for over-collateralization, including commercial real estate loans, loans secured by loan pools, commercial company loans, and secured lines of revolving credit. Credit risk with respect to these loans and lending commitments arises from the failure of a borrower to perform according to the terms of the loan agreement or a decline in the underlying collateral value. See Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 for information about our securitization activities. In addition, a collateral management group monitors collateral levels against requirements and oversees the administration of the

 

 

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collateral function. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1 for additional information about our collateralized transactions.

Country Risk Exposure

Country risk exposure is the risk that events in, or that affect, a foreign country (any country other than the U.S.) might adversely affect us. We actively manage country risk exposure through a comprehensive risk management framework that combines credit and market fundamentals and allows us to effectively identify, monitor and limit country risk. Country risk exposure before and after hedging is monitored and managed. For a further discussion of our country risk exposure see, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Risk Management—Country Risk Exposure” in Part II, Item 7A of the 2015 Form 10-K.

Our sovereign exposures consist of financial instruments entered into with sovereign and local governments. Our non-sovereign exposures consist of exposures to primarily corporations and financial institutions. The following table shows our 10 largest non-U.S. country risk net exposures at September 30, 2016. Index credit derivatives are included in the country risk exposure table. Each reference entity within an index is allocated to that reference entity’s country of risk. Index exposures are allocated to the underlying reference entities in proportion to the notional weighting of each reference entity in the index, adjusted for any fair value receivable/payable for that reference entity. Where credit risk crosses multiple jurisdictions, for example, a CDS purchased from an issuer in a specific country that references bonds issued by an entity in a different country, the fair value of the CDS is reflected in the Net Counterparty Exposure column based on the country of the CDS issuer. Further, the notional amount of the CDS adjusted for the fair value of the receivable/payable is reflected in the Net Inventory column based on the country of the underlying reference entity.

 

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Top Ten Country Exposures at September 30, 2016

 

$ in millions  Net Inventory1  

Net

Counterparty

Exposure2,3

  Loans   Lending
Commitments
   

Exposure

Before Hedges

  Hedges4  Net Exposure5 

Country

          

United Kingdom:

          

Sovereigns

  $            479   $            28   $            —    $            —    $            507   $            (256 $            251  

Non-sovereigns

   824    10,780    2,476     5,751     19,831    (2,126  17,705  

Total

  $1,303   $10,808   $2,476    $5,751    $20,338   $(2,382 $17,956  

Brazil:

          

Sovereigns

  $4,861   $  $   $   $4,861   $(11 $4,850  

Non-sovereigns

   70    370    981     35     1,456    (802  654  

Total

  $4,931   $370   $981    $35    $6,317   $(813 $5,504  

Japan:

          

Sovereigns

  $1,356   $92   $   $   $1,448   $(82 $1,366  

Non-sovereigns

   659    2,442    370         3,471    (150  3,321  

Total

  $2,015   $2,534   $370    $   $4,919   $(232 $4,687  

France:

          

Sovereigns

  $1,593   $  $   $   $1,593   $  $1,593  

Non-sovereigns

   (51  1,890    179     2,343     4,361    (1,369  2,992  

Total

  $1,542   $1,890   $179    $2,343    $5,954   $(1,369 $4,585  

Italy:

          

Sovereigns

  $1,616   $(12 $   $   $1,604   $  $1,604  

Non-sovereigns

   159    491        783     1,433    (259  1,174  

Total

  $1,775   $479   $   $783    $3,037   $(259 $2,778  

Canada:

          

Sovereigns

  $143   $37   $   $   $180   $  $180  

Non-sovereigns

   (18  931    187     1,517     2,617    (345  2,272  

Total

  $125   $968   $187    $1,517    $2,797   $(345 $2,452  

Netherlands:

          

Sovereigns

  $4   $  $   $   $4   $(20 $(16

Non-sovereigns

   442    719    458     1,091     2,710    (371  2,339  

Total

  $446   $719   $458    $1,091    $2,714   $(391 $2,323  

Germany:

          

Sovereigns

  $(368 $325   $   $   $(43 $(1,237 $(1,280

Non-sovereigns

   76    1,334    279     3,565     5,254    (1,760  3,494  

Total

  $(292 $1,659   $279    $3,565    $5,211   $(2,997 $2,214  

Singapore:

          

Sovereigns

  $1,651   $157   $   $   $1,808   $  $1,808  

Non-sovereigns

   58    232    39     30     359       359  

Total

  $1,709   $389   $39    $30    $2,167   $  $2,167  

China:

          

Sovereigns

  $189   $347   $   $   $536   $(651 $(115

Non-sovereigns

   921    181    872     257     2,231    (10  2,221  

Total

  $1,110   $528   $872    $257    $2,767   $(661 $2,106  

 

1.

Net inventory represents exposure to both long and short single-name and index positions (i.e., bonds and equities at fair value and CDS based on a notional amount assuming zero recovery adjusted for any fair value receivable or payable). As a market maker, we may transact in these CDS positions to facilitate client trading. At September 30, 2016, gross purchased protection, gross written protection, and net exposures related to single-name and index credit derivatives for those countries were $(117.0) billion, $115.0 billion and $(1.9) billion, respectively. For a further description of the triggers for purchased credit protection and whether those triggers may limit the effectiveness of our hedges, see “Credit Exposure—Derivatives” herein.

2.

Net counterparty exposure (i.e., repurchase transactions, securities lending and OTC derivatives) takes into consideration legally enforceable master netting agreements and collateral.

3.

At September 30, 2016, the benefit of collateral received against counterparty credit exposure was $13.6 billion in Germany, with 99% of collateral consisting of cash and government obligations of France, Belgium and Germany, and $10.7 billion in the U.K. with 97% of collateral consisting of cash and government obligations of the U.K., the U.S. and Italy. The benefit of collateral received against counterparty credit exposure in the other countries totaled approximately $19.6 billion, with collateral primarily consisting of cash and government obligations of Japan and France. These amounts do not include collateral received on secured financing transactions.

4.

Amounts represent CDS hedges (purchased and sold) on net counterparty exposure and lending executed by trading desks responsible for hedging counterparty and lending credit risk exposures for us. Amounts are based on the CDS notional amount assuming zero recovery adjusted for any fair value receivable or payable.

5.

In addition, at September 30, 2016, we had exposure to these countries for overnight deposits with banks of approximately $9.1 billion.

 

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Country Risk Exposure Related to the United Kingdom.    At September 30, 2016, our country risk exposures in the U.K. included net exposures of $17,956 million (shown in the previous table) and overnight deposits of $3,368 million. The $17,705 million (shown in the previous table) of exposures to non-sovereigns were diversified across both names and sectors. Of this exposure, $15,201 million is to investment grade counterparties, with the largest single component ($4,702 million) to exchanges and clearing houses.

Country Risk Exposure Related to Brazil.    At September 30, 2016, our country risk exposures in Brazil included net exposures of $5,504 million (shown in the previous table). Our sovereign net exposures in Brazil were principally in the form of local currency government bonds held onshore to support client activity. The $654 million (shown in the previous table) of exposures to non-sovereigns were diversified across both names and sectors.

Country Risk Exposure Related to China.    At September 30, 2016, our country risk exposures in China included net exposures of $2,106 million (shown in the previous table) and overnight deposits with international banks of $303 million. The $2,221 million (shown in the previous table) of exposures to non-sovereigns were diversified across both names and sectors and were primarily concentrated in high-quality positions with negligible direct exposure to onshore equities.

Operational Risk

Operational risk refers to the risk of loss, or of damage to our reputation, resulting from inadequate or failed processes, people and systems or from external events (e.g., fraud, theft, legal and compliance risks, cyber attacks or damage to physical assets). We may incur operational risk across the full scope of our business activities, including revenue-generating activities (e.g., sales and trading) and support and control groups (e.g., information technology and trade processing). On March 4, 2016, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision updated its proposal for calculating operational risk regulatory capital. Under the proposal, which would eliminate the use of an internal model-based approach, required levels

of operational risk regulatory capital would generally be determined under a standardized approach based primarily on a financial statement-based measure of operational risk exposure and adjustments based on the particular institution’s historic operational loss record. We are evaluating the potential impact of the proposal, which is subject to public comment and further rulemaking procedures. For a further discussion about our operational risk, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Risk Management—Operational Risk” in Part II, Item 7A, of the 2015 Form 10-K.

Liquidity and Funding Risk

Liquidity and funding risk refers to the risk that we will be unable to finance our operations due to a loss of access to the capital markets or difficulty in liquidating its assets. Liquidity and funding risk also encompasses our ability (or perceived ability) to meet our financial obligations without experiencing significant business disruption or reputational damage that may threaten our viability as a going concern. For a further discussion about our liquidity and funding risk, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Risk Management—Liquidity and Funding Risk” in Part II, Item 7A, of the 2015 Form 10-K.

Legal and Compliance Risk

Legal and compliance risk includes the risk of legal or regulatory sanctions, material financial loss, including fines, penalties, judgments, damages and/or settlements, or loss to reputation that we may suffer as a result of failure to comply with laws, regulations, rules, related self-regulatory organization standards and codes of conduct applicable to our business activities. This risk also includes contractual and commercial risk, such as the risk that a counterparty’s performance obligations will be unenforceable. It also includes compliance with anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rules and regulations. For a further discussion about our legal and compliance risk, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk—Risk Management—Legal and Compliance Risk” in Part II, Item 7A, of the 2015 Form 10-K.

 

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of the Firm’s management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Firm’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

No change in the Firm’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) occurred during the period covered by this report that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Firm’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

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   Three Months Ended September 30, 
   2016  2015 
$ in millions  

Average

Daily Balance

   Interest  Annualized
Average Rate
  

Average

Daily Balance

   Interest  Annualized
Average Rate
 

Assets

         

Interest earning assets

         

Trading assets1:

         

U.S.

  $117,063    $452    1.5 $99,151    $468    1.9

Non-U.S.

   98,160     74    0.3    107,577     100    0.4  

Investment securities:

         

U.S.

   79,948     289    1.4    62,745     211    1.4  

Loans:

         

U.S.

   90,628     692    3.0    77,686     552    2.9  

Non-U.S.

   382     6    6.0    239     8    13.6  

Interest bearing deposits with banks:

         

U.S.

   22,327     32    0.7    29,252     20    0.3  

Non-U.S.

   1,666     (2  (0.6  922     9    4.0  

Securities purchased under agreements to resell and Securities borrowed2:

         

U.S.

   138,420     (58  (0.2  173,622     (119  (0.3

Non-U.S.

   84,881     (60  (0.3  85,061     20    0.1  

Customer receivables and Other3:

         

U.S.

   48,637     298    2.4    47,779     325    2.8  

Non-U.S.

   22,162     11    0.2    28,811     (143  (2.0

Total

  $704,274    $        1,734    1.0 $712,845    $        1,451    0.8

Non-interest earning assets

   115,451             114,619           

Total assets

  $819,725            $827,464           

Liabilities and Equity

         

Interest bearing liabilities

         

Deposits:

         

U.S.

  $151,485    $7     $141,726    $16    

Non-U.S.

   1,551     5    1.3    2,962     1    0.1  

Short-term borrowings4:

         

U.S.

   159        0.2    1,300     2    0.6  

Non-U.S.

   275     (3  (4.0  1,078     5    1.9  

Long-term borrowings4:

         

U.S.

   156,718     808    2.0    152,617     900    2.4  

Non-U.S.

   9,119     9    0.4    7,343     8    0.4  

Trading liabilities1:

         

U.S.

   28,217           30,693         

Non-U.S.

   52,606           55,641         

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and Securities loaned5:

         

U.S.

   33,361     133    1.6    45,559     116    1.0  

Non-U.S.

   33,487     95    1.1    33,032     138    1.7  

Customer payables and Other6:

         

U.S.

   123,355     (217  (0.7  112,001     (291  (1.1

Non-U.S.

   60,404     (106  (0.7  68,251     (206  (1.2

Total

  $650,737    $731    0.5   $652,203    $689    0.4  

Non-interest bearing liabilities and equity

   168,988             175,261           

Total liabilities and equity

  $        819,725            $        827,464           

Net interest income and net interest rate spread

       $1,003    0.5      $762    0.4

 

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   2016  2015 
$ in millions  

Average

Daily Balance

   Interest  Annualized
Average Rate
  

Average

Daily Balance

   Interest  Annualized
Average Rate
 

Assets

         

Interest earning assets

         

Trading assets1:

         

U.S.

  $106,082    $1,426    1.8 $98,668    $1,414    1.9

Non-U.S.

   96,942     225    0.3    113,321     293    0.3  

Investment securities:

         

U.S.

   77,989     762    1.3    68,794     650    1.3  

Loans:

         

U.S.

   88,566     2,008    3.0    72,306     1,547    2.9  

Non-U.S.

   429     18    5.6    253     26    13.7  

Interest bearing deposits with banks:

         

U.S.

   26,967     111    0.5    22,450     51    0.3  

Non-U.S.

   1,362     23    2.3    1,000     23    3.1  

Securities purchased under agreements to resell and Securities borrowed2:

         

U.S.

   148,918     (184  (0.2  170,895     (454  (0.4

Non-U.S.

   84,802     (131  (0.2  83,061     50    0.1  

Customer receivables and Other3:

         

U.S.

   47,723     838    2.3    55,778     596    1.4  

Non-U.S.

   22,209     52    0.3    27,217     125    0.6  

Total

  $701,989    $        5,148    1.0 $713,743    $        4,321    0.8

Non-interest earning assets

   110,603             123,981           

Total assets

  $812,592            $837,724           

Liabilities and Equity

         

Interest bearing liabilities

         

Deposits:

         

U.S.

  $153,501    $33     $136,128    $48    

Non-U.S.

   2,097     15    1.0    2,092     3    0.2  

Short-term borrowings4:

         

U.S.

   489     1    0.2    1,195     3    0.3  

Non-U.S.

   490     11    3.1    1,127     13    1.5  

Long-term borrowings4:

         

U.S.

   154,293     2,594    2.2    150,227     2,723    2.4  

Non-U.S.

   8,202     27    0.4    7,686     26    0.5  

Trading liabilities1:

         

U.S.

   30,405           29,551         

Non-U.S.

   50,862           54,176         

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and Securities loaned5:

         

U.S.

   32,183     424    1.8    58,306     341    0.8  

Non-U.S.

   29,970     337    1.5    34,941     456    1.7  

Customer payables and Other6:

         

U.S.

   124,000     (826  (0.9  115,150     (1,154  (1.3

Non-U.S.

   60,402     (283  (0.6  63,739     (194  (0.4

Total

  $646,894    $2,333    0.5   $654,318    $2,265    0.5  

Non-interest bearing liabilities and equity

   165,698             183,406           

Total liabilities and equity

  $        812,592            $        837,724           

Net interest income and net interest rate spread

       $2,815    0.5      $2,056    0.3

 

1.

Interest expense on Trading liabilities is reported as a reduction to Interest income on Trading assets.

2.

Includes fees paid on Securities borrowed.

3.

Includes interest from customer receivables and other interest earning assets.

4.

The Firm also issues structured notes that have coupon or repayment terms linked to the performance of debt or equity securities, indices, currencies or commodities, which are recorded within Trading revenues (see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 1).

5.

Includes fees received on Securities loaned.

6.

Includes fees received from prime brokerage customers for stock loan transactions incurred to cover customers’ short positions.

 

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   Three Months Ended September 30, 2016  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 
   

versus

    Three Months Ended September 30, 2015    

  

versus

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

 
   

Increase (decrease)

due to change in:

     

Increase (decrease)

due to change in:

    
$ in millions  Volume  Rate  Net Change  Volume  Rate  Net Change 

Interest earning assets

       

Trading Assets:

       

U.S.

  $85   $(101 $(16 $106   $(94 $12  

Non-U.S.

   (9  (17  (26  (42  (26  (68

Investment securities:

       

U.S.

   58    20    78    87    25    112  

Loans:

       

U.S.

   92    48    140    348    113    461  

Non-U.S.

   5    (7  (2  18    (26  (8

Interest bearing deposits with banks:

       

U.S.

   (5  17    12    10    50    60  

Non-U.S.

   7    (18  (11  8    (8   

Securities purchased under agreements to resell and Securities borrowed:

       

U.S.

   24    37    61    58    212    270  

Non-U.S.

      (80  (80  1    (182  (181

Customer receivables and Other:

       

U.S.

   6    (33  (27  (86  328    242  

Non-U.S.

   33    121    154    (23  (50  (73

Change in interest income

  $296   $(13 $283   $485   $342   $827  

Interest bearing liabilities

       

Deposits:

       

U.S.

  $1   $(10 $(9 $6   $(21 $(15

Non-U.S.

      4    4       12    12  

Short-term borrowings:

       

U.S.

   (2     (2  (2     (2

Non-U.S.

   (4  (4  (8  (7  5    (2

Long-term borrowings:

       

U.S.

   24    (116  (92  74    (203  (129

Non-U.S.

   2    (1  1    2    (1  1  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and Securities loaned:

       

U.S.

   (31  48    17    (153  236    83  

Non-U.S.

   2    (45  (43  (65  (54  (119

Customer payables and Other:

       

U.S.

   (29          103    74    (89  417    328  

Non-U.S.

   24    76    100    10    (99  (89

Change in interest expense

  $(13 $55   $42   $        (224 $        292   $68  

Change in net interest income

  $        309   $(68 $241   $709   $50   $759  

 

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Part II—Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

The following new matters and developments have occurred since previously reporting certain matters in Morgan Stanley’s (the “Firm’s”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the “Form 10-K”), the Firm’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016 (the “First Quarter Form 10-Q”), and the Firm’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016 (the “Second Quarter Form 10-Q”). See also the disclosures set forth under “Legal Proceedings” in Part I, Item 3 of the Form 10-K and Part II, Item 1 of the First Quarter Form 10-Q and the Second Quarter Form 10-Q.

Residential Mortgage and Credit Crisis Related Matters

Civil Litigation

On August 11, 2016, the Appellate Division, First Department reversed in part the trial court’s granting of the Firm’s motion to dismiss in Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-13ARX v. Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC, as successor in interest to Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc. On September 9, 2016, the Firm filed a motion for reargument or, in the alternative, leave to appeal that decision.

On August 11, 2016, the Appellate Division, First Department affirmed the trial court’s order denying in part the Firm’s motion to dismiss the complaint in IKB International S.A. in Liquidation et al. v. Morgan Stanley et al. 

On August 16, 2016, the Firm moved for summary judgment and the plaintiffs moved for partial summary judgment in Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-14SL, et al. v. Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC, as successor in interest to Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc.

On September 15, 2016, the New York Court of Appeals denied the plaintiff’s motion for leave to appeal in Dexia SA/NV, et al. v. Morgan Stanley, et al. 

On September 21, 2016, the Firm filed a motion for summary judgment in Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco v. Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., et al.

On September 30, 2016, the court in California v. Morgan Stanley, et al. granted the Firm’s demurrer, with leave to replead. On October 21, 2016, the California Attorney General filed an amended complaint.

Commercial Mortgage Related Matter

InThe Bank of New York Mellon Trust, National Association v. Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital, Inc., a trial has been set for February 13, 2017.

Currency Related Matters

Class Action Litigation

On September 20, 2016, the court in In Re Foreign Exchange Benchmark Rates Antitrust Litigation granted in part and denied in part the Firm’s motion to dismiss the amended complaint.

On September 29, 2016, a purported antitrust action was filed on behalf of indirect foreign exchange purchasers in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The action, styled Baker v. Bank of America et al., names the Firm and 15 other foreign exchange dealers as defendants, and asserts claims under state antitrust and consumer protection laws.

 

 

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table sets forth the information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of the Firm of its common stock during the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

$ in millions, except per share data  Total Number of
Shares
Purchased
   

Average Price

Paid Per Share

   Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs1
   Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares that May
Yet be Purchased
Under the Plans or
Programs
 

Month #1 (July 1, 2016-July 31, 2016)

        

Share Repurchase Program2

   5,800,000    $28.96     5,800,000    $3,332  

Employee transactions3

   961,220    $28.60          

Month #2 (August 1, 2016-August 31, 2016)

        

Share Repurchase Program2

   22,510,000    $29.43     22,510,000    $2,670  

Employee transactions3

   37,638    $29.11          

Month #3 (September 1, 2016-September 30, 2016)

        

Share Repurchase Program2

   13,189,153    $31.82     13,189,153    $2,250  

Employee transactions3

   22,604    $31.60          

Quarter ended at September 30, 2016

        

Share Repurchase Program2

   41,499,153    $30.12     41,499,153    $2,250  

Employee transactions3

   1,021,462    $28.68          

 

1.

Share purchases under publicly announced programs are made pursuant to open-market purchases, Rule 10b5-1 plans or privately negotiated transactions (including with employee benefit plans) as market conditions warrant and at prices the Firm deems appropriate and may be suspended at any time.

2.

The Firm’s Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of the Firm’s outstanding stock under a share repurchase program (the “Share Repurchase Program”). The Share Repurchase Program is a program for capital management purposes that considers, among other things, business segment capital needs, as well as equity-based compensation and benefit plan requirements. The Share Repurchase Program has no set expiration or termination date. Share repurchases by the Firm are subject to regulatory approval. In June 2016, the Firm received a conditional non-objection from the Federal Reserve to its 2016 capital plan, which included a share repurchase of up to $3.5 billion of the Firm’s outstanding common stock during the period beginning July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. During the quarter ended September 30, 2016, the Firm repurchased approximately $1.25 billion of the Firm’s outstanding common stock as part of its Share Repurchase Program. For further information, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Capital Management” in Part I, Item 2.

3.

Includes shares acquired by the Firm in satisfaction of the tax withholding obligations on stock-based awards and the exercise of stock options granted under the Firm’s stock-based compensation plans.

 

Item 5. Other Information

On October 28, 2016, the Firm announced that James A. Rosenthal, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Firm, would be leaving his position at the end of 2016. Mr. Rosenthal will remain in his position through December 31, 2016, and will remain an employee of the Firm in the role of senior advisor through his anticipated termination date of July 31, 2017. The Firm’s Board of Directors approved the following material terms of a separation and release agreement with Mr. Rosenthal: Mr. Rosenthal’s discretionary bonus compensation with respect to 2016 will be comprised of a mix of current cash bonus, a deferred cash incentive compensation award and a deferred equity incentive compensation award in the form of restricted stock units; Mr. Rosenthal’s outstanding deferred cash and equity awards will not be modified and, in accordance with the award terms, such awards will vest on his date of termination and will be

subject to specified cancellation and clawback provisions until the applicable scheduled distribution or conversion date, and any stock options will remain outstanding and exercisable until the expiration of the original option term; if the Firm agrees to accelerate Mr. Rosenthal’s termination date, then he will receive the base remuneration that he would have been paid through July 31, 2017; Mr. Rosenthal will have continued access to office space and administrative support, and continued access to his primary care physician under the Firm’s Executive Health Program, through December 31, 2017; Mr. Rosenthal will remain subject to certain customary covenants in the agreement through December 31, 2017; and the agreement will have a general release and waiver of claims in favor of the Firm.

Item 6. Exhibits

An exhibit index has been filed as part of this Report on Page E-1.

 

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

MORGAN STANLEY

(Registrant)

 By: /S/ JONATHAN PRUZAN
 

Jonathan Pruzan

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

 By: /S/ PAUL C. WIRTH
 

Paul C. Wirth

Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 2, 2016

 

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Exhibit Index

Morgan Stanley

Quarter Ended September 30, 2016

 

    Exhibit No.      

Description

12  Statement Re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Computation of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.
15  Letter of awareness from Deloitte & Touche LLP, dated November 2, 2016, concerning unaudited interim financial information.
31.1  Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
31.2  Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
32.1  Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
32.2  Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
101  Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income—Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income—Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, (iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets—September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Total Equity—Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows—Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).

 

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