Investments

Morgan Stanley said it expects to record its highest-ever income from Japan as bets on a shift in the nation's monetary policy fuel a trading revival.

The Investment Company Institute predicted a dire situation for bank loan funds should the SEC finalize an amendment that would reclassify many of these funds as illiquid.

Citigroup, Barclays and Morgan Stanley are just a few of the firms joining JPMorgan in what suddenly feels like a rush into direct lending.

Left-leaning shareholder groups are asking JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and other large asset managers to explain a recent decline in their support for certain environmental and social policies at public companies.

The muni market finances the "fabric of our nation, and now, because of Citi's exit, the cost of financing for state and local governments is going to go up," a sell-side source said.

After months of speculation, the firm confirmed it would "wind down" its municipal underwriting and market-making activities after a "broad-based review" of its muni business, according to a company memo.

The Michigan City company, part of a growing list of banks announcing similar overhauls, aims to sell nearly $400 million of securities and reinvest the proceeds in higher-yielding loans.

The industry needs to get to a 4-to-1 ratio of clean energy versus fossil-fuel financing. At the end of last year, it was 0.73 to 1— little changed from 2021.

Under the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, large companies face civil liability for environmental and human rights violations in their value chains. According to the compromise announced on Thursday, the financial sector will be temporarily excluded from the scope of the directive.