Earnings Sentiment

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Bullish Statements during Earnings call

Statement
The team is doing great
Other revenues of $277 million improved versus last year, driven by lower mark-to-market losses on corporate loans, net of loan hedges, and higher net interest income and fees
The wealth management business model is focused on steady asset aggregation, delivering strong solutions and advice to clients, while growing durable fees and expanding margin through the cycle
And the pipeline we saw this quarter was really strong
This will continue to enhance our ability to introduce clients and advisors and seamlessly transition them into advice-based relationships
So, yes, I feel actually really pretty good about the outlook
As you know, Glenn, we've seen tremendous, what we would call, sort of, household penetration in being able to offer new lending products to our various client bases, obviously with the SBL product
This conversion allows us to further execute on our strategy, building our revenue synergies across channels, and attracting clients to our best-in-class advice offering
So I'm quite encouraged about the future because of that
As the backdrop recovers, advisors remain well-positioned to capture greater asset opportunity supported by our multi-channel model that was built to attract new client relationships
Net new assets in the quarter were supported by new clients and positive net recruiting into the advisor led channel
Overall, this firm is in excellent shape, notwithstanding the geopolitical and market turmoil that we find ourselves in
I'm very excited about the future of this firm, its leadership, its strategy, and its culture
I think they've done a terrific job
They've done a terrific job
Results in the third quarter were solid against a mixed market backdrop
However, leading indicators across advisory and underwriting progress positively, evidenced by a notable increase of Morgan Stanley's announced volumes in the third quarter on a year-over-year basis
We are encouraged by the growing client dialogue and bake-off activity across sectors and geographies
As you mentioned, you've enjoyed really strong organic growth in that segment over the last few years
As designed, our asset led strategy provides steady fee-based flows that support asset management revenues
Prime brokerage revenues were solid
Taken in the context of the mixed environment, we are pleased with the firm's resiliency and our competitive positioning
Derivative results increased year-over-year, reflecting higher client activity with particular strength in Europe
Micro results increased versus the prior year, supported by strength in securitized products, both in agency and non-agency trading
Commodity revenues increase year-over-year on the back of a constructive trading environment, particularly for oil
In addition, the quarter saw consistent positive monthly inflows into equity markets from sweep balances, ongoing evidence of the improvement of the retail client sentiment
Turning to wealth management, revenues of $6.4 billion were strong, an increase from the prior year
Ongoing investments in our businesses, including our market-leading parametric franchise, as well as our continued growth and innovation in private markets, position us well to best serve our clients
As clients gain more conviction, we expect our institutional business to capture more opportunities, particularly in investment banking
I mean, my goodness, the business is generating, I'm talking about wealth 26% margins with the various costs in there, and I think it's 28% Sharon without them
       

Bearish Statements during earnings call

Statement
Results reflect lower client conviction, particularly around the future of central bank policy
Institutional securities revenues were $5.7 billion, declining 3% versus the prior year
Investment banking revenues remained depressed on lower volume
Integration expenses, as well as DCP negatively impacted the margin by approximately 150 basis points
The increase was driven by a continued negative outlook for the commercial real estate sector
And then frankly, banking has been really weak
Advisory revenues of $449 million reflected a decline in completed transactions, due to lower announced volumes in prior periods
In the quarter, wealth management generated net new assets of $36 billion, that's obviously below recent quarters
I mean, under a billion dollars is evidence of a very weak calendar and very weak M&A
Fixed income underwriting revenues were $252 million down versus the prior year, primarily reflecting lower non-investment grade events
Long-term net outflows of approximately $7 billion were driven predominantly by headwinds to our [Technical Difficulty] active equity growth strategies, which continue to see redemption consistent with the industry
Macro revenues decreased versus last year's elevated results with lower revenues and rates in foreign exchange
The change to the previous year was driven by lower results in advisory and debt underwriting
Cash revenues declined versus the prior year on lower overall global volumes
So, and the minute you see the Fed indicate they've stopped raising rates, the M&A and underwriting calendar will explode, because there is enormous pent-up activity
Investment banking revenues decreased to $938 million
The concerns around a tight employment market, high commodity prices, inflationary pressures that may impact Fed policy provide additional challenges later in the quarter
Overall activity remained muted relative to historical averages
So the actual secondary lines in the revenues of the lowest I've seen for years in the last couple of years as rates do eventually come down, they will come down, I don't think next year, but they'll come down after that
I think you're at a, right now we're obviously had an extreme low on the banking side and trading is kind of muted
   

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