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Morgan Stanley, the last big U.S. bank to report second-quarter
earnings, said its net income from continuing operations
applicable to the company fell to $1.67 billion, or 85 cents per
share, from $1.82 billion, or 92 cents per share, a year
earlier.
The bank's profit in the year-earlier quarter was boosted by a
one-time tax benefit of $609 million.
Analysts on average had expected earnings of 74 cents per share,
according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. It was not immediately
clear if the reported figures were comparable.
Consolidated net revenue rose 13 percent to $9.74 billion, with
wealth management revenue increasing 4.7 percent to $3.88
billion. [IDn:nBw1FshNLa]
Morgan Stanley is focusing on stable businesses such as wealth
management and backing away from volatile businesses such as
bond trading as a way to free up capital and comply with
stricter regulations.
(Reporting by Anil D'Silva and Richa Naidu in Bangalore and
Olivia Oran in new York; Editing by Ted Kerr)
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