Income from continuing operations applicable to the bank stood at $1bn, or $0.50 per diluted share, against a loss of $79m, or a loss of $0.05 per diluted share, during the comparable period in 2012.
For the quarter period ended on 31 March 2013, compensation expense was $4.2bn compared to $4.4bn during the year ago quarter.
Institutional Securities reported a pre-tax gain from continuing operations of $830m against a pre-tax loss of $329m during the first quarter of last year.
Global Wealth Management Group reported pre-tax income from continuing operations of $597m compared to $403m during the same period a year ago.
Asset Management reported pre-tax income from continuing operations of $187m versus $128m during the first quarter of 2012.
As of 31 March 2013, Morgan Stanley’s Tier 1 capital ratio under Basel I was nearly 13.9% and Tier 1 common ratio was about 11.5%, which reflect the implementation of the Basel Committee’s market risk capital framework.
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