Mary Claire Delaney

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  Morgan Stanley fined $5 million by state over Facebook IPO

  By Michael J. Moore, Bloomberg  |  December 17, 2012

  Morgan Stanley, the lead bank on Facebook Inc.’s initial public offering, was fined $5 million by Massachusetts over claims the firm gave research analysts information that wasn’t provided to all investors in the sale.

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  Moody’s, S&P must face fraud claims in subprime suit

  By Bob Van Voris and Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg  |  August 20, 2012

  Moody’s Corp. and Standard & Poor’s lost a bid for dismissal of fraud claims in a suit by investors claiming the companies falsely assigned inflated ratings to notes sold by Morgan Stanley that were backed by subprime mortgages.

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  Morgan Stanley derivatives accord wins approval

  By David Glovin  |  August 7, 2012

  Morgan Stanley won approval of a $4.8 million accord with the U.S. over claims it helped manipulate electricity prices.

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  Morgan Stanley said to weigh commodities sale amid Volcker

  By Michael J. Moore, Bloomberg  |  June 6, 2012

  Morgan Stanley has had talks with private-equity firms including Blackstone Group LP as the bank considers options for its commodities trading unit if the Volcker rule outlaws some activities.

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  Bank foreign branches face tougher U.S. swaps rules

  By Matthew Leising and Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  May 10, 2012

  Whether a firm conducts swaps trades from branches or affiliates may determine how much trading activity will be subject to the Dodd-Frank Act.

• Italy said to pay Morgan Stanley $3.4 billion on derivative

  By Nicholas Dunbar and Elisa Martinuzzi, Bloomberg  |  March 16, 2012

  When Morgan Stanley said in January it had cut its “net exposure” to Italy by $3.4 billion, it didn’t tell investors that the nation paid that entire amount to the bank to exit a bet on interest rates.