Morgan Stanley's profit beats estimates on investment banking windfall
Shares rise 3.5% in premarket trading
CEO Ted Pick cites 'constructive environment'
Wealth management assets surpass $6 trillion
Adds CFO comment in paragraph 10, analyst comment in paragraphs 14 and 17, updates shares
By Tatiana Bautzer, Manya Saini and Niket Nishant
Oct 16 (Reuters) -Morgan Stanley's MS.N profit surpassed estimates on a bumper third quarter for investment banking that had also buoyed rivals, sending its shares up more than 3.5% before the market open.
A revival in corporate debt issuance, initial public offerings (IPOs) and mergers has bolstered profits for Wall Street banks this year.
As markets hover near record highs and the U.S. Federal Reserve begins its policy-easing cycle, bankers expressed optimism that mergers and acquisitions will continue to recover after a two-year drought.
Morgan Stanley benefited from a "constructive environment", CEO Ted Pick said in a statement. "Institutional securities saw momentum in the markets and underwriting businesses on solid client engagement."
Its investment banking revenue jumped 56% in the third quarter. Competitors Goldman Sachs GS.N had posted a 20% surge in fees, while JPMorgan Chase JPM.N saw a 31% gain.
Morgan Stanley's profit jumped to$1.88 per share, exceeding analyst views of $1.58, according to estimates compiled by LSEG.
Across the industry, global investment banking revenue rose 21% in the first nine months of the year, led by a 31% surge in North America, according to data from Dealogic.
Morgan Stanley earned the fourth highest fees globally over the same period, the data showed.
It was a lead underwriter on big initial public offerings in the quarter, including by cold storage giant Lineage LINE.O and airplane engine maintenance services provider StandardAero SARO.N.
"We are seeing a rise in equity capital markets activity led by financial sponsors, not only for IPOs in the U.S. but also in Europe", Morgan Stanley CFO Sharon Yeshaya said in a phone interview.
The institutional securities business, which houses investment banking and trading, generated revenue of $6.82 billion, compared with $5.67 billion a year ago.
Equity trading revenue was another bright spot, jumping21% as stocks rallied. Fixed-income revenue rose3%.
The investment bank's profit climbed to $3.19 billion from $2.41 billion a year earlier.
"The company is executing very well across all the segments... Ted Pick has quickly built a leadership presence and confidence from investors," said Macrae Sykes, portfolio manager at Gabelli Funds.
WEALTH BOOST
Under former CEO James Gorman, who will serve as executive chairman until year-end, Morgan Stanley expanded into wealthmanagement to generate stable revenue and even out volatility from trading and investment banking.
"The company has been a leader in wealth technology implementation, which should lead to better advisor productivity and share gains in asset gathering," said Sykes said.
Wealth management revenue - a key area of focus - increased to $7.27 billion, compared with $6.40 billion, a year ago.
The business added $64 billion in net new assets and total client assets reached $6 trillion.
Considering the investment management division assets of $1.6 trillion, Morgan Stanley is closer to its goal of managing $10 trillion in client assets.
"Total client assets have surpassed $7.5 trillion across wealth and investment management supported by buoyant equity markets and net asset inflows," Pick said.
Investment management revenue climbed to $1.5 billion compared with $1.3 billion a year ago, helped by higher asset management and related fees.
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Reporting by Manya Saini and Niket Nishant in Bengaluru and Tatiana Bautzer in New York; Editing by Lananh Nguyen and Arun Koyyur
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