Morgan Stanley to cut 1,600 jobs

The cuts will cover 6% of the bank's headcount in institutional securities

Morgan Stanley plans to cut 1,600 jobs within its institutional securities business, or 6% of its headcount within the investment banking and trading unit and support staff, according to a person familiar with the situation.

The layoffs will focus more on senior employees, with half of the cuts coming in the US and half internationally, this person said.

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