| Morgan Stanley is in talks to sell a majority stake in its commodities business to the Qatar Investment Authority, the Financial Times said, quoting people familiar with the deal. The investment bank had for the past few months been trying to sell a minority stake in the commodity business, which specialises in trading oil, gas and electricity.
A Morgan Stanley spokeswoman declined to comment on the report. The FT said selling the commodities business to Qatar's sovereign wealth fund would allow traders in that unit to continue trading for their own books, which will be banned for banks under upcoming U.S. regulations such as the Volcker rule...............................................Full Article: Source
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