Morgan Stanley slashing 1,600 jobs

@CNNMoneyInvest December 15, 2011: 12:02 PM ET
Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley's shares have dropped roughly 45% in 2011.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Adding to Wall Street's job woes, Morgan Stanley announced Thursday that it plans to cut 1,600 positions in the first quarter.

The layoffs will impact "all job levels," said the company in a statement.

Thursday's announcement marks a sharp turnaround for the firm, which has been one of the few major Wall Street banks that had not announced any layoffs this year.

With Morgan Stanley's (MS, Fortune 500) planned cuts, the tally of job cuts announced by major investment banks in 2011 has now topped 80,000.

Citi plans 4,500 layoffs

Citigroup (C, Fortune 500) was the most recent bank to increase its planned cuts, announcing in early December that it intends to lay off 4,500 workers in early December.

Bank of America (BAC, Fortune 500) previously announced plans to reduce its workforce by 30,000. UBS (UBS) and Barclays (BCS) have each announced cuts of roughly 3,500 employees. And Goldman Sachs (GS, Fortune 500) has said it plans to eliminate 1,000 positions.

Morgan Stanley's stock is down roughly 45% from the start of the year. Nearly every major bank has inked double digit drops in 2011, as investors fear the sector's exposure to European sovereign bonds.

For those Wall Street employees who do keep their jobs, they won't see the same compensation they did last year. Salaries and bonuses are expected to fall between 20% and 30% this year.  To top of page

Index Last Change % Change
Dow 32,627.97 -234.33 -0.71%
Nasdaq 13,215.24 99.07 0.76%
S&P 500 3,913.10 -2.36 -0.06%
Treasuries 1.73 0.00 0.12%
Data as of 6:29am ET
Company Price Change % Change
Ford Motor Co 8.29 0.05 0.61%
Advanced Micro Devic... 54.59 0.70 1.30%
Cisco Systems Inc 47.49 -2.44 -4.89%
General Electric Co 13.00 -0.16 -1.22%
Kraft Heinz Co 27.84 -2.20 -7.32%
Data as of 2:44pm ET
Overnight Avg Rate Latest Change Last Week
30 yr fixed3.80%3.88%
15 yr fixed3.20%3.23%
5/1 ARM3.84%3.88%
30 yr refi3.82%3.93%
15 yr refi3.20%3.23%
Rate data provided
by Bankrate.com
View rates in your area
 
Find personalized rates:

Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.