05:05 PM EDT, 09/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Morgan Stanley ( MS ) said late Tuesday that the Federal Reserve has reduced its Stress Capital Buffer to 4.3% from 5.1%, effective Wednesday, after the bank requested a reconsideration to the preliminary buffer.

With the new lower buffer in place, Morgan Stanley's ( MS ) required Common Equity Tier 1, or CET 1, ratio under the US Basel III Standardized Approach is now 11.8%. The company's CET1 ratio stood at 15% as of June 30.