Morgan Stanley to sack 1,600 employees

Morgan Stanley has cut about 2% of its workforce, a source familiar with the company's plans said on Tuesday.The job cuts, first reported by CNBC, affect about 1,600 positions and follow workforce reductions at Goldman Sachs Group Inc  and Citigroup Inc .

Morgan Stanley is making modest job cuts worldwide, Chief Executive Officer James Gorman said last week. The bank had more than 81,000 employees worldwide as of Sept. 30, according to a quarterly filing.While financial advisers in Morgan Stanley's wealth management division are not being let go, there will be job cuts in the unit, according to a source cited by Reuters.