Q&A: Sajid Zaidi, Morgan Stanley

As one of the most active years on record for U.S. collateralized loan obligations comes to a close, market players are grappling with a finalized Volcker rule that raises crucial questions for the sector, a lack of anchor triple-A investors and struggling arbitrage. Sajid Zaidi, executive director at Morgan Stanley—one of the most active CLO arrangers with $9.6 billion priced this year—spoke with SI Managing Editor Graham Bippart about how the bank is dealing with the rules, and what he expects for next year.