Asia-Pacific debt syndicate head leaves Morgan Stanley

Dieter Turowski, George Taylor and Julien Begasse all take on new roles.

The US banking giant’s infrastructure arm has agreed to acquire the Australian gas pipeline operator. In another deal, Aberdeen Investments and ACCIONA have set-up a SPV for a New Zealand motorway project.

Anders Svensson is joining the bank in Sydney from Morgan Stanley.

Morgan Stanley's fixed-income business realigns to a country focus and prepares for a renewed interest in structured products.

The international hunt for yield has helped the Philippines sell its largest-ever offshore bond, but despite a ratings upgrade by S&P, it must balance fiscal easing with a balanced currency.

Morgan Stanley names Richard Wong and James Tam as Asia co-heads of M&A, while Sam Kim is appointed regional vice-chairman of investment banking.