Richdale quits JP Morgan

Kate Richdale has resigned from her position in the debt capital markets origination group at JP Morgan in Hong Kong in order to take up a similar role at rival firm Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. Richdale, who specialises in originating bonds from the Philippines, Hong Kong and China, left JP on friday and is not likely to start at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter until July. At Morgan Stanley she will cover similar areas and will report to Michael Dee - head of investment grade debt capital markets at the firm.