Kurt Baker departs Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley's head of prime broking for Asia, Kurt Baker, has left the company, having spent a long and distinguished career of over 15 years at the firm. As one of the best known prime brokers in Asia, he led the build-up of Morgan Stanley's prime broking unit over many years and is widely respected in the industry for his insights into the alternatives and hedge fund world. During Baker's tenure, Morgan Stanley was a prime broking market leader in Asia and his team won AsianInves…