Morgan Stanley Germany head steps aside amid email row

The head of Morgan Stanley's German unit is taking a leave of absence following an uproar over emails he reportedly exchanged with a regional politician. "Dirk Notheis has informed the supervisory ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The head of Morgan Stanley's German unit and one of the country's bes

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The head of Morgan Stanley's German unit, one of the country's best-connected dealmakers, has been granted leave of absence by the bank following an uproar over emails he reportedly exchanged with a regional politician. Dirk Notheis, 44, has run the U.S. investment bank's operations in Germany and Austria for more than three years, earning a reputation as an aggressive banker with close ties to Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling conservatives. ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The head of Morgan Stanley's German unit, one of the country's best-connected dealmakers, has been granted leave of absence by the bank following an uproar over emails he reportedly exchanged with a regional politician.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The head of Morgan Stanley's German unit and one of the country's best-connected dealmakers has been granted a leave of absence by the bank following an uproar over emails he reportedly exchanged with a regional politician.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The head of Morgan Stanley's German unit has offered to step down following an uproar over emails he reportedly exchanged with a regional politician, and the bank has not yet decided whether to accept his resignation, according to two people familiar with the matter.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The head of Morgan Stanley's German unit has offered to step down following an uproar over emails he reportedly exchanged with a regional politician, and the bank has not yet decided whether to accept his resignation, according to two people familiar with the matter. The departure of Dirk Notheis would be a blow for the U.S. investment bank, which had come to rely heavily on him to deliver lucrative advisory roles in mergers and acquisitions, known as mandates. ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The head of Morgan Stanley's German unit has offered to step down following an uproar over emails he reportedly exchanged with a regional politician, and the bank has not yet decided whether to accept his resignation, according to two people familiar with the matter.