Morgan Stanley Wins Top International Financing Review Awards

International Financing Review presented Morgan Stanley with several of their top awards for 2000 at a gala awards ceremony in London.

  

International Financing Review (IFR) presented Morgan Stanley with several of their top awards for 2000 at a gala awards ceremony in London on Thursday, 11 January 2001, in the presence of Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal:

  • Bond House of the Year
  • U.S. Dollar Bond House of the Year
  • Asia-Pacific Bond House of the Year
  • Asia-Pacific Equity House of the Year
  • Emerging Market Bond House of the Year
  • EEMEA Bond House of the Year
  • Latin American Bond House of the Year
In addition, Morgan Stanley received IFR awards for:
  • U.S. Dollar Bond of the Year — Deutsche Telekom
  • Euro Bond of the Year — France Telecom
  • Eurobond of the Year — France Telecom
  • Agency Bond of the Year — Reseau Ferre de France
  • Fixed Rate Note of the Year — Sanpaolo-IMI
  • North American Securitisation of the Year — Arby's
  • Sovereign Bond of the Year — Republic of Turkey
  • European Investment-Grade Corporate Bond of the Year — France Telecom
  • European Loan of the Year — France Telecom
  • Emerging Market Bond of the Year — Republic of Turkey
  • EEMEA Bond of the Year — Republic of Turkey
  • Asia-Pacific Equity Issue of the Year — China Unicom
Below is an extract from IFR's press release followed by an excerpt from the magazine article:

"Morgan Stanley has won the twin accolades of IFR Bond House of the Year and U.S. Dollar Bond House of the Year. The awards have been given in recognition of the Bank's dominance of the U.S. market and its breakthrough in the European market where it has climbed from number five to number two in the rankings. Morgan Stanley has achieved this in spite of a market place where borrowers are becoming more and more demanding of banks managing their debt and bond financing."

"[Morgan Stanley] built up a solid franchise in the European currency, married it with a dominant presence and propensity for innovation in the U.S. dollar market, and led the most impressive array of cross-border financings in history."

In addition to the major award of Bond House of the Year, IFR awarded Morgan Stanley all of the awards related to the Emerging Markets. The awards marked a "clean sweep" of all of IFR's Emerging Markets Bond categories, thus confirming our franchise's dominant position in the sector.

IFR cited Morgan Stanley's "ability to bring to market a broad range of credits from Latin America and EEMEA, deepening liquidity and lengthening maturities in arduous market conditions, and running a series of well-orchestrated liability management exercises."

The recognition accorded to Morgan Stanley clearly signals our Firm's ability to provide a diverse set of borrowers certainty of execution and unparalleled innovation despite often arduous market conditions, and the Firm's commitment and dedication to providing high-quality service to our clients.