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Morgan Stanley suspends top official

By Jamil Anderlini in Beijing and Francesco Guerrera and Greg Farrell in New York

Published: February 12 2009 16:23 | Last updated: February 12 2009 21:08

Morgan Stanley has suspended its global head of real estate investing after revealing that actions by an employee believed to be the former China property head “appear to have violated” the foreign corrupt practices act, a US law that prohibits corporate bribery.

People close to Morgan Stanley said the bank had put Sonny Kalsi, a high-profile banker who leads its big real estate division, on administrative leave effective immediately.

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