Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s London equity trading head retires

Individual’s retirement follows the announcements of several other major buy-side trading heads in recent months.

Head of London equity trading at Morgan Stanley Investment Management Mark Perry has retired, The TRADE can reveal.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management serves both institutions and high net worth individuals worldwide, spanning private equity, private credit, infrastructure and private real estate markets. 

The business operates in more than 41 countries, employing over 70,000 professionals globally.

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Morgan Stanley Investment Management declined to comment when approached by The TRADE.

Perry’s retirement follows several other major retirements from buy-side trading heads in recent months. In May, global head of trading at Janus Henderson, Dan Royal, announced that he was set to step away from his role at the end of this year with Hugh Spencer due to take over the reins.

Also notable was the announcement of Jeremy Ellis’ retirement as head of European equity trading. He had been with T. Rowe Price since 2000, having started his career with defunct stockbroker Scrimgeour-Kemp Gee.

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