Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Hires Team to Further Expand Coverage of Latin American Market

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management announced today that it has hired a
team of six investment professionals to serve ultra high net worth families in
Latin America, with a focus on Venezuela, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and
Mexico.

Based in New York, the team includes three Private Wealth Advisors: Executive
Director Maria C. Lipton, Executive Director Juan Larrain and Executive Director
Pablo Granja. They will be joined by Vice President Lisa Markowitz, Vice
President Helena Astor, and Tatiana Dominguez. They join from UBS and will
report to Fabian Onetti, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth
Management.

"We are delighted that this very successful team with extensive knowledge of the
Latin American region has decided to join Morgan Stanley Private Wealth
Management," said Mr. Onetti. "Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management is
committed to capitalizing on the attractive growth opportunities that we see in
the region and this team will be critical to our efforts."

Ernesto de la Fe, Managing Director and Regional Head of Latin America for
Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management added, "We are deeply committed to the
Latin American ultra high net worth market, and welcome this team to help
further expand our presence and initiatives in the region."

Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management, a division of Morgan Stanley Smith
Barney LLC, provides a range of investment and private banking services to
ultra-high net worth individuals, families and related institutions in the
United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, a global leader in wealth management, provides
access to a wide range of products and services to individuals, businesses and
institutions, including brokerage and investment advisory services, financial
and wealth planning, credit and lending, cash management, annuities and
insurance, retirement and trust services.

Investments and services offered through Morgan Stanley Private Wealth
Management, a division of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, member SIPC.

Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
Christy Pollak, 914-225-6827
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