Morgan Stanley scoops two in Australia

Morgan Stanley's Australian investment banking team has been buoyed by the news that Richard Wagner and Peter Brownie have crossed to the firm from ABN AMRO. Wagner comes on board as co-head of Australian investment banking, which he will manage alongside Rick Ball. At ABN, Wagner was head of corporate finance in Australia, a position he held from 2003. He is widely considered to be one of the leading M&A practitioners in the Australian market especially where the country's key…