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MORGAN STANLEY BANK ASIA LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year ended 31 December 2020
8.
OTHER EXPENSE
2020
US$'000
2019
US$'000
Staff costs
Directors' remuneration
Fees
203,884
165,609
169
167
Contribution to defined contribution plan
71
Others
13,277
70
9,796
Auditors' remuneration:
Fees payable to the Company's auditor for the audit of the
Company's annual financial statements
614
580
Fees payable to the Company's auditor for other services to
the Company
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Non-audit professional services
7,084
1
6,890
Management charges from other Morgan Stanley Group
undertakings relating to staff costs
496
298
Management charges from other Morgan Stanley Group
undertakings relating to other services
80,655
75,926
Others
4,141
4,345
310,418
263,682
Included within 'Staff costs', 'Directors' remuneration' and 'Management charges from other Morgan
Stanley Group undertakings' are amounts totalling US$20,670,000 (2019: US$18,678,000) in relation
to equity-settled share-based compensation plans granted to employees of the Company. These costs
reflect the amortisation of equity-based awards in relation to current and previous years' awards and are
therefore not directly aligned with other staff costs in the current year. Similarly, included within 'Staff
costs', 'Directors' remuneration' and 'Management charges from other Morgan Stanley Group
undertakings' are amounts totalling US$21,319,000 (2019: US$19,471,000) in relation to the
amortisation of current and previous years' awards of deferred cash-based compensation, granted to
employees of the Company.
Further information regarding employee compensation plans is provided in note 31.
For the years ended 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019, the Company has not paid any (a)
payments or benefits in respect of the termination of the service of directors whether in the capacity of
directors or in any other capacity while being a director of the Company, and (b) consideration provided
to or receivable by any third party for making available the services of a person as a director or in any
other capacity while being a director of the Company.
During the year, the Company has not granted any loans, quasi-loans nor entered into any other dealings
in favor of (a) the Directors, (b) entities controlled by the Directors; or (c) entities connected with the
Directors (2019: Nil).
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