10/17/2012
Investec Wealth & Investment Makes Senior Charities Hire
He joins from BlackRock, where he was a managing director and chief investment officer for charities.
Executive Moves
10/17/2012
Fund manager Coffey to retire
GREG Coffey, who spent decades investing money
10/17/2012
HSBC manager appointed to Premier post in Vietnam
The assignment comes soon after he completed a five-week assignment in Vietnam
10/16/2012
Seven advisors join Baird’s wealth management group
Seven advisors have joined Baird’s wealth management group in Texas, Maryland and Nebraska in a late summer round of recruiting.
10/16/2012
Brown Shipley ups risk control efforts with new hire
Brown Shipley has stepped up its risk controls with the appointment of a new head of internal audit from the Co-operative Banking Group.
10/16/2012
Ex-Thatcher aide appointed new BBA chairman
"I am honoured to have been asked to take on the role of BBA chairman
10/16/2012
Swiss private banking ME co-CEO quits
He “has resigned but will continue until the end of the year,” the person said.
10/15/2012
Rothschild quits Bumi
An extraordinary City row erupted last night when Nat Rothschild abruptly quit the board of a mining company he created, accusing his chairman of being "complicit" in the "oppression" of some shareholders.
10/15/2012
Former L&G chief to join Barclays board
He stepped down as L&G chief executive in June after six years in the top job and ten years at the City giant.
10/15/2012
BNP Paribas reshuffles multi-manager team
BNP Paribas harnesses expertise of multi-billion euro business on risk-rated range strategy
10/15/2012
JP Morgan Private Bank has strengthened its team with a double hire.
The pair will report to Richard Beggs, the bank's head of UK investors.
10/15/2012
BofA Merrill Lynch appoints China chairman
Looks to expand its business and broaden client relationships
10/15/2012
New Partner joins Saffery Champness
He joins the firm’s respected Tax practice from Rawlinson & Hunter
10/14/2012
UBS says communications head resigns
Willi is resigning to take up an undisclosed new position elsewhere
10/14/2012
Former BlackRock exec joins Schroders
He is “well known as an early thought leader” in the area of risk premium-based investing, Nicolaas Marais, London-based head of multiasset investments and portfolio solutions at Schroders, said in a news release.
10/14/2012
International law firm bolsters London private client team with Withers partner hire
The appointment also comes as increasing numbers of wealthy French families are reportedly moving their assets to locations such as London and Belgium for tax purposes.
10/14/2012
Rowan Dartington hires Coutts man to open Cheltenham office
He also spent two years as a business development consultant for Second Row Consultants, and eight years at the Bank of Scotland Investment Service and Corporate Bank as a director for banking and financial planning.
10/14/2012
Ex-RBS banker joins Harrods
Harrods Bank, established in 1893 as part of the Knightsbridge store, was acquired by Qatar Holding, part of the Qatari sovereign wealth network, when it bought the upmarket brand in 2010.
10/11/2012
Webster Private Bank names wealth management head
He brings 20 years of experience in the private client business and has held leadership roles at some of the leading institutions in wealth management, including J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Citigroup Private Bank, Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management
10/10/2012
Financial Job Losses Across Western Europe Surpass 30,000
“This year’s cuts show how much deeper the banks have had to go.