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Cazenove's head of retail to exit before Schroders takeover

Rob Thorpe is set to exit before Schroders takes over the firm,

JP Morgan names UK investment bank chiefs

Laurence Hollingworth, previously head of investment banking in the U.K., will take over from Jake Donavan as the head of industry coverage in the EMEA region.

The big bank which quietly lost 80% of its staff

If the threat of job loss is a measure of trauma then the bankers who once worked for Dresdner Kleinwort in the City of London are among some of the most traumatized around.

L&G appoints group finance chief

The internal promotion ends a year-long search to fill the role, after Nigel Wilson became chief executive last May.

Legal & General Names new CFO

He has been a member of the Board since January 2009.

Franklin hires ex-BlackRock sales head

Franklin Templeton has hired former BlackRock sales head Mark Elliott to take on the role of head of advisory, Investment Adviser can reveal.

Buxton starts at Old Mutual Global Investors

Richard Buxton completes his move to Old Mutual Global Investors as his fund rises by £110m in two weeks

BNY Mellon strengthens Global Collateral Services team with new leadership appointments

BNY Mellon has made two new senior appointments to continue to drive the growth of its Global Collateral Services (GCS) business.

Threadneedle adds manager to UK small cap team

Threadneedle Investments has appointed Matthew Evans as fund manager

Commerzbank Plans to Cut More Than 5,000 Jobs, Handelsblatt Says

Commerzbank AG last month raised capital for the fifth time in four years

Standard Life’s Bruce takes on bank distribution role for Asia EMs

He will report to Neal Armstrong, chief executive of the company’s Singapore office and will be responsible for relationships with a “range of global distributors, with a focus on Asian emerging markets”, said the company.

Bank of England appoints woman as first chief operating officer

The Bank of England Tuesday named a former Banco Santander S.A. (SAN) executive as its chief operating officer.

Cofunds poaches Aviva head

Cofunds appoints head of operations

RBS's Philip Hampton brings in head hunter to replace Stephen Hester

Sir Philip Hampton has asked one of the City’s best known head hunters to lead the search for a new chief executive for the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Pope Taps Interim Prelate of Vatican Bank

Francis signed off on naming Monsignor Battista Ricca as interim prelate of the Institute for Religious Works.

Frontier appoints boosts business development team

Frontier Investment Management is expanding its UK presence through the addition of two members to its business development team.

Fallen Fidelity star Anthony Bolton retires

The veteran Fidelity fund manager nicknamed the City's "Quiet Assassin", has retired after failing to beat the China market.

Mirabaud poaches income specialist to lead global equity team

London-based arm of Swiss asset management firm announces senior hire to help develop and lead global equity strategies.

UK private bank promotes duo for international and sports & media push

'We are developing both the international and the sports and media aspects of the business and the Brown Shipley offering is proving a very attractive one,'

Chase de Vere drops recruitment targets citing ‘low quality’

Firm failed to increase numbers by 17 per cent last year - and actually saw adviser numbers fall.

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