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Kleinwort Benson boosts wealth management team

He joins Kleinwort Benson from Deutsche Bank International

Fresh Aviva board shake-up puts pressure on Moss

Aviva has announced the departure of three of its leading executives in a boardroom overhaul dismissed as “window dressing” by institutional shareholders.

British investment bank makes six new hires ‎

Numis Corporation, one of a clutch of small-scale British investment banks, announced it had hired six new staff from its rivals, as the tough market conditions afflicting the industry intensifies competition within the sector.

Emerging markets head quits Morgan Stanley

Prior to joining Morgan Stanley he flew an F15, a twin-engine tactical fighter jet, in the Israeli army as a captain, before studying for a Masters in Business Administration at the Harvard Business School.

Tom Kalaris promoted to new role of executive chairman of the Americas

The bank said on Wednesday Kalaris will retain his current position as Chief Executive of the Wealth and Investment Management division but will help review the group's strategy in the Americas.

UK fraud office CEO exits as new head arrives

Williamson had been with the SFO for nearly four years and reported to Director Richard Alderman, who retires on Friday and whose replacement, David Green, has already been announced.

Asset Management ‘Skill’ Worth 5% a Year

Managers classed as ‘skilful’ are most likely to be strong in the second section, being able to hold on to a stock that has performed in the past and continues to do so when held in the portfolio, Inalytics said.

bfinance adds to Munich team in hiring spree

The consulting firm says the appointments reflect increasing demand for manager selection advice globally.

Rival chief to head Panmure Gordon‎

Stockbroker Panmure Gordon has poached the head of rival to be its new chief executive.

Citisoft bolsters senior management

Citisoft has announced three senior appointments

London veteran steps down as Agency Partners head

He left Agency 18 months after helping to start it. According to his LinkedIn profile, he is chairman of the Great Australian Pie Company, chairman of Dryden Human Capital and adviser to Pure Recruitment.

Offers roll in for Merrill broker fined over Punch case

Mr Osborne left after it emerged that he was awaiting an FSA hearing over the way a fundraising for Punch Taverns had been handled in 2009.

TMF expands pensions team

He joins from March & McLennan’s European pensions and benefits consultancy, where he was responsible for developing a global pension and employee benefits strategy for EMEA, working in collaboration with many major insurers.

Henderson promotes Cazier to commercial director role

In his new position, Mr Cazier will oversee functions such as product development, requests for proposals (RFP) from clients and project management for retail, institutional and hedge fund clients.

Head of general industrials departs UBS

He previously led capital goods within the team

Jones Day expands London Banking & Finance practice

His experience includes leveraged, and acquisition, project and Islamic finance. He has a particular focus on emerging markets.

Unigestion adds to institutional team in Germany and Austria

Most recently he worked with Credit Suisse since 2009

Eden boosts wealth management capability with brace of senior hires

Eden Financial has further bolstered its wealth management strength with the hire of two senior figures.

Wells Fargo lands former UBS wealth adviser

Adviser David Halsch, a three-decade industry veteran, joined Wells' Denver office on Thursday from UBS AG's U.S. brokerage, a recruiter with knowledge of the move told Reuters.

Axa Wealth appoints head of business development

Stratton was appointed to the newly-created role on April 1 and will join the Axa Wealth management team. He was previously regional sales manager for the midlands.

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