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Man Group appoints Portfolio Manager

Prior to BlackRock, he spent time as a portfolio manager at TT International.

Man tapped to head Italy firmly backs euro, ex-IMF official

On Monday, President Sergio Mattarella tapped Cottarelli to try to form a government that can bring Italy to a new election, which Cottarelli said could come as early as this autumn.

Top private equity banker quits HSBC for Nomura

Banks are positioning themselves to compete for business from private equity firms, which are sitting on record amounts of unspent capital

New CEO of BGL BNP Paribas announced

He started his career with BNP Paribas in Paris in 1989 and was managing director of BNP Paribas Securities Services in Luxembourg from 2003–2010.

UBS hires Britain's former EU commissioner as Brexit adviser

UBS said that former Conservative politician Hill’s experience working in British government and in Brussels will mean he can advise corporate customers on the implications of Brexit for their business.

Indosuez Ramps Up in Zurich

The hire last year of Frédéric Wuethrich to run its wealth business in Zurich fired the starting gun on a growth strategy.

UK looks to boost its Middle East trade with former RBS CEO

Simon Penney was also head of wholesale and international banking at FGB between 2013 and 2016

Cloudscraper names new head of Germany and CEE countries

Cloudscraper Exchange has appointed Kai Presser as head of Germany and Central and eastern European countries.

SJP reveals fund range shake-up

The managers of the UK & General Progressive and UK Growth funds will now be able to invest up to 20 per cent of their strategies in overseas equities.

French boutique adds millennial duo to PM team

He will oversee all SRI activities and will also be a named manager on the Athymis Better Life fund.

Christine Beernaerts joins Loyens & Loeff’s Luxembourg tax practice

She also worked as a manager at PwC in Luxembourg for five years.

BlueBay appoints new Co-Head of Developed Markets

His experience will complement Mark’s strong macro and sovereign expertise and, together, I believe they will continue to enhance our Developed Markets footprint.

Artemis appoints former JPMAM UK head

Turpin will retire at the end of the year and has been responsible for sales and distribution at Artemis since 2002.

Derville Rowland Joins ESMA Management Board

The Director General of Financial Conduct with the Central Bank of Ireland replaces the outgoing Klaus Kumpfmüller

Law Firm Makes Senior Hire

Jo Robinson is a Fellow of CILEx, Dementia Friends Champion and a fully accredited Member of Solicitors for the Elderly.

Knight Frank strengthens its private client offering with the expansion of its Global Prime team

The introduction of our Global Prime team is an exciting development for the Knight Frank business.

Boodle Hatfield strengthens Private Client and Tax team with partner hire

They have a strong track record of advising on issues from structuring and preserving wealth to advising on the residential and commercial real estate markets in the UK and the tax implications for overseas investors.

Abacus appoints veteran adviser from Globaleye

Advisers Abacus Financial Consultants have appointed Graham Hughes, a former wealth and employee benefits manager at Globaleye.

RBC Global Asset Management Grows Distribution Network in Continental Europe

Based in Frankfurt, Mr. Schmidt has been hired by RBC Europe Ltd. and will be focused on the distribution of RBC GAM investment strategies, helping to build and expand RBC GAM's presence in the German institutional market.

Wealth manager St. James's Place says chairwoman Bates to retire

The firm’s Independent Non-executive Director Roger Yates will take the place of Cornish, SJP added.

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