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Aberdeen boosts Hugh Young’s team with new multi-asset role

He will also report to Mike Turner, who is head of global strategy and asset allocation, based in Edinburgh.

Dundas recruits Stephenson Harwood City team including ex-CEO

Real estate partner John Pike, CEO at Stephenson Harwood from 1996 to 2004, will be joined at Dundas by finance partner Ted Harrison, senior associates Ben Truman and Pauline Ho and associate Richard Hathaway.

Dechert puts together team for Frankfurt office relaunch

Funds partner Achim Putz, who joined the firm in 2010 from SJ Berwin, will serve as the managing partner for the office. He will be joined by Benedikt Weiser and Carsten Fischer, who are joining from Mayer Brown and tax consultancy WTS Group respectively.

New faces join Moore Stephens

Tracey is manager of the firm’s taxation department while Scott is non-executive director of its fiduciary and financial services businesses.

Newedge seats new director of FX sales desk

Mr. Roper has over twenty years experience in markets, most recently holding the position of Director on the FX Sales Desk at UniCredit. Prior to this role, he held similar positions at State Street Global Markets London and ANZ London.

Top consultant joins Mercer to lead growing DC team

He will be responsible for managing Mercer’s UK DC consulting team and for growing this part of the UK business.

UK Asset Manager Launches Office In Sweden

The office will serve existing institutional clients and enable the company to broaden its client base in Sweden.

NAMA Overhauls Management Structure After Banker’s Report

The changes to the structure follow a review by former HSBC Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Mike Geoghegan that recommended restructuring NAMA’s portfolio management, credit and risk, lending and legal departments.

RBC Wealth bolsters credit team with Citibank hire

Her role will involve managing and building out the credit book through partnering with relationship managers.

HSBC plans to hire tens of thousands every year

HSBC has an employee attrition rate of 10% annually, and replacing those staff forms part of the new hiring, an HSBC spokesman said. HSBC currently employs 296,000 staff globally.

LG rebuilds City finance practice with latest hire

Fox specialises in advising banks and borrowers on property-related loan transactions, while East and Elphick advise across real estate finance, acquisitions, sales and management.

Northern Trust names new head of EMEA sales and new head of Nordics

In her new role, Burgess is responsible for managing the growth and development of Northern Trust's business activities across Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark.

UBS names new COO of EMEA investment banking department

He replaces Michelle Bereaux in that role, the bank said. A UBS spokesman confirmed the appointment.

BBVA names new global head of asset management ‎

He was previously the firm’s head of Europe

Pictet AM expands Small Cap Equity team

He joins from Groupama Asset Management where he was responsible for a number of small/mid cap European equity portfolios.

Orrick London finance team hit by Bartlam loss

Bartlam is understood to have resigned yesterday. He is leaving for DLA at the end of the month.

Signia hires UBS Wealth star in Birmingham push ‎

He joins from UBS Wealth Management where he held the position of Executive Director and founded their Midlands Office

UK law firm augments family team

He joins from west London firm Owen White Catlin

Ex Kleinwort Benson compliance head joins Brown Shipley

Former Kleinwort Benson group head of compliance, Cain will sit on the board of directors and will have overall responsibility for compliance, risk management and legal affairs.

D Harris + Company hedge fund team joins Mcfarlanes

The team specialises in complex swaps, prime brokerage and synthetic financing arrangements working for many of the largest European and US hedge funds, some of which are already clients of Macfarlanes.

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