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Rob Hudson to depart Charles Stanley Direct

Mike Lilwall, group director with overall responsibility for the Charles Stanley Direct division, will take on day to day management.

Barclays appoints new Trust Director

Barclays has appointed Norson Harris as a Director in the bank’s Global Investments and Solutions Trust division in Jersey.

Ireland names stockbroker as new debt chief

He is being replaced as chief executive by Conor O'Kelly, the deputy chairman of Investec Holdings and former chief executive of the Dublin stockbroking firm NCB, which is now owned by Investec.

Old Mutual GI hires ex-Ignis star for Asian equity team

The appointment of the former Citywire AA-rated manager makes him the eighth ex-Ignis fund manager to join OMGI over the past few months.

Von Hartig leaves Standard Bank

Florian von Hartig has left Standard Bank, five months after he was shifted out of his role as global head of DCM and into the bank's global markets business.

Woodford expands business with risk and compliance hires

The asset manager has hired Gavin St John-Heath from BlueQuant Capital Management as chief risk and operations officer, who is due to start on January 1.

Morgan Stanley hires Dekabank's Behrens as Germany head

Behrens worked for Deutsche Bank's asset management unit before joining Dekabank in 2006.

John Spiers brings ex-Bestinvest analyst Marriott back to wealth

The firm will officially launch next year and offer a low cost discretionary service to smaller clients alongside face-to-face financial planning.

Santander names new CEO after Ana Botín ascension

The reshuffle also involves the promotion of bankers who worked with Ms Botín during her stint running Santander's operations in the UK.

FCA gets granular in wealth

One of the big problems with wealth management is the way advisers make brave promises to win client accounts, but fail to live up to expectations as relationships develop.

Wilbur Ross Elected As Vice Chairman Of Bank Of Cyprus

WL Ross & Co. LLC announced today that its Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer, Wilbur L. Ross, has been elected as Vice Chairman of Bank of Cyprus, serving under the bank's newly elected Chairman, Dr. Josef Ackermann, formerly CEO of Deutsche Ba

WH Ireland launches office for ex-Charles Stanley trio

The expansion follows the opening of WH Ireland’s new Isle of Man office in February and growth of the teams in Birmingham, London and Manchester.

Barclays names new area boss

A Leicestershire fleet management company has secured funding to deliver its future growth strategy.

AIMA announces new Council directors

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund industry association, has announced the appointment of two new directors to the AIMA Council, its global governing body.

Standard Chartered names senior heads in retail clients division

Both bring a wealth of professional experience in the banking industry which will help the Bank realise its aspiration to be the leading international retail bank in Asia, Africa and the Middle East

Three new faces at BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas Securities Services, a leading global custodian, today announced three senior appointments in its assets and funds services team in London.

BlueBay hires chief technology officer from Man Group

Hedge fund and fixed income manager BlueBay Asset Management has hired a new partner and chief technology officer, as it continues to strengthen its senior team.

LPFA appoints chief investment officer

The London Pension Fund Authority has appointed asset management expert Chris Rule as chief investment officer.

First Names forms US Global Structured Finance Services Unit

First Names Group has formed a Global Structured Finance Services Unit in the USA, appointing Orlando Figueroa and Mark Ferraris as Managing Directors.

Skandia appoints industry leader as sales director

He is currently managing director of Glacier International, the offshore division for the Sanlam Group

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