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UBS names new head of Utilities for EMEA

Swiss bank UBS has appointed former Nomura banker Jean-Philippe Favre as head of utilities for Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Raymond James Private Client Group CEO to Retire

His decision to retire will bring to a close a remarkable career of over 25 years of service to Raymond James and the financial services industry.

Association of Real Estate Funds appoints David Wise as chairman

Kames Capital’s David Wise is the new chairman of the Association of Real Estate Funds.

Charles Stanley boosts London team with quadruple hire

Charles Stanley has boosted its headcount in London with a quadruple hire that includes Adam & Company duo Peter Gossage and Michael Gifford.

Ex-Nevsky partner joins emerging markets boutique

Asian equity specialist Mike Sell has joined Alquity Investment Management from F&C.

KPMG International appoints global insurance tax lead

KPMG International has appointed Brian Daly as global insurance tax lead. He also sits on the company’s Global Financial Services leadership team and is a partner with KPMG in Ireland.

Sesame Bankhall Group chief George Higginson leaves in shake-up

It is understood the departure of Higginson will not change this strategy with more details unveiled at the group’s conference later this month.

Nomura appoints Global Head of Execution Services and Equity Trading

The global Execution Services business comprises Equity Execution Services including Instinet, Prime Services, Electronic Trading, Futures and Options and OTC Clearing.

Commerzbank appoints country manager for its corporate client business in the UK

He succeeds Marc Starzmann, who held the post for nearly three years.

CAIA appoints new Chief Executive Officer

The Board fully endorses his appointment as CEO and is confident he will ensure that the CAIA Association continues to be the global leader in alternative investment education.

Ex-SAC London Team Joins Carmignac

The group had worked at SAC since 2009, leaving when the hedge fund shut its London office at the end of last year.

Dalton hires ex-GLG manager for Charlton's European equity team

He joins from Millennium

Standard Life goes double Dutch

Standard Life Investments, the global asset manager, today announced it has appointed a second investment director for the Netherlands, to be based in the country.

Standard Chartered finance director stands down in bank revamp

Richard Meddings is standing down as part of a wider reorganisation at the Asian-focused bank following what he admitted had been a "challenging year"

Allfunds poaches L&G’s platforms and policy director for UK push

He will work alongside other recent appointments Stephen Mohan, head of UK & Ireland

RLAM boosts distribution team with new hires

Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) announces two additions to its Distribution Team, together with the appointment of a Head of Proposition.

Deloitte appoints new senior tax manager

He has built a strong reputation within the professional practices industry across the North and is moving from RSM Tenon, where he was the national head of the company’s professional practices team.

Barclays names head of 'lighter touch' arm for sub-£500k clients

Mark Richards is to head up Barclays' new 'lighter touch' Private Clients division for sub-£500,000 clients.

Barclays appoints non-executive Director

Barclays announce that Stephen Thieke has been appointed as a non-executive Director with immediate effect.

Barclays unveils regional management line-up as job cuts bite

Barclays has made a number of redundancies across its regional management team

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