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Cofunds poaches Aviva head

Cofunds appoints head of operations

RBS's Philip Hampton brings in head hunter to replace Stephen Hester

Sir Philip Hampton has asked one of the City’s best known head hunters to lead the search for a new chief executive for the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Pope Taps Interim Prelate of Vatican Bank

Francis signed off on naming Monsignor Battista Ricca as interim prelate of the Institute for Religious Works.

Frontier appoints boosts business development team

Frontier Investment Management is expanding its UK presence through the addition of two members to its business development team.

Fallen Fidelity star Anthony Bolton retires

The veteran Fidelity fund manager nicknamed the City's "Quiet Assassin", has retired after failing to beat the China market.

Mirabaud poaches income specialist to lead global equity team

London-based arm of Swiss asset management firm announces senior hire to help develop and lead global equity strategies.

UK private bank promotes duo for international and sports & media push

'We are developing both the international and the sports and media aspects of the business and the Brown Shipley offering is proving a very attractive one,'

Chase de Vere drops recruitment targets citing ‘low quality’

Firm failed to increase numbers by 17 per cent last year - and actually saw adviser numbers fall.

Deputy governor Paul Tucker quits Bank of England

Tucker, who lost out on the governor job to Mark Carney, will leave the central bank in the autumn

JPMorgan Hires Goldman’s Sharma for Insurance Bond Post

Prashant Sharma as head of international fixed-income investments for insurance clients.

RSM Tenon bolsters London restructuring team

Grant Thornton partner Andrew Hosking and Baker Tilly partner Sarah Batchelor join RSM Tenon’s London restructuring team

Investment manager hires two for London office

The firm has bolstered its London office with two hires to strengthen its investment offering.

Sesame Bankhall replaces chief risk officer

She has over 20 years industry experience with extensive knowledge of compliance and risk management across the financial services industry. This includes senior roles at Lloyds Banking Group and The Consulting Consortium.

Generali names Borsellino as new CEO for asset management unit

Generali Investments Europe has assets under management to the tune of over 320 billion euros.

Former Morgan Stanley Chairman Joins Glencore Xstrata Board

Mr. Mack will be joined by Peter Grauer as independent non-executive directors and Peter Coates as an executive director.

Deutsche risk chief and Isda chairman join LSE board

These new appointments of skilled practitioners in credit and market risk reflect the significant and growing proportion of the Group’s overall business that post trade and risk management now represent.

AIMA Chief To Leave

AIMA is in the process of identifying a successor.

Deutsche Bank says is confident on asset wealth management goals

"The first year was about integration. Now we can invest and bring the business to the next level.

Nomura’s European Currency Strategy Head Kendrick Said to Leave

The London-based head of European currency strategy at Nomura International Plc, has left the company

Barings hires Handelsbanken man to replace Lampl as GEM head

Staffan Lindfeldt as head of global emerging market equities and Isabelle Alexander as investment manager.

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