07/21/2014
J.C. Rathbone appoints Nedal Ramahi as consultant
He joins from BNP Paribas, where he structured hybrid and subordinated debt.
Executive Moves
07/21/2014
Kearney exits Aberdeen and hands over multi-asset reins to Swip duo
The management reshuffle comes as part of a merger between Aberdeen’s fund selection arm with Swip following the acquisition of the latter business earlier this year.
07/21/2014
Healthcare M&A banker leaves Citi to join RBC
He is currently on gardening leave and is expected to join RBC in around three months.
07/20/2014
Citi moves Asia prime brokerage sales head to London
Citigroup Inc is moving its Asia Pacific head of prime brokerage sales and capital introduction, Martin Visairas, to London, according to a memo seen by Reuters.
07/20/2014
Sovereign wealth and global macro investing expert leaves Permal
He coined the term "sovereign wealth funds" in a paper in 2005 (entitled, "Who holds the wealth of nations?" in the Central Banking Journal) and edited a book on global macro investing last year
07/18/2014
HSBC Private Bank snaps up four from rivals
HSBC has made a quadruple swoop on other private banks, including two senior hires from Credit Suisse
07/18/2014
UBS AM appoints head of global liquidity management for EMEA
He will report to Joe Abed, the head of global liquidity management, the company said.
07/18/2014
Aviva names platform chief and kick-starts bulk conversion
We’ve left that to the adviser to discuss with the client for the right course of action
07/18/2014
Grant Thornton insurance chair leaves after just four months
Details of whether he will be replaced at the firm are unknown
07/18/2014
Cofunds hit by double departure
Separately Cofund’s has restructured its finance arm following its takeover by Legal & General's (L&G).
07/17/2014
Close Brothers wealth management heads step down
Close Brothers head of wealth in Scotland Andy Cumming will take over as national head of wealth management.
07/17/2014
Handelsbanken continues to grow in the UK
Handelsbanken continues to grow in the UK, branch by branch.
07/17/2014
Management changes at Handelsbanken
Both the above take up their new positions on 1 September.
07/17/2014
Equilibrium Asset makes new appointments
Wilmslow-based Equilibrium Asset Management has appointed six new recruits
07/16/2014
Investec says Non-Executive Chairman to retire
Fani Titi, who along with Prosser, has served as joint chairman of boards from their appointment as joint chairmen in 2011, will assume role of sole chairman of boards
07/16/2014
Barclays Wealth rocked by another senior departure
Formerly head of iShares International, had been at the bank since 2012 and had previously worked closely with ex-private bank head David Semaya on Barclays' asset management proposition.
07/16/2014
Royal London hires ex- Swip manager as Co-op trio depart
Simon Yarwood, who was head of trading in equities and derivatives at Co-operative Asset Management and who ran the FTSE4Good tracker fund, recently left the business
07/16/2014
Threadneedle appoints former LV AM chief exec to board
“I am delighted to welcome Ann to Threadneedle. She brings valuable investment and leadership experience, and is well known for her strong focus on putting the interests of clients at the heart of investment management. We very much look forward to
07/16/2014
Skipton International appoints Philip Winfindale as Director of Credit
He will be responsible for the underwriting functions at the company
07/16/2014
Philip Swatman joins Wyvern Partners as Chairman
He was involved in many high-profile transactions, including the sale of Chubb to Williams, Northern Foods' acquisition of Express Dairies, the IPOs of Vodafone and William Hill.