05/14/2014
HSBC's top investment banker to chair GFMA
HSBC’s most senior investment banker Samir Assaf has been elected chairman of the Global Financial Markets Association
Executive Moves
05/14/2014
Former KPMG policy head and HMRC specialist joins R&D tax specialists
Prior to working at KPMG, Gavin was Lead Specialist for R&D and the Intangible Asset Regime for HMRC.
05/14/2014
RSA hires former Swip bond chief as investment head
Insurance group RSA has turned to Swip's former bond head and ex-FN100 fund manager Gareth Quantrill as its new group investment manager.
05/14/2014
Credit Suisse chief FX spot dealer and 5 others leave bank
Wise, the highest profile of the six, had joined from Barclays in 2011. He was also part of a group of chief dealers from banks in London who met up to four times a year with senior Bank of England officials to discuss the main issues and events affecting
05/14/2014
Intesa Sanpaolo names new chief operating officer
He will take up his new position from June 1 to replace Francesco Micheli
05/13/2014
Morningstar Strengthens Fixed-Income team
He has more than 28 years of experience in the investment management industry, including 20 years as a fixed-income fund manager.
05/13/2014
Management reshuffle at Lansdowne Partners
Leading portfolio managers Peter Davies and Stuart Roden are taking management control of UK hedge fund Lansdowne Partners, as co-founder Steven Heinz is stepping away from the group.
05/13/2014
KPMG Nederland chairman resigns after string of scandals
The chairman of scandal-hit KPMG Nederlands resigned on Monday, stating it was in the interests of the company to do so.
05/13/2014
NAB’s new chief to give up UK chair
Mr Clyne, 46, said last month that he would retire in August after 5½ years as chief executive
05/13/2014
New digital bank poaches Santander director
Former Metro Bank chief Anthony Thomson and First Direct chief executive Mark Mullen are launching the new bank, which will have no branches.
05/13/2014
Waverton hires executive trio in funds business drive
The new appointments greatly reinforce our board
05/13/2014
Heartwood hires ex-Old Mutual man Hollier as head of product
The company currently has £2bn in funds under management and administration
05/13/2014
Former M&G equities boss Rosengarten joins S&W
Smith & Williamson hire Ed Rosengarten in newly-created role as head of funds.
05/13/2014
Natixis plans Middle East hiring spree to grow outside France
Natixis plans to increase staffing levels in the Middle East by 50 percent in 2014
05/13/2014
JP Morgan names new FIG head in London
JP Morgan has named a new head of its investment banking team serving financial clients in the UK, as part of a broader reshuffle of its FIG business in Europe.
05/12/2014
Former Goldman Sachs executive to join AMG
A former chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs International, and a 24-year veteran of the firm, is to join US asset manager Affiliated Managers Group as a senior adviser in Europe.
05/12/2014
Two more Morgan Stanley bankers team up with Drahi
Two Morgan Stanley veterans are leaving the bank to run a new fund for French billionaire Patrick Drahi, joining the growing legion of the bank’s alumni now working for the chairman of European cable group Altice.
05/12/2014
Wim Mijs appointed as Chief Executive of European Banking Federation
The appointment was agreed today in Athens by the Board of the EBF.
05/12/2014
Schroders recruitment drive gathers momentum
Schroders is continuing its hiring drive, naming BlackRock’s former head of Emea consultants in the newly created role of head of UK institutional clients.
05/12/2014
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management appoints Head of Marketing
She joins from Schroders where she worked on the integration of Cazenove Capital and Schroders Private Banking.