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Enhance Group boosts team with ABN hire

He was formerly with ABN AMRO Bank and Trust Company

RBS appoints regional executive for France, Belgium and Luxembourg

He will be registered with the regulatory authorities as a registered executive (ACP, FSA, DNB) in the coming weeks.

Prudential to name new chairman

The former chief executive of Rothschild Asset Management, has been chosen by the FTSE 100 insurer’s board after a lengthy search of internal and external candidates.

Nick Reid steps back from UBS investment banking role

Nick Reid is stepping down as co-head of European, Middle Eastern and African investment banking at UBS, according to a memo seen by Reuters, to spend more time with clients as the firm seeks to rebuild its market share.

Smith & Williamson hires former Amundi director

He has come on board at Smith & Williamson as a director and use his 33 years' experience working in financial services to run portfolios and charity money.

Jelf to boost its HNW proposition

In a move aimed at boosting its mid and high net worth proposition, Jelf Insurance Brokers has appointed two new members

Nomura Expands Equities Distribution team

In addition, Nomura announced the opening of sales offices for US product in London, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco.

3i Group appoints new CEO

Before founding the European operations of Greenhill & Co. in 1998, he was the Managing Director of Baring Brothers International Limited. He is also a non-executive director of The British Land Company plc and of Inchcape plc.

Coutts appoints Head of Investment Solutions

He joins from Credit Suisse where he served a five year tenure as Market Group Head, UK Domestic

Barclays adds four advisers to New York wealth team

Among the recruits, Mark Leyton joined Barclays as a managing director from Deutsche Bank's private wealth management division, where he worked with ultra-high-net-worth individuals, corporate executives and professional investors.

Mizuho International chief exits after two years in charge‎

He joined the company in January 2010 and has been involved in the “unwinding of Mizuho International’s legacy asset portfolio.”

Saxo Bank A/S Announces New Chairman of the Board

Saxo Bank, the parent company of Saxo Capital Markets, has announced the Bank's new Chairman of the Board after its board meeting yesterday.

ABN Amro heads move to IT company

Baauw and Vuyst have become managing directors at Synechron

Societe Generale to limit job cuts at CIB Unit in France

French bank Societe Generale SA is looking to limit job cuts at its corporate and investment banking division in France, focusing the cuts on front-office staff, French daily Les Echos reported Wednesday, without citing sources.

Natixis adds Hedge Fund salesman to Forex team

French bank Natixis has hired a UniCredit banker to focus on foreign exchange sales to hedge funds.

UK private bank head exits in jobs cull

His role will be filled by Eric Pfister, head of market UK/international, until a replacement can be found.

UK Investment Manager Bolsters Sales Team‎

She oins directly from Gemini Investment Management where she held the role of Investment Sales Director.

Saunders set to bow out as head of IMA‎

A process will commence shortly to identify Richard Saunders' successor.

Deutsche hires ex-UBS commodities team

Deutsche Bank has taken on three former heads of exchange-traded commodities from UBS, as the bank’s prime brokerage unit continues its push to become a top three player in the global futures markets, Financial News can reveal.

Harris take CFO role at insurer Torus

Harris has more than 20 years' experience in financial and capital management, and joins after holding several senior roles at Aviva including deputy group CFO. Prior to joining Aviva, he was a partner in the global capital markets practice at PwC.

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