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Towers Watson strengthens Settlement team with Two Significant Hires

The appointment reflects growing demand from clients to help them establish a de-risking journey plan..

RBS wealth head and Coutts' deputy chairman retire

He recently joined the board of Adam & Company. Pell has not been replaced.

Deutsche PWM UK portfolio boss joins Morgan Stanley

Surguy, who was also a managing director, moved over to Deutsche Bank PWM in 2006 when the group acquired Tilney Investment Management.

Schroders strengthens German institutional distribution team

She brings with her more than 20 years‘ experience in investment banking, and was previously an independent advisor on mandates in the fields of financial optimisation, risk management using derivatives and corporate finance.

Towry chairman steps down‎

Jones, who was appointed in November 2006, will be replaced by Gerald Corbett, non-executive director.

FSA head Hector Sants to resign in June

It means he will not take up his planned role as boss of the new the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).

Deutsche Bank Management Shakeup Has Jain, Fitschen Stamp

“The new heads can be more effective in implementing new ideas if they appoint executives they’re close to,” said Dieter Hein, an analyst

Barclays appoints former BSkyB executive as top UK retail bank marketer

He replaces Vivek Ram, chief marketing and customer officer, who left the business a few weeks ago.

Recruit more women as senior executives

An optimistic report from Cranfield School of Management predicts that the UK will exceed its target for female board members in public companies.

Morgan Stanley Relocates Neer to London to Head European Credit

The appointment came after Patrick Lynch left the bank in January as head of European credit sales and trading.

Ackermann to leave Deutsche Bank for Zurich

Switzerland’s biggest insurer, Zurich Financial Services, has said it will propose Deutsche Bank CEO Josef Ackermann as its new chairman of the board of directors.

Deutsche to cull 1,000 jobs in its investment bank

The cuts, which will not affect Germany, come in addition to the 500 announced last October. That number sparked surprise at the time because it was significantly less than rivals.

Half of women in banking sector believe they face gender barriers

Over one third (36%) of men agree with these findings revealed by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) in the Women in Banking report.

BNP Paribas promotes for French private banking deputy role

A graduate of the Paris Institut d'Études Politiques (Sciences Po) and a qualified financial analyst (CEFA), Béatrice Belorgey began her career at BNP Paribas in 1986 as a credit analyst with the Bank's Paris Regional Department.

KPMG names new chairman of UK

He is currently global head of KPMG's transactions and restructuring group, will start his new job on 1 October after the retirement of John Griffith-Jones.

Schroders derivatives chief joins Martin Currie

Prior to Schroders, Cannon worked at UBS Global Asset Management as head of global operations and head of Asia Pacific operations. He first joined the firm in 1989.

Schroders hires structured solutions specialist

He joins the Portfolio Solutions team, reporting to Mike Hodgson, Head of Structuring.

HSBC taps new head of global M&A

Mr. Renaud replaces Andrew Bell, the former head of HSBC’s advisory division, who has left the European firm to join the American investment bank Jefferies to lead its Asian and European mergers and acquisitions unit.

Jupiter hires senior sales manager to head new Zurich office

This extends the continental sales team which is led from Munich and reports to Martina Guenzl, Sales Director, Europe.

Northern Trust hires equity index portfolio manager

Tyler will manage global equity index portfolios for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region clients in line with Northern Trust's team-based approach.

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