01/31/2023
FCA reappoints Chair of the Financial Ombudsman Service for a second term
The Financial Ombudsman Service fulfils an essential role in ensuring fair outcomes for consumers and financial services firms
Executive Moves
01/31/2023
Credit Suisse Geneva private banking trio exit
Credit Suisse’s Latin America desk in Switzerland has suffered another bout of exits from its private banking unit just a few months after losing one of its regional teams.
01/31/2023
The sun will shine for Ralph Hamers in 2023
If you add up the proposed dividend of 55 US cents per share and the share buybacks that have been carried out, then the major Swiss bank is returning 7.3 billion dollars to UBS shareholders.
01/31/2023
Credit Suisse Poaches Talent For Zurich's Affluent
Prior to her role at Postfinance, she worked in business development at Migros Bank.
01/31/2023
SocGen Private Banking Switzerland appoints financial intermediaries head
He has worked for BNP Paribas since 2004, most recently managing the financial intermediaries and Latin America markets in the Swiss wealth management division.
01/31/2023
Lloyds Bank appoints new MD for merchant services from Afterpay
Melinda will be based in London and report into Elyn Corfield, CEO, Business & Commercial Banking.
01/31/2023
Preston Legal names Nick Marshall as Partner
Nick was a Partner with various law
01/30/2023
Grant Thornton bolsters Private Tax team with Director appointment
Leading business and financial advisory firm Grant Thornton UK LLP have announced the promotion of Rachel Stace to Director of Private Tax.
01/30/2023
AXA XL bolsters captive business with key appointment in APAC & Europe
She will work closely with the company’s underwriting teams to support existing and new captive programmes for clients in Europe, Asia and Australia.
01/30/2023
Barclays strengthens its board with appointment of former Treasury mandarin Sir John Kingman
Barclays praised Kingman’s ‘deep background in financial services’ including in the public and private sectors.
01/30/2023
Rothschild & Co expands wealth management pension offering and strengthens team in Zurich
There is increasing demand for pensions solutions in Switzerland, providing growth potential for the Wealth Management business in this area.
01/30/2023
Sacha Bodenehr appointed as Market Head Geneva and Branch Manager Geneva
In these positions, he will lead the Bank’s Swiss business in Geneva and coordinate the collaboration between all functional and divisional heads locally.
01/30/2023
Fidelity poaches HSBC manager as Sajiv Vaid retires
Sajiv Vaid to depart
01/30/2023
Ex-Schroders global head of product, Carolina Minio Paluello, appointed CEO of Arabesque AI
Prior to this, Dr Minio Paluello led the integration of sustainability into product solutions at Lombard Odier following more than a decade at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where she led quant strategy across client portfolios.
01/27/2023
Jörg Gasser to leave SBA
Jörg Gasser informed the Chairman at the end of 2022 that he intends to pursue a new career direction this year.
01/27/2023
Hugh O’Donnell joins HIGHVERN’s Swiss office as Client Director
He joins the group with more than 25 years’ experience in private banking, wealth planning and fiduciary management, having focused on Switzerland, the Middle East, Africa, Non-Resident Indians (NRI) and the UK.
01/27/2023
Quilter appoints chief risk officer
Her appointment further strengthens our executive management team.
01/27/2023
Fidelity International appoints new Head of UK Wholesale
Prior to joining Fidelity, Dennis has held various senior sales and distribution roles at a number of boutique asset managers.
01/27/2023
Ex-UBS chairman Weber joins Boston Consulting as adviser
The report was confirmed by Boston Consulting Group to Reuters.
01/27/2023
McInroy & Wood poaches Arbuthnot Latham investment boss
Gregory Perdon joins McInroy & Wood after 12 years at Arbuthnot Latham where he served as its head of research and as its co-chief investment officer.