02/13/2025
Quilter hires Zara Bray as distribution director for its mortgage network
She has been at Legal & General for over 20 years fulfilling a number of roles including regional sales manager and head of broker and propositions.
Executive Moves
02/13/2025
LGT Wealth Management makes eight Abrdn alumni partners
The promotions come around 16 months after the firm acquired Abrdn Capital in a £140m deal.
02/13/2025
Ruffer manager Duncan MacInnes leaves after 13 years
The latest exit from the fund manager sees a switch on Ruffer Diversified Return multi-asset fund and the Ruffer Investment Company.
02/12/2025
Baroness Manzoor to step down from Financial Ombudsman Service
She will leave after completing two terms in office.
02/12/2025
Fintel to move to single CEO model as joint chief executive stands down
In the interim period he will continue with his current role.
02/12/2025
Alexforbes Offshore adds two senior financial planners to wealth team
They are both based in the Jersey office
02/12/2025
Commerzbank plans job cuts, new goals to fend off UniCredit
Germany's Commerzbank is upping the ante in exploring defense strategies to maintain a stand-alone strategy in the face of a potential takeover by Italy's UniCredit.
02/12/2025
Crestbridge Family Office Services appoints Steve Sokić as Chairman to support next phase of growth
Steve’s career within the family office, trust and asset structuring sectors spans over 25 years.
02/11/2025
Knight Frank appoints associate for asset management team
Based in the Newcastle office, Young joins from GFW and has also previously worked at Johnson Tucker and BNP Paribas Real Estate.
02/11/2025
ODDO BHF strengthens its digital strategy with the arrival of Noémie Ellezam as Global Head of Marketing & Data
Noémie joins ODDO BHF with 18 years of international experience in strategy, marketing, and digital transformation of financial services within the Société Générale group.
02/11/2025
William Blair Names John Ivey, B.T. Remmert Co-Heads of Technology Investment Banking
Ivey and Remmert will succeed Pete Dalrymple when he departs the firm in the second quarter, and they will serve as market-facing leaders of the Technology team’s business growth and team development.
02/11/2025
BNP Paribas: Laurent David is leaving his position within the BNP Paribas group
He also contributed to the implementation of development plans around Artificial Intelligence that will enable the Group to pursue its strategy in this field.
02/11/2025
LV= appoints new wealth proposition director
Most recently, she was head of platform proposition strategy at M&G Wealth.
02/10/2025
ZEDRA appoints new Group Chief Financial Officer to drive financial strategy and growth
With over three decades of industry experience, Tony joins ZEDRA from The Davies Group, where he held the role of Group CFO for 12 years.
02/10/2025
FOS chief executive steps down unexpectedly
Deputy chief ombudsman James Dipple-Johnstone will cover the chief ombudsman role, while chief finance and risk officer Jenny Simmonds will step into the CEO role.
02/10/2025
IQ-EQ promotes John Legrand to Deputy Group CEO and appoints Richard Surrency as Group CCO
He has an in-depth knowledge of our business and has proven his abilities to build diverse teams, engage the organisation at scale and successfully deliver numerous tech-enabled and employee-focused initiatives.
02/10/2025
Bird & Bird strengthens Finance Services Sector Group in France with new partner
He joins Bird & Bird from PwC Société d’Avocats where he led the Financial Services Legal & Regulatory practice.
02/10/2025
Brooks Macdonald wealth head exits after less than a year
It is understood that Alex Charalambous left Brooks earlier this year.
02/10/2025
Ocorian appoints new head of Dubai regulatory compliance provider
She previously worked at National Bank of Fujairah
02/10/2025
Meet Julian Wentzel, HSBC’s New Chief Sustainability Officer
Julian joined HSBC in 2015 and has worked in the banking sector for more than 25 years.