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Executive Moves

Loomis Carves Out Credit Research Role

September 1, 2010 - Chris Gootkind is the latest addition at Loomis, Sayles & Co., where he has joined the firm’s fixed-income group as the director of credit research and a credit strategist.

SEC Associate Enforcement Director Conte Steps Down

August 31, 2010 - Christopher R. Conte, an 18-year SEC veteran, figured prominently in the mutual and hedge fund market-timing scandal of 2003.

The Hartford Raises Mid-Market Plan Profile

August 30, 2010 - Following three key acquisitions in 2008 to target mid-market retirement savings plans, the insurance giant has hired Denise Diana from Transamerica.

The Hartford Appoints Davey to Head Mutual Funds

August 25, 2010 - A recent realignment of The Hartford Financial Services Group resulted in a new position for Jim Davey running the company’s mutual fund business.

Scout Hires Janus Veteran as CEO

August 12, 2010 - Andrew Iseman is Scout Investment Advisors' new CEO.

Survey: Quant Analysts Still Feel Misunderstood

August 10, 2010 - Now that quants aren't being persecuted anymore for the financial crisis, they're breathing a sigh of relief. That still doesn't mean Wall Street is showing the love for quants and their credit-rating bretheren.

Even as Advisers Move, Wirehouses Top Independents

August 10, 2010 - 'Wire-to-wire' fair trades becoming more common among superstar wholesalers and national account managers.

BlackRock Names Rieder CIO, Fixed Income

August 5, 2010 - Having only joined BlackRock last year, Rieder is on the fast track.

BNY Mellon Names Arledge Vice Chair of Asset Management Arm

August 5, 2010 - Curtis Arledge will lead the business in the fourth quarter.

Merrill Hires New Head for Personal Retirement Solutions Business

August 3, 2010 - David Tyrie is taking charge of the personal retirement solutions business at BoA Merrill Lynch.

UBS Expands Lending Efforts For the Rich

August 2, 2010 - UBS Wealth Management Americas hired two executives from Goldman Sachs and Bank of America Merrill Lynch to oversee mortgages and other loan options for affluent clients.

Brokerage Teams Go Independent in Increasing Numbers

July 30, 2010 - Fidelity's custodian unit helped 95 individuals and teams go independent in the first six months of this year.

Evercore Puts New Research Group Together

July 28, 2010 - A new equities research group at Evercore will focus on telecom, media and tech.

U.S Trust Continues to Hire Wealth Management Executives

July 27, 2010 - The U.S Trust wealth management division of Bank of America Corp. continues pursuing its expansion plans nationally by adding six executives to its Northeast region.

SWIFT, SunGard Extend Messaging Relationship

July 26, 2010 - In a deal that will combine a base of more than 9,000 financial institutions and 2,500 corporate users of messaging technology, SWIFT plans to acquire Ambit Messaging Hub Assets from SunGard.