Former UBS Exec Will Lead Investments and Insurance
Industry Veteran Served at Fidelity, Merrill Lynch and Old Mutual
To Head Global Hedge Fund Business
David Tice to Join Firm as Chief Portfolio Strategist
Promoted from Chief Investment Officer, Treasurer
Petrozzo, DePoalo New CIOs at Fidelity Daniel Petrozzo has been named new chief information officer at Fidelity Investments, and Ronald E. DePoalo is now CIO of the firm's institutional products division.
In light of Legg Mason's recent struggles and dropping stock price, the company has slashed the pay of CEO Mark Fetting and its founder Raymond 'Chip' Mason.
Merk Investments has hired William Poole, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, as senior economic adviser. As president of the St. Louis Fed, Poole served on the Federal Open Market Committee and was a prominent voice on low inflationary monetary policy.
Back in 2005, the chances that Amvescap, now Invesco, would make a 360-degree turnaround seemed virtually impossible, but with a little bit of time and the addition of Martin Flanagan as chief executive officer, the unlikely actually occurred.
Mutual fund companies and other financial services firms continue to battle one another for wealth management talent even though companies are forced to pay hefty salaries that crimp profits.