Managers of Wealth Americas

Obama Picks Ex-Bank of Hawaii CEO Landon to Be Fed Governor

Landon, 66, was selected to fill one of two vacancies on the seven-seat board.

$1.4M Producer Joins Janney Montgomery Scott

The Philadelphia-based firm last announced recruits in October

BlueBay Asset hires Katherine Wentrup-Estupinan as sales director

In her new role, she will support the growth of BlueBay's alternatives business

Dexion Capital names Magnus Spence head of asset management

Dexion Capital Plc, an alternative investment bank, appointed Magnus Spence head of asset management. Spence will be responsible for expanding the company's range of real asset and alternative credit fund offerings, Dexion Capital said in a statemen

HighTower Adds TC Wealth Management, Expands New York Presence

TC Wealth Management marks the first team of 2015 for HighTower, which completed a total of 13 transitions in 2014 and is on track to exceed that number this year.

Wells Fargo Recruits Advisors With $365M AUM

Advisors managing more than $350 million in combined assets joined Wells Fargo Advisors last month.

Morgan Stanley nabs $6.5B Merrill Lynch private wealth team

Three elite advisers with Merrill Lynch's Private Banking and Investment Group jumped to Morgan on Friday

Neal Gerber Eisenberg promotes three attorneys to partner

Canerday is a member of the Private Wealth Services practice group, where she counsels individuals, high net worth families and closely held businesses on sophisticated estate, gift and charitable planning matters.

New York REIT Appoints Michael Happel as CEO

New York REIT, Inc., a publicly traded real estate investment trust, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Michael Happel, the Company’s President, to the role of Chief Executive Officer.

Samuel C. Freitag Elected Chairman of the Board of Ballantyne Strong

Ballantyne Strong, Inc a diversified provider of digital technology services, products and solutions, today announced that its board of directors has elected Samuel C. Freitag to serve as chairman of the board, effective January 1, 2015.

U.S. Treasury Hires Financial Veteran Phelan as Risk Chief

A Treasury memo dated September 2013 and obtained by Bloomberg News said the department intended to hire a chief risk officer to “provide permanent financial risk-management expertise.”

New Hire Roundup: BlackRock’s Gundersen Goes to MainStay

MainStay Investments welcomes Brendan Gundersen

US Congressman Michael Grimm announces resignation after admitting tax evasion

A US congressman with a tough-guy reputation and who was caught on camera threatening to throw a reporter from a balcony

Wells Fargo Names Irvine Exec SoCal President

Wells Fargo is the largest bank with operations in Orange County by deposit size.

Ameriprise hires 3-broker team from U.S. Bancorp

Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Ameriprise Financial Inc said Tuesday it hired away a three-broker team from U.S. Bancorp's Investments division .

Schorsch Is Out at RCS Capital

The events leading to Schorsch’s resignation started in late October, when RCAP’s sister company American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) announced a $23 million accounting error.

Blue Water Advisors Adds Matthew Rapoport to Financial Team

An industry veteran with over a decade of experience, Rapoport brings significant capabilities in the areas of wealth and tax planning and investment research.

Team Producing $4.2M Joins Morgan Stanley

Earlier this month, RBC lost two advisors

Tim Powers Joins Wilmington Trust as Head of Trust Administration in Advisor Solutions Group

Having Tim on the team will enable us to further improve our advisor relationships

Raymond James Adds 8 Advisors; Margaret Towle Joins Merrill

Its investment-services team includes eight advisors, who manage close to $220 million in client assets.

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