Managers of Wealth Americas

SIPC: New Board Chair Nominated By President Obama

Mendez is a partner practicing in the New York and Los Angeles offices of Latham & Watkins.

Credit Suisse's Electronic Fixed-Income Trading Chief Leaves

Sheftel was also head of one of the bank's newest subsidiaries, Wake USA LLC, which it was using to trade U.S. Treasurys, bond futures and other products electronically.

Highmount Capital Updates Leadership Structure

Highmount Capital LLC announces Steven Hoch as Chief Executive Officer and Maarten van Hengel as Chief Investment Officer.

TD Wealth Private Client Group announces new COO

Former CEO of Standard Chartered Private Bank, Americas moves up

Sendero Wealth Management hires new research director

Investment advisory firm Sendero Wealth Management has named Amaury de Barros Conti as their new director of research and strategy.

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Continues to Grow Equity Research Team

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey has added John Rizzuto and Michael Lewis to its Equity Research team to boost coverage of the software and real estate investment trust sectors.

AIG appoints Charlie Shamieh as CEO of life, health and disability insurance

Mr. Shamieh has more than 28 years of industry experience

Credit Suisse's Trousdale to join Taubman's new firm -sources

Trousdale and a spokesman for Credit Suisse declined to comment. Taubman could not be reached for comment.

Goldman Sachs Names 78 Employees as Partners

Goldman’s Latest Partner Class Will Join Some 400 Current Partners

J. Thomas Wiley Jr. to Become CEO of State Bank and Trust Company

Joe Evans, Chairman and CEO of State Bank Financial Corporation announced today that J. Thomas Wiley Jr. will be named CEO of the company's principal operating subsidiary, State Bank and Trust Company, effective January 1, 2015.

Lazard investment banking head to become advisor at US Treasury

Antonio Weiss, global head of investment banking at Lazard, will be nominated by President Barack Obama as the U.S. Treasury Department’s top domestic finance official, the White House said in a statement.

Wells Fargo nets $972M JPMorgan team

The Reed, Gates, Strait Wealth Management group joins Wells Fargo Advisors in Lexington, Ky.

Canaccord Genuity expands investment banking group

He will be based in Washington, DC and will focus on leveraging Canaccord Genuity's global capabilities to deliver a broad range of investment banking services

PwC Announces New Tax Leader for Florida

Tax Veteran Brings Twenty-Three Years of Experience to the Role

Evercore Wealth Management expands team

She joins Evercore Wealth Management from Brandywine Group Advisors, a multifamily office

BlackRock reorganizes sales force, taps JPMorgan executive

BlackRock Inc is reorganizing its sales force and has hired Lee Beck, a former managing director with J.P. Morgan Funds, to oversee sales to wirehouses

Raymond James adds 2-person investment firm managing $100 mln assets

Archvest was founded by investment advisers Eric Lai and John Wenzel, who together had managed $100 million in client assets at their Walnut Creek, California-based firm.

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management adds Private Bankers in New York

With over 30 years of industry experience, Kirby joined as a Managing Director and Private Banker

Wells Fargo Hires a Team From J.P. Morgan Private Bank -- Street Moves

The team, which focuses on high-net-worth clients, managed more than $972 million in combined assets and deposits and had $5.95 million in revenue, a Wells Fargo spokeswoman said.

NY banking watchdog considering departure

New York financial regulator Benjamin Lawsky may leave his post in the coming months after helping extract record settlements from major banks and proving a thorn in the side of other authorities

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