03/14/2012

Washington Wealth lands Morgan Stanley broker

Washington Wealth Management LLC, a start-up firm that has grown by hiring away advisers from top U.S. brokerages, has added its latest recruit from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

03/13/2012

Spider Asset Management snares CEO

In addition to the University of Richmond, Spider has garnered another 22 “partners” with combined assets of more than $1.1 billion, Mr. Pulavarti noted.

03/12/2012

Columbia Management distribution executive leaving

Beth Brown, head of intermediary distribution at Columbia Management, which had $326 billion in assets under management at the end of 2011, will leave at the end of March, a company spokesman said.

03/09/2012

Trustees of Five Pioneer Closed-End Funds Elect New Chairman

Mr. Perna has been an independent Trustee of the funds since 2006. John F. Cogan, Jr., the current Chairman, will continue to serve as President (Principal Executive Officer) and a Trustee of the funds. The transition to an independent Chairman accords wi

03/09/2012

Baird adds to its fund management team

Through the Portfolio Management Program, Baird Private Equity builds value in its investments by partnering with portfolio company management to develop and execute strategies that drive profitable growth and margin enhancement.

03/09/2012

Center Bancorp announces addition of private banker to mgmt team

Prior to joining UCNB, Mr. Leibowitz served as a Private Banker in Citigroup's Private Banking Division. Previously, Mr. Leibowitz was an Investment Officer at JP Morgan Chase Private Bank. Mr. Leibowitz has a Bachelors degree from Boston University

03/09/2012

UBS hires from Merrill Lynch, RBC Wealth

UBS Wealth Management Americas, the U.S. brokerage division of Swiss bank UBS AG , has hired two veteran Merrill Lynch advisers and one RBC Wealth adviser, bolstering its broker base in Michigan and California.

03/08/2012

Citi Private Bank hires two Wells Fargo execs

In Houston, Maggie Osorio joins as director and law firm group private banker reporting to Greg Richesin, Texas team leader of the law firm group, which provides wealth management client services and a platform to the legal industry.