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Raymond James announced Monday that it hired Martin Gelb and Sonya Gelb Choeff. The father-daughter team joined the new Miami Beach branch of Raymond James.

RidgeWorth Investments has hired Robert Zakem as chief compliance officer and general counsel and Joseph O'Donnell as chief compliance officer for RidgeWorth Funds.

The BNY Mellon unit is beefing up its global research offerings for its registered investment advisor, broker-dealer and hedge fund customers.

Sal Naro, who was the former Markit Group executive vice president and Sailfish Capital’s co-founder and managing partner, was also appointed vice chairman of the parent company Jefferson National Financial Corp. and elected to its board of directors.

It's not exactly cats and dogs living together, but a new white paper from Sanctuary Wealth Services surmises that independent advisors and wirehouse brokers could definitely learn a lot from each other when it comes to attracting and retaining clients and would do well to learn from each other's mistakes in the future.

G. Kennedy Thompson, a former chairman and chief executive of Wachovia Corp., will join the board of BNC Bancorp in High Point, N.C.

The Port Jefferson, NY team previously had $1.8 million in annual production and $277 million in assets under management.

Washington Wealth Management, a Middleburg, Va., based registered investment advisory firm, announced it hired Jordan Ball as a regional vice president for its newly opened Richmond, Va., office.

Scott McCuaig stepped down from his leadership role at broker-dealer subsidiary Stifel Nicolaus & Co.

Kelli K. Hill has joined Sentinel Investments as vice president and co-manager of the Sentinel Capital Growth Fund, Sentinel Growth Leaders Fund and Sentinel Growth Opportunities Fund, working alongside Elizabeth R. Bramwell, senior vice president and lead portfolio manager of the funds.