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The SEC announced Monday the appointment of John Ramsay as the new deputy director in the division of Trading and Markets.

Charles Schwab Corp. announced Monday that it has agreed to buy Windward Investment Management Inc., a Boston investment advisory firm.

Following three key acquisitions in 2008 to target mid-market retirement savings plans, the insurance giant has hired Denise Diana from Transamerica.

In its ongoing effort to expand its middle-market defined contribution and defined benefit business, The Hartford has hired Denise Diana as VP, retirement plans mid-market.

Kohn, 67, will become a senior fellow at Brookings in mid-September.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has recently recruited Michael O’ Brien, a former BlackRock executive to head the company’s institutional sales globally

Cetera Financial Group has appointed Mark Palmer as national sales manager.

Not even a year after she jumped from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Denise Wypiszenski leaves her COO slot at Baird’s wealth management group.

Eric Hanson, a 27-year Lazard veteran, has been added to help prop up and expand corporate advisory capabilities for Macqaurie Capital Advisors’ Financial Institutions Group, the firm said Tuesday.

The company also declared an 11 cent dividend for shareholder, marking the 25th consecutive year that it has paid a dividend.