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James A. Wylie wss previously EVP and global head of sales and marketing at Acadian.

Turner Investment Partners has hired James A. Wylie as chief marketing officer and executive managing director, in charge of international sales, marketing and client services. He reports to Bob Turner, chairman and chief investment officer, overseeing more than $16 billion.

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced Thursday it promoted Jeff Reiss to national sales manager of its mutual fund arm.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney announced Thursday it hired Lisa Cregan, a former UBS manager, to run its brokerage offices in Houston.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney promoted James F. Walker to managing director to run its consulting services group, which provides investment consulting and managed account services.

River Road has attracted an acclaimed portfolio manager, changes at Citigroup, plus more executives on the move for the week of Sept. 6.

The Boston bank holding company promotes Thompson and Dawson.

In a newly expanded role, Reiss will lead a specialized sales organization to help drive growth of the company’s U.S. mutual funds and 529 college savings plans

During his 12-year career with Goldman Sachs, Winegar worked in New York and Hong Kong. He has been in Hong Kong since 2005 and led the legal coverage team for investment banking, capital markets and principal investment areas for Goldman Sachs in Asia, excluding Japan.

ETFS Marketing, a division of ALPS Distributors that specializes in exchange-traded fund marketing, investment research and public relations, has hired Patrick Carter for its U.S. sales team as a senior vice president. Carter will specialize in selling the company’s physically backed precious metal suite of products on the West Coast.