Industry

Industry veteran Tom Hamilton joined the team as a wealth strategist to serve clients in Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and greater Chicago.

On June 12, 2012, Minneapolis-based RBC Global Asset Management hired Gerry Cosgrove and Mike Refojo to boost its sales ad consultant relations team.

The three former Morgan Stanley Smith Barney advisors will work out of the hybrid RIA’s new Utah offices and oversee more than $350 million in assets under management.

Genworth Financial Wealth Management has added 20-year industry veteran Rico Casares to its practice management consulting team.

Financial advisors Robert Powell, Walter Urban and Tyler Mercer of Alpha Capital Partners have announced a partnership with Raymond James & Associates.

Advisors clearly need to change how their practices are staffed up in order to meet the challenge of running clean, client-focused businesses.

On June 12, 2012 Sentinel Investmentsfs CEO Christian W. Thwaites joined the board of directors of The Borgen Project, a national nonprofit organization committed to improving conditions for people living in severe poverty.

Over the course of a 30-year career, Steven Stahlberg worked for Wachovia, R.W. Baird and Morgan Stanley.

On June 11, 2012, Joseph Hunter has joined Curian Clearing, the clearing and operations organization for Curian Capital, as senior vice president of operations. In his new role, Hunter will work closely with the firm's sales partners, vendors and advisor office support staff.

On June 11, 2012, The Investment Company Institute has hired George Shevlin as its new Political Affairs Officer, responsible for managing the Institute’s political program, including the Political Action Committee.