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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.

PineBridge Investments has appointed E. Mervyn Davies, the United Kingdom’s previous minister of state for trade, investment and small business, as a new non-executive chairman at the New York-based money management firm.

As part of its initiative to expand and develop its asset management business, Morgan Stanley announced it added Sophia Drossos to its global macro and asset allocation group

JPMorgan Securities picked up a $3-million team of veteran advisors from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

Aviva Investors announced Tuesday it hired Pat O’Brien as chief executive officer of Aviva Investors North America Inc.

While Union Bank of California is having a good year in terms of brokerage revenues, it isn’t having much luck holding onto sales managers, according to sources.

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.

Martin McLaughlin Sr. and Martin McLaughlin Jr. joined the Westport office of UBS Wealth Management Americas.