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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.

Glovista Investments growth strategy, executive moves at Citi Private Bank in Florida, plus more changes for the week of Aug. 23.

Despite the fact mergers and acquisitions have gone dormant this year, deals are expected to surge in the next six months.

A recent realignment of The Hartford Financial Services Group resulted in a new position for Jim Davey running the company’s mutual fund business.