Industry

Wells Fargo adds Bonnie Humphrey and Christopher Ross to its Washington operation as part of expansion efforts.

AXA Investment Management has nabbed former Mercer Global CIO Tim Gardener to head global consultant relations.

The Kansas City-based unit of UMB Financial Corp. hired Andrew Iseman as its new CEO.

He will replace Gary Wendlandt, the current vice chairman and chief investment officer, who will retire at yearend.

After three months of an active industry search, Grubb & Ellis has opted to name Michael Rispoli, the current CFO of its investment subsidiary, as the new lead financial officer and executive VP for the real estate services investment firm.

While quantitative analysts may feel they are no longer taking the blame for the financial crisis, they believe their work is still “misunderstood” by top executives.

Kathleen Hegenbart remembers the moment, five months ago, that proved a turning point for her. As is often the case in real life, it was not a dramatic office showdown. It was lunch. On a Wednesday.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has hired David Tyrie, formerly with Putnam Investments, as head of personal retirement services. He will report directly to Andy Sieg, head of retirement and philanthropic services division.

As the State of Wisconsin Investment Board continues a push toward risk aversion, its staff laid out new goals for the fixed-income portfolio that would look to find additional alpha minus any apparent investment hazard.

BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking has appointed Matt Salvner as head of fixed-income solutions for the Americas, the firm announced.bnp-names-head-fixed-income-americasbnp-names-head-fixed-income-americas