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The firm's latest hires joined from regional brokerage D.A. Davidson.

Robert T. Barnett, CFA, FRM, is a senior vice president with Valuation Research Corporation. He specializes in valuations for private equity, venture capital, hedge fund and corporate clients with a focus on complex capital structures and financial instruments.

As second-story advisers, they can focus on servicing their books without the burden of helping the branches with training and sales development.

Wealthy retirees live longer and collect more Social Security compared to those in lower income groups, making the program less progressive, a study found.

Igor Pejic is an author, keynote speaker and banker. His latest book "Big Tech in Finance" analyzes how tech titans are remaking the global financial system. His previous title "Blockchain Babel" won the Independent Press Award and was profiled as a Financial Times book of the month. Pejic publishes the industry newsletter The New Frontier, and his articles and interviews regularly appear in media such as the New York Times, American Banker and Bloomberg. Pejic has held different management positions in banking and payments, currently at one of the largest banking groups in Europe.

Robert Cook detailed his multi-year overhaul aimed at easing compliance, revisiting old rules and rooting out bad actors.

The broker who specializes in international clients joined Bolton Global Capital.

Bullion prices have languished as demand for a haven fades and rising borrowing costs make the metal less competitive against assets that pay interest.