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One year after the "untimely" death of Richard Aster, founder of Larkspur, Calif.-based Aster Capital Investment Management, the investment advisor is selling off its assets.
June 9 -
ProShares has added Ramesh Babu as chief technology officer and William Poulin as head of product management.
June 7 -
New York-based W.P. Stewart & Co. has hired Michael Maquet as chief executive officer, effective June 10.
June 7 -
Sean E. Ekiert has joined Raymond James as a managing director in Richmond, Va.
June 7 -
The financial services industry has one of the hardest glass ceilings for women to break through according to a recent survey from Edward Jones.
June 6 -
Raymond James Financial Services adds a veteran advisor and two team members are reunited.
June 6 -
Stifel nabbed two UBS advisors and opened a new office in Tampa, Fla.
June 5 -
Shannon Kennedy, a 26-year veteran of Northern Trust, was appointed to a new post as regional president for Orange and San Diego counties in Southern California.
June 5 -
ING U.S. announced last week that the underwriters in its initial public offering have exercised their overallotment option to purchase approximately 9.8 million additional shares of ING U.S. from ING Group at the IPO price of $19.50 per share.
June 4 -
John Hancock Funds has added Christopher Fuschillo as a managing director on its institutional sales team in a new position, calling on analysts and gatekeepers at major broker-dealer firms.
June 3 -
OppenheimerFunds has promoted Art Steinmetz to president. He is currently executive vice president and chief investment officer, where he oversees all equity, fixed income and alternative investment capabilities including investment strategy, strategic planning and personnel.
June 3 -
Hartford Funds has named Wellington Management Companys Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson as global investment strategist.
May 31 -
The new hires are part of the firms aggressive two-year recruiting campaign to increase the sales force by 50% by the end of 2014.
May 30 -
Robeco Investment Management has named Kerry James as head of institutional distribution, effective June 1.
May 29 -
Brian Schaub and Chad Meade, fund managers who quit Janus Capital Group this month, have joined Arrowpoint Partners, a Denver-based hedge-fund firm co-founded by their former colleague David Corkins.
May 29 -
Aberdeen Asset Management last week wrapped up its acquisition of Artio Global Investors, a U.S. publicly-listed asset manager, effective May 21.
May 24 -
Liana Magner has been appointed US Delegated DC Leader for Mercers Investments business.
May 23 -
Pioneer Investments has named Jonathan Chirunga as a portfolio manager on two Pioneer open-end municipal bond funds: Pioneer High Income Municipal Fund and Pioneer AMT-Free Municipal Fund.
May 21 -
Direxion has added another member to its sales team.
May 21 -
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association named former New Hampshire governor and U.S. senator Judd A. Gregg as its next chief executive officer.
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