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Thirty-year industry veteran Chris Willett will help expand business in the South.

On July 25, 2012, Old Mutual Asset Management, the U.S.-based global asset management business of Old Mutual plc, has named John Harrington as Director of U.S. Consultant Relations, responsible for business development in the consultant channel.

BNY Mellon has hired a former Northern Trust wealth strategist to be senior director in the firm’s Naples, Fla., office, in response to growing business in the region.

Industry veteran John Sullivan is joining Dynasty Financial Services as senior vice president, RIA and Transition Services.

On July 24, 2012, Eric J. Bokota has resigned as co-portfolio manager of the FPA International Value Strategy (including the FPA International Value Fund, FPIVX), effective July 23.

Morgan Creek Capital Management is tapping into the investment expertise of Daniel Kingston who has joined the firm as a member of its Investment Committee.

On July 24, 2012, Newly formed alternative asset management shop Madison Park Capital Partners, LLC has hired Erik Ogard, former Ddrector of Multi Strategy Solutions for Russell Investments, as a managing principal.

Dowling & Yahnke has announced that Michael Brown will join the firm as senior portfolio manager.

Northern Trust has hired Jeff Kearny to lead new business development for asset servicing the West Coast and in the Mountain states, including corporations, public pension funds, insurance companies and not-for-profit institutions.

Paul Schott Stevens has been president and chief executive of the Investment Company Institute since 2004.

On July 20, 2012, Northern Trust has hired Jeff Kearny to lead new business development for asset servicing the West Coast and in the Mountain states, including corporations, public pension funds, insurance companies and not-for-profit institutions.

Charles Schwab is beefing up its exchange-traded fund business with a new hire from Guggenheim Investments.

Franklin Templeton Investments has named Andrew Ashton and Dennis Rothe to new roles overseeing consultant/gatekeeper relations and investment research for the company’s International Advisory Services and North America Advisory Services divisions, respectively.

Two financial advisors, Matt Browning and Monica Bacon-Proctor, have been added to independent broker-dealer Securities America’s base of registered representatives.

Franklin Templeton Investments has named Andrew Ashton and Dennis Rothe to new roles overseeing consultant/gatekeeper relations and investment research for the company’s International Advisory Services and North America Advisory Services divisions, respectively.

On July 18, 2012, Franklin Templeton Investments has named Andrew Ashton and Dennis Rothe to new roles overseeing consultant/gatekeeper relations and investment research for the company’s International Advisory Services and North America Advisory Services divisions, respectively.

On July 18, 2012, Charles Schwab Corp. is beefing up its exchange-traded fund business with a new hire from Guggenheim Investments, Reuters reports.

On July 18, 2012, Dimensional Fund Advisors wants to bring its academic-based research investment management approach to the Asian markets.

Beverly Hills Wealth Management, a wealth management firm serving high-net-worth individuals, families and businesses, announced the hiring of a new marketing director and the launch of its new Public Agency Financial Advisory division.

Raymond James & Associates hired former Morgan Stanley Smith Barney advisor Tom Shoup as the new senior vice president of investments in its Atlanta office.