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The law firm approved the appointment of the former Comptroller of the Currency on Monday to chair the firm's financial institutions group and to advise clients on ...

When Dynasty Financial Partners landed Michael C. Brown as a partner and director of wealth management, the firm was determined to create a wealth management business where elite financial advisors could run their practices.

Small and medium sized businesses are ready to hire again, according to a survey by employment agency AppleOne, released Wednesday.

Legg Mason has hired Peter H. Nachtwey as chief financial officer and a member of its executive committee, reporting to Chairman and CEO Mark R. Fetting.

Baltimore-Md.-based Legg Mason has hired Pete Nachtwey, the former CFO for The Carlyle Group, to serve as its new lead financial officer...

John Bouchard, Saundra F. Albrite-Bouchard and Julie-Anne Lewis represent the first team of financial advisors to join Washington Wealth, which Tony Sirianni and Ross Wilkinson launched earlier this month.

John Y. Kim, who is already the executive vice president of New York Life Insurance Company, will take over the chairman position currently held by Gary Wendlandt on January 1, 2011.

Charles Schwab has named Marie A. Chandoha president and chief executive officer of Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., the investment advisor to the Schwab and Laudus Funds.

She previously held technology and operations positions with Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, Ernst & Young, First Boston and Royal Bank of Canada.

The new hires come from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Merrill Lynch

Peter Orszag will be vice chairman of global banking and a member of Citi's senior strategic advisory group.

The federal government accuses Peter Ghavami, Gary Heinz and Michael Welty of fraud relating to municipal bond bids.

Robbins has spent much of her career helping women through major changes in their lives, which is part of the reason Wilmington Brokerage Services Co. appointed her vice president and client relationship manager.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research has added two new senior analysts focusing on socially responsible investing and sustainability.

ICI has also promoted Gunas to government affairs officer.

The Investment Company Institute announced Thursday that it has hired two executives on its government affairs team and promoted another person in the group.

The new appointments bring the company's total new advisor hires for 2010 to 50.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has hired Michael Falcon as a managing director and head of retirement in the United States and Canada.

As part of an initiative to expand, the New York-based wealth manager hired Michael C. Brown as a partner and director of wealth management.

Tom Naratil, promoted internally, to replace him, while Sergio Ermotti will join from UniCredit and run Europe.