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Payden & Rygel announced Wednesday with a WSJ tombstone advertisement that it has opened its first office on the East Coast, selecting Boston’s Financial District.

UBS Wealth Management Americas hired four advisors from Merrill with combined assets of $352 million. The new team will join the firm’s Jacksonville, Fla., office.

CIT Group Inc. is rounding out its executive suite, taking another step toward normality for the financing company and potentially earning regulators' approval for John Thain's planned shift toward a banking model.

In an effort to expand operations in Latin America, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management announced Monday it hired four executives to serve ultra wealthy individuals in Venezuela and Colombia.

NICSA Taps Woodall As New Chairman

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed Brian T. Croteau as its deputy chief accountant for the Professional Practice Group in the SEC’s Office of the Chief Accountant.

Nomura Securities International Inc. said on Thursday it hired two senior professionals from the Royal Bank of Scotland for its rates business. Steve Ashley will be global head of rates and Chris Fleming joins as global head of rates sales.

First Republic Bank is hiring in a bid to expand its wealth management operation.

An interview with the new NAPFA chair, executive changes at Bessemer Trust, a new head of Raymond James' women advisors group and more.

Adam Horowitz, credited with building Merrill’s equity franchise in South Africa, returns to the company as head of its Europe, Middle East, Africa global client coverage.

Credit Suisse taps Frederick Terrell to help oversee investment banking, putting into question the survival of Terrell's PE firm, Provender Capital.

Jim Fletcher, a portfolio manager with more than 25 years of experience, has joined First Republic Private Wealth Management in Newport Beach.

BOSTON -- The National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA) has elected Michael J. Woodall, managing director of Putnam Investments' Mutual Fund Shareholder Services, as its new chairman.

U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, an affiliate of the Global Wealth & Investment Management (GWIM) unit of Bank of America [BAC], announced that Grant Boyd had been named market executive in Greater Atlanta. Boyd previously worked at The Private Bank of Wells Fargo, where he was a senior vice president and private banking manager for the Southeast region. In his new role he will oversee the direction and growth of U.S. Trust’s relationships with high- and ultra-high-net worth individuals and families.

Gore, 30-Year Veteran, Joins Wilmington as MD

During his 17-year career, Aziz Hamzaogullari has honed a deliberate style for managing equity portfolios, pegging the worth of held companies not just by their market capitalizations, but whether they pass three important tests.

Peter Adamson, 47, a well-regarded money manager who pioneered the use of hedge funds in the 1980s, family office investments in the 1990s and currently serves as billionaire Eli Broad’s chief investment officer, has landed a job with the family office Oprah Winfrey is setting up to manage her billions. Adamson is reportedly Winfrey's first hire and is seen as a coup for the media mogul, worth an estimated $2.4 billion.

Michael Simonds is leaving Morgan Stanley Smith Barney to join Merrill Lynch as an associate director.

Fidelity Promotes Johnson To Oversee All Distribution

The turmoil in the economy over the last few years has sent financial advisors scurrying for greener pastures and Baird has benefited as quality talent has flocked to the firm.