05/05/2014

Poker-Playing JPMorgan VIX Trader Wien Joining Och-Ziff

He joined JPMorgan, the biggest U.S. bank, in 2012 to trade options and futures on the VIX, as the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index is known. In his e-mail, Wien thanked JPMorgan colleagues for the two-year experience.

05/02/2014

Merrill Lynch Snags $3 Billion Team

Merrill Lynch has scooped up two advisors with $3 billion in assets under management from rival wirehouse giants UBS and Deutsche Bank.

05/02/2014

Barclays loses head of Asia-Pacific business

According to sources cited by Bloomberg, eight managing directors began an exit from the bank's markets unit earlier in the year, after trading income fell dramatically.

05/02/2014

RBC targets european HNW's with new role

The creation of this new role is in line with RBC Wealth Management’s strategy to increase its focus on international UHNW clients, providing them with integrated solutions that harness RBC’s global expertise.

05/02/2014

Steven Cohen steps down from Robin Hood board

Steven A. Cohen, who closed his hedge-fund firm SAC Capital Advisors this year to settle allegations of insider trading, is stepping down as a director of the Robin Hood Foundation after 10 years on the board.

05/02/2014

RSA appoints private client division head

He will lead all of the company's high-net-worth personal lines business, including Oak and will report directly into Mark Allan, managing director of RSA's personal lines intermediated division.