Broadridge Financial Services recently made one hire and made two internal appointments to support its expansion internationally.
BWise has named Joseph LeBas its new president for North America, effective immediately.
HSBC has appointed Clyde Choi as head of emerging markets foreign exchange trading for the Asia Pacific region.
Knight Capital Group has hired Todd Dahlstrom, Michael Cunningham and Eric Vander Mel for its credit sales and research group.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has hired a team of financial advisers from UBS Wealth Management.
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, a Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Morgan Stanley joint venture, has hired Chisato Haganuma as chief equity strategist.
Nomura Securities International has snagged Paul Sangimino as its new co-head of U.S. cash equities.
Stefan Mäder has been appointed chief financial officer and head of the Finance & Risk Division of SIX Group, which operates the SIX Swiss Exchange.
BTIG has hired Michael Nethercott as a director in equity sales trading.
Conifer Securities has appointed Douglas Lang to the role of head of fund administration and managing director.
Daiwa Capital Markets has named Meurig Williams as regional head of equities for Europe and the Middle East.
Daniel Son, president and co-founder of Penson Worldwide, has announced his retirement from the firm effective at the end of the month.
Deutsche Bank has hired Ted Wasserman as managing director and head of equity derivatives flow sales for North America.
Fiserv has hired Sean Gallagher, former JPMorgan Chase managing director, as the president of its Investment Services division.
Rothstein Kass has named four as principals of the firm.
Tullett Prebon's real-time price information business, Tullett Prebon Information, has brought on Christopher McGuigan as head of the Americas.
Wells Fargo Private Bank has hired Bonnie Humphrey, a senior wealth-planning strategist from HSBC, and Christopher Ross, a wealth adviser from Neuberger Berman.
Alpari, a global online foreign exchange trading services firm, has opened a new U.S. office in Boston as part of its strategic growth plans in the institutional foreign exchange space.
Nomura has appointed Mark Williams as managing director, head of equity capital markets for Asia ex-Japan.
R.J. O'Brien & Associates has promoted Kirk Bonniwell to the position of v.p. of strategic planning. Bonniwell joined R.J. O'Brien in 2007 as director in finance.
Standard Chartered Bank has appointed William Oswald to the role of global head of fixed income research.
The brokerage arm of Wells Fargo has hired Stephen Lawrence, a financial adviser from Northern Trust Securities.
BTIG is expanding its prime brokerage offering to its Boston office, bringing on Mike McCuin and Adrianne Schulte to lead the endeavour.
Citigroup has appointed Ian Smith as head of electronic execution product for Asia Pacific.
HSBC Global Markets has brought on Mark Johnson as managing director of global foreign exchange trading.
Jefferies has hired John McCann as a managing director in leveraged finance origination.
Morgan Joseph has added four managing directors to its Institutional Equities Marketing group.
Northern Trust has appointed Pamela Yuen as its North Asian sales director for Corporate & Institutional Services.
Wells Fargo has hired Natalie Cohen as managing director and senior municipal bond research analyst of its research and economics department.
The company has also appointed Jeff Pettiford its senior v.p. in plan sponsor sales.
BNY ConvergEx Group announced the results of its Jaywalk Independent Research Provider Performance Awards for the second quarter of 2010.
Jefferies has hired Ian Reid and Brendan Warn to cover oil and gas companies for the firm's London desk.
RBC Dexia Investor Services has hired William Foley as its director of securities lending sales.
Schiff Hardin has appointed Carlos Morales as counsel in its Securities and Futures Regulation group.
NorthPoint Trading Partners has added Sean Westley to its firm as senior v.p. of sales.
The Security Traders Association of New York has named Stephen Kay, managing director at Knight Capital Group, its 2010-2011 president, effective Aug. 1.
Gary Katcher, executive v.p. and head of global institutional fixed income at Knight Capital Group.
Stone House Consulting has hired Philip Lawton as a partner.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has brought on Paula Dubberly as the new deputy director for policy and capital markets in the division of corporation finance.
UBS recently hired a financial adviser team from The Ayco Company, a unit of Goldman Sachs.
Robin Paine has resigned as chief technology officer of the London Stock Exchange.
Jefferies has hired Paul Sandoli as head of the Ratings Advisory Group.
U.S. Trust has appointed Rowland Bankes as its head of trading.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has appointed James Tracy as coo of distribution and development, wealth management in the U.S.
Barclays Capital has hired two new economists to be based in the U.S. and London.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed David Blass as its associate general counsel for legal policy in the Office of the General Counsel.
Alpari has appointed Jermaine Harmon as its head of institutional sales in North America. Previously, Harmon was v.p. of sales at State Street. Harmon is expected to focus on establishing and managing the U.S. team
JPMorgan Securities has hired a team of Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown brokers.
Knight Capital Group has appointed Richard Herr as its new managing director of business development.
Macquarie Securities Group, the institutional equities arm of Macquarie Group, hired six senior equities sales traders on its New York, San Francisco and London desk.
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced last week that two high-level staffers vacated their positions this week, one a long-time staffer and the other a more recent appointee.
Société Générale Securities Services has appointed Olivier Renault as the country manager for SGSS in Luxembourg.
The Taiwan Futures Exchange has appointed Tony Fan as its new chairman.
Aite Group has added Sophie Schmitt as a senior analyst for its expanding Wealth Management team.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has tapped David Oman as chief risk officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Chapdelaine Credit Partners, a division of Chapdelaine & Co., has hired Elie Radinsky as the head of high-yield and distressed debt analyst team.
John Giesea, president and ceo of the Security Traders Association, has announced his plans to retire from the organization, ending a decade-long run that began in late 2001.
Houlihan Lokey, an independent investment bank, hired Eileen Kamerick as its new cfo.
Jefferies is expanding its investment banking group presence in Latin America with the addition of Rodolfo Molina.
Penson Financial Services Canada, the Canadian securities clearing unit of Penson Worldwide, has named Charles Piroli v.p. and associate general counsel.