Financial Executives International Canada (FEI Canada) announced the induction of its 2009-2010 board of directors on Friday, and welcomed Karyn Brooks as she becomes chair of the board for the coming year.The new board for the professional membership association for senior financial executives was elected, for a one-year term, at FEI Canada’s annual general meeting […]
State Farm has appointed Barbara Bellissimo as chief agent and senior vice president for State Farm in Canada, the property & casualty insurer said Thursday.In her new role, she will be responsible for providing strategic leadership, and overseeing the sales and operations of State Farm in Canada. Bellissimo joined State Farm in 1986 and has […]
Thomson succeeds Guloien
Michael Tait is returning to UBS Securities Canada Inc. in June as managing director and head of Canadian equity sales, the company said Friday.Tait, who comes to UBS from Genuity Capital Markets, where he was a partner, will be based in Toronto and report to Rick Meslin, head of Canadian equities. He was previously with […]
First quarter surplus earnings surge 74.6%
The Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights (FAIR Canada) has hired veteran analyst Steve Garmaise as its associate director.Garmaise, who has been in the investment industry since 1983, has worked for a variety of firms including Wood Gundy, First Marathon Securities, Merrill Lynch, RBC Capital Markets and Genuity Capital Markets. He was managing director […]
De Proft succeeds Gilbert
Three veteran investment bankers join Chicago office
Highlighting the increasingly important role of emerging market players in the global financial industry, the Institute of International Finance’s Steering Committee on Regulatory Capital has appointed a banker from Columbia as vice chairman.The committee, which represents the views of financial services firms from across the world in dialogue with the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, […]
William Dudley has been appointed as chairman of the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS), the Bank Bank for International Settlements said Monday.His appointment is effective immediately.The CPSS focuses on international efforts to reduce risks and increase efficiency in payment and settlement systems. The CPSS secretariat, located at the BIS in Basel, Switzerland, is […]