June was a busy month for moves and changes in personnel for the world’s wealth management sector.

ATLAS Infrastructure, a global listed infrastructure specialist, appointed Brian Sparkes as head of investor relations, UK and Europe. Prior to joining ATLAS, he spent 12 years at Macquarie Asset Management in Australia and Luxembourg.

UK-based Lyford, a private bank specialising in bespoke asset-backed lending and bridging finance for UHNW individuals, families and global family offices, appointed finance specialist Jonathan Carfi. He joined from KPMG LLP’s Deal Advisory practice in London, where he specialised in strategy and performance transformation. 

Glasgow-based wealth manager, Murphy Wealth appointed Shane Presley as a senior financial planner. He has more than 30 years’ experience of providing financial, planning, and investment advice. 

Capital Group appointed Jamie Sinclair as head of ETFs for Europe and Asia-Pacific, based in London. Sinclair used to work at BlackRock, where he spent more than a decade in senior leadership roles.

Natixis Investment Managers appointed Léa Dunand-Chatellet as chief executive officer of Mirova, its affiliate dedicated to sustainable investing. She succeeded Philippe Zaouati.

Julius Baer appointed Riccardo Corzani as branch manager in Lugano. Corzani succeeded Ettore Bonsignore, who retired after seven years in leadership roles at Julius Baer covering the Italy and Ticino market and, most recently, heading the Lugano branch. Corzani joined Julius Baer in September 2023.

The board of London-listed VEIL, an investment company focused on Vietnam, appointed Simon Davies as independent non-executive director and chair of the board. He succeeded Charles Cade as chair of the board. Cade, who served as the interim chair since January 2026, continued as the company's senior independent director.

Foster Denovo, a UK-wide group, appointed Aytekin Can to oversee the vital role data is playing in reshaping wealth management and employee benefits’ consulting.

UK-based Blackfinch Group appointed Harry Penberthy as group head of marketing and named Graham Robinson as strategic distribution director.

Carey Olsen, the offshore law firm, promoted five lawyers to the partnership: Shane Westin (corporate, Cayman Islands), Elliot Aron (dispute resolution and litigation, Guernsey), Joanna Caen (trusts and private wealth, Guernsey), Lizzie Chamberlain (banking and finance, Jersey), and Amelia Tan (dispute resolution and litigation, Singapore). 

London-headquartered Chikara Investments appointed Peter Harrison, former group chief executive of Schroders, as strategic advisor to the business. For more than 35 years, Harrison worked in asset management, latterly serving as group chief executive of Schroders between March 2016 and November 2024.

The Association of Swiss Asset and Wealth Management Banks (VAV), representing 23 Swiss banks, voted to make Georg Schubiger, co-chief executive of Vontobel, as its new president.

Schubiger took over from Giorgio Pradelli, CEO of EFG International, who became chairman of the Swiss Bankers Association. Stefan Bollinger, CEO of Julius Baer, became new vice president of the association. Alexander Classen, chair of the board of directors of EFG International, and Marcel Rohner, vice chairman of the board of directors of Union Bancaire Privée, were also newly elected to the board of directors.

Carne Group, a European third-party management company, appointed former PwC senior figure John Parkhouse as president. Parkhouse reports to John Donohoe, founder and group chief executive, who remained as CEO. Parkhouse was most recently territory senior partner and CEO for Luxembourg at PwC.

Suntera Global appointed Chris Marquis as the firm’s new global head of private wealth. The role is UK-based. Marquis, who has held senior global leadership positions across Europe and Asia, brings more than 25 years of international experience in trust and fiduciary services to the role. Most recently, he was global head of private clients at Vistra. 

Quilter Cheviot hired James Charlton as an investment manager, based in Liverpool. He reports to Nigel Hibbert, executive director and head of the Liverpool office. Charlton, who joined from Barclays Private Bank, previously worked at Tilney and Deutsche Bank in investment management roles.

Quilter appointed Justin Towlson as head of sales for strategic growth. He reports to Nigel Jeffries, Quilter’s distribution director. Towlson previously served as regional sales manager at Wesleyan. 

Quilter Cheviot announced that Andrew Fahy took on strategic responsibility for its international business. From chief executive officer of Europe, he became CEO of Europe and international markets. With strategic responsibility for Quilter Cheviot’s offices in Jersey and Dubai, he continues to lead the Dublin office.

Tim Childe stepped back as managing director, head of international, as part of a pre-planned leadership transition. Childe has almost four decades of experience in the investment management industry, with 36 years at Quilter Cheviot. Fahy joined Quilter Cheviot Europe in January 2022 as its head of financial planning.

IQ-EQ, a global investor services group, appointed Michael Slater as managing director for the Middle East. Slater, formerly executive director and head of Middle East and Africa at Northern Trust, has spent more than 30 years working throughout the region.

Mishcon de Reya appointed three lawyers to join its dispute resolution team in the United Arab Emirates: Charlotte Bijlani (partner and co-head of the UAE disputes practice); Haya Al Bawab (managing associate), and Gabriela Benavides (associate). All three joined from Watson Farley & Williams.

ING appointed Aled Patchett as head of sectors UK. He is also a senior management function (SMF) holder and a member of ING’s UK management team. Patchett reports functionally to Erik Fortgens, head of sectors EMEA and hierarchically to Alexandra MacMahon, UK country head. Patchett was previously with Lloyds Bank.

Schroders Capital Private Debt & Credit Alternatives (PDCA) team appointed Bob Paterson as head of European Asset-based Finance (ABF) and Significant Risk Transfer (SRT) Investments, a senior leadership position within the Securitized Product & Asset-Based Finance (SP&ABF). He reports to Michelle Russell-Dowe, co-head of PDCA and global head of SP&ABF. The role is newly formed.

UK-based Heligan Group, an investment and advisory group, promoted Matt Croker to partner within its corporate finance team. Croker joined Heligan in 2019 from the M&A team at BDO.

International law firm Pillsbury hired international tax and wealth planning partner Matthew Sperry to enhance its Private Client and Family Office offering. Sperry joined from Cadwalader.

Coutts appointed Sarah Dow to lead the digital assets strategy and execution for its Private Banking & Wealth Management (PBWM) business. 

Carmignac appointed Frederic Jeanmaire, a European equity fund manager, to join its London-based investment team. Jeanmaire co-manages the Carmignac Portfolio Grande Europe and FP Carmignac European Leaders strategies alongside Mark Denham. He also co-manages the Carmignac Portfolio Patrimoine Europe strategy alongside Jacques Hirsch.

Cazenove Capital appointed Jamie Stafford as business development director for the South of England. He reports to Simon Cooper, portfolio director and head of Discretionary Fund Management (DFM).

Weatherbys Banking Group hired two new bankers: Mark Hassett and Heather Sonnet, who joined the London team. Hassett has a background of working with high net worth clients and supporting those with complex, multi-jurisdictional needs throughout his career. He held senior leadership positions at the Royal Bank of Canada and Swiss private bank EFG. Sonnet has over 30 years’ experience as a Chartered & Certified Financial Planner and private banker. She has worked in roles across the sector, from director to business owner.

Coutts Crown Dependencies formed a dedicated client acquisition team, led by Tina Cartner, who has 40 years’ experience within the NatWest Group.

Dubai Financial Services Authority appointed Armin Peter as managing director, markets. Peter has almost 30 years’ capital markets and banking experience in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, including more than 17 years of experience at UBS.

JTC, a global professional services firm, appointed Jurgen Borgt as head of corporate services – Switzerland within its Institutional Capital Services (ICS) Division. Jurgen has more than 25 years of experience in financial services in international markets.

Ogier Global, Ogier’s Corporate and Fiduciary services division, appointed Declan Byrne as head of agency services within its Debt Capital Markets team.

New York-headquartered First Eagle Investments appointed Edward Berry as managing director, alternative credit. Based in London, he reports to Rémi Casals, head of international wealth solutions. Previously, Berry served as head of UK and global consultant relations at AlbaCore Capital overseeing North American distribution. 

Evelyn Partners Group announced that upon completion of its acquisition by NatWest Group, Paul Geddes, chief executive officer, and Alex Gersh, chief financial officer, would step down. Chris Kenny, currently chief investment management officer, became CEO of Evelyn Partners, reporting to Emma Crystal, CEO of NatWest’s Private Banking & Wealth Management division. Din Mustaffa, deputy CFO of Evelyn Partners, became CFO, reporting to Chris Kenny.

Aberdeen Investments appointed Herman Bots as global head of its equities franchise. Based in London, he reports to Aberdeen’s CIO, Peter Branner. Previously, Bots spent 17 years at pension investors APG, most recently as managing director of equities. Devan Kaloo, the previous incumbent, moved to running emerging markets portfolios, where he began his career at Aberdeen 26 years ago.

iCapital, a global fintech platform, appointed Brooks Entwistle as head of International and as a member of the management committee. He is based in Zurich, relocating from Singapore. Entwistle succeeded Marco Bizzozero, who decided to step down to pursue a new leadership opportunity with a client. 

Asia-Pacific
UBS appointed several senior figures in its Asia-Pacific wealth management business:

-- For Taiwan, the Swiss bank appointed Damien Hsiao as regional global wealth management (GWM) head of the country, overseeing domestic and international businesses. 
Sherry Lin and Christine Lai were named as co-heads for the GWM Taiwan Domestic business.

-- In Singapore, Peter Yang was named head of GWM private wealth in the Asian city-state, succeeding Dominique Boer. Most recently, he was market team head and deputy business sector head for GWM Singapore in Greater China.

-- Henry Su and Dominique Boer left UBS to explore new opportunities.

-- Conrad Huber became business sector head of GWM Philippines, with Kenny Ng, as deputy BSH of GWM Philippines. This added to Huber’s leadership responsibilities across GWM Indonesia, Japan International and the bank’s “Next Generation” and “Global Connectivity” growth initiatives.

-- UBS also appointed Andrew Bird as GWM Australia. It also expanded his remit to include head of GWM Australia International alongside his role as head of GWM Australia Domestic. Vineet Mehta was made deputy business sector head GWM APAC India International. Mehta has a functional reporting line to Michael Baechli, head GWM NRI and global NRI coordinator.

Suntera Global appointed Lucas Ting as client services director, based in Hong Kong. He has more than 13 years’ experience supporting UHNW clients. Ting previously worked at Alvarez & Marsal, a global professional services firm in Hong Kong, where he advised family offices on the integration of Hong Kong and cross-border wealth management plans.

Manulife Hong Kong & Macao, part of Manulife, appointed Lilian Ng as an independent non-executive director. Previously, Ng held a range of senior leadership positions at Prudential, including MD, strategic business group and regional CEO for Greater China.

First Sentier Group appointed Belinda Webber as chief people officer (CPO), based in Sydney. She reports to CEO Harry Moore. Webber was appointed after the previous chief people officer and culture officer, Adele Swan, stepped down after the CPO role was moved to Sydney from Edinburgh. Webber formerly served as group executive, chief human resources officer at Rabobank.

Julius Baer appointed former UBS figure Cherry Chow as a relationship manager for its intermediaries team in Hong Kong, reporting to Sandro Treier, group head intermediaries Greater China. Chow worked at UBS for more than nine years.

International law firm Trowers & Hamlins appointed senior corporate lawyers Saravanan Rathakrishnan and Dato' Kunal Chahl. Rathakrishnan, who specialises in investment funds, family office structuring, and private equity transactions, has experience advising UHNW individuals. 

Value Partners Group appointed Cai Shaojun as managing director and head of fixed income. Prior to joining Value Partners, Cai served as head of global fixed income research and principal portfolio manager at E Fund Management (Hong Kong).

Raffles Family Office appointed two senior figures: Daniel Lai and Eileen Wee, based in Hong Kong and Singapore, respectively.  Lai, who is executive director and head of wealth planning for Greater China, joined the firm at the end of May. Previously, he was with DBS Private Bank. Lai also worked at financial services firms in Hong Kong including HSBC Private Bank and Standard Chartered Private Bank. Wee, who also joined in May, was appointed as executive director, head of wealth planning for Southeast Asia. Her career includes working at UBS, Credit Suisse, HSBC Trustee Singapore, and DBS Private Banking.

RBC Wealth Management appointed four senior private bankers based in Hong Kong: Amanda Yeung, managing director and team head, has more than 25 years of wealth management experience. She was previously with China Construction Bank (Asia), where she was deputy general manager and deputy head of private banking. 

Felix Yuan, director, has more than a decade of private banking experience, and was previously at Standard Chartered Private Bank, where he was a director managing high net worth client relationships. Anthony Shiu, director, was previously at BNP Paribas, where he was senior vice president specialising in ultra-high net worth advisory. Desmond Kwong, director was with BNP Paribas Wealth Management, where he was senior vice president. He has also worked at Julius Baer and HSBC.

Capital Group made several appointments for its Hong Kong operations: Chris Tong was appointed managing director, financial intermediaries, Greater China. Tong joined from JP Morgan Asset Management, where he was an executive director. Aaron Tsang joined as business development associate to support regional business development. He and Tang report to Henry Chan, head of financial intermediaries, Hong Kong. Hillary Juan, who joined as fixed income investment director, reports to Jeremy Cunningham, investment director. Juan was formerly an iShares fixed income product strategist at BlackRock.

UBS appointed former JBWare senior figure Damian Robinson as market team head for its wealth management business in Australia. Robinson is based in Sydney and reports to Andrew Bird, head of global wealth management Australia. Robinson was head of advice for New South Wales and Queensland at JBWare for five years.

UOB Private Bank appointed former senior Bank of Singapore figure Dennis Hong as regional market head, Greater China and North Asia, UOB Private Bank. Hong, based in Singapore, reports to Chew Mun Yew, head of UOB Private Bank. Prior to this, Hong worked for more than six years at BoS, most recently as market group head and managing director, Asia-Pacific, in Singapore.

Hong Kong-based MCM Partners, specialising in areas such as investment management and capital markets, launched a family office offering, and appointed Christophe Page to head the operation. He has a two-decade track record of working in private banking, alternative investments and family office advisory. Senior roles include those at UBS, Pictet, Landholt & Cie. Page was also managing director at Precious & Associates Family Offices in Geneva, and head of family office, and investment committee member for Swiss China Center, in Shenzhen; he was also head of private investments for Novastone Capital, based in Geneva.

Klay Group appointed Rohit Ganguli as global head of wealth planning. Based in Singapore, Ganguli reports to Arjun Anand, chief executive officer (APAC). Ganguli was previously with EFG Bank, where he had served as head of wealth planning Asia since 2016.

Bank of Singapore appointed Lim Leong Guan as head of private banking for Middle East, South Asia & International, taking over the role vacated by the departure of Ranjit Khanna. Based in Dubai, Lim, who joined BoS in 2020, also became CEO of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) branch. Lim is concurrently interim global head of the investment solutions group. Annabelle Chow, head of financial intermediaries, became global segment lead for the FIM business. Chow reports to Yang.

IQ-EQ appointed Wyn James as its new head of asset owners for Asia-Pacific, based in Singapore. In this newly-created role, he reports to Stuart Pinnington, IQ-EQ’s global head of asset owners. James previously held senior positions at MSCI/Burgiss, JP Morgan, RBC Capital Markets, Coutts and Merrill Lynch.

BNP Paribas Wealth Management appointed former UBS senior figure Hiko Lee as head of investment counselling in Taiwan. Lee reports to John Lee, head of investment services Taiwan at BNP Paribas Wealth Management.

UOB made leadership changes in UOB China Limited (UOB China) and UOB Hong Kong Branch: Adaline Zheng, CEO of UOB Hong Kong Branch, was appointed as the new chief executive of UOB China. She took over from from Peter Foo, who is retiring after 15 years with the bank. George Tung, the lender’s country manager in South Korea, took over from Zheng as the CEO of UOB Hong Kong Branch; the appointments took effect from the start of July. Zheng has more than 20 years of banking experience across mainland China and Hong Kong. Tung has more than three decades of experience in the banking sector spanning mainland China, Hong Kong, South Korea and ASEAN markets. Sarah Courtney Dockett was made market executive of the Philippines, Australia & New Zealand at Citi Private Bank. She relocated from London to Singapore.

M&G Investments (M&G) appointed Cameron Sinclair as head of institutional distribution, Australia, based in Sydney. In this newly created-role, he reports to Amy Cho, head of Asia-Pacific. Sinclair, who has more than 25 years of experience in institutional sales and distribution, was previously a co-founder and partner at Invest, where he was involved with capital raising and distribution strategy. 

RBC Wealth Management Asia made three senior appointments in Singapore: Abhijit Shetty joined as managing director and team head, with more than 23 years of private banking experience across major institutions including Citibank, Standard Chartered, DBS and ANZ. Also joining were Sandesh Assao as executive director, senior relationship manager, and Sudarshan V Athreya as MD, senior relationship manager.

Schroders Wealth Management appointed Sharon Sim as head of business development, Asia. Sim is based in Singapore. She has more than 25 years of experience in wealth management, family offices and capital markets in Asia. Prior to Schroders, Sim held senior leadership positions in single and multi-family offices in Singapore, including chief executive officer of a single-family office. 

Eastspring Investments appointed Fanny Lee as head of intermediary sales, Hong Kong. Lee is based in Hong Kong, reporting to Szu Yi Chin, head of global financial institutions and intermediaries, Eastspring Investments. Lee has more than 25 years’ experience in private wealth distribution across Hong Kong and Greater China. 

Hong Kong-headquartered FWD Group Holdings appointed Martin Zingg as a non-executive director to join its board of directors. Zingg serves as group head of corporate development and strategic investments at Swiss Re.

North America
SEI appointed Nathan Shetty as chief investment officer (CIO). Shetty, who has more than 20 years of experience leading global, multi-asset investment businesses, most recently served as senior managing director and head of multi-asset at Nuveen Asset Management. 

Advisory firm TritonPoint Partners said Richard and Robert Sichel  had joined the firm; they are located in the Philadelphia area. Previously, Richard Sichel managed about $350 million in assets, serving multi-generational families, professionals, business owners, retirees, and institutions. Richard Sichel served as executive vice president and senior investment strategist at The Philadelphia Trust Company, and Robert Sichel was a partner and head of the Fiduciary Practice at K&L Gates.

Scottsdale, Arizona-headquartered Amplify Technolgy, an AI-native registered investment advisor (RIA) growth platform, appointed Adam Scully-Power as managing director, enterprise strategy. Most recently, he served as managing director at Nebo Wealth, a GMO company. He also spent 23 years at Columbia Threadneedle Investments.

Cohen & Steers, a New York-listed investment firm, appointed Amit Muni as chief financial officer. He reports to Joseph Harvey, CEO and succeeded Michael Donohue, who had served as interim CFO since October 17, 2025. 

FNZ, a global wealth management platform, appointed David Moss as its group chief product officer, based n New York City. Moss reports to Roman Regelman, FNZ group president. Prior to this, Moss worked at BNY.

Alpha Capital Family Office appointed Henry Pizzutello as a partner to lead its expansion into Texas with offices in The Woodlands and Beaumont. Prior to this, Pizzutello worked at AC Family Office from HFG Wealth Management, where he served as chief investment officer and led portfolio management for the firm. 

Fiduciary Trust Company appointed Frank Brochin as chief investment officer. Prior to this, Brochin was CIO of the family office practice at Focus Partners Wealth. This was a replacement position for FTC's former CIO, Hans Olsen, who left to pursue other opportunities.

Crusonia Wealth Advisors, an independent RIA, welcomed Ryan Csrnko to its team. He worked for several years at independent advisory practices across Colorado. 

Ascentis Wealth Management, part of Dallas-headquartered Ascentis Holdings, added wealth advisor Ryan Uszenski to the platform. Uszenski has more than 20 years of experience and about $160 million in client assets. Previously, Uszenski founded Century Wealth Advisors. 

Rockefeller Global Family Office set up a presence in Naples, Florida. It added Coplin Wealth Partners, a team that had previously been with Morgan Stanley. Coplin is led by private advisor and managing director Steven Coplin. The team also includes private advisor and senior vice president Ryan Sherman, private advisors and vice presidents Lynette Susi and Caroline Coplin, chief operating officer and VP Ashley Gegenwarth, client relationship associate Biagio Delboccio and client associate Phoebe Coplin.  

Rossby Financial appointed a new chief operating officer, Lindsay Evans. Evans was previously vice president of product at caregiver connector tech company Kare, a customer advisory board member at both Checkr and Twilio, and director of product management at Uniguest.

Envestnet appointed David Kamerman to lead its Canada business, where he also serves as strategic relationship manager for clients in the country. 

Orion Advisor Solutions appointed former AssetMark senior figure Yi-Ching Wu as executive vice president of in its wealth management products and platform area. Wu has more than 20 years of experience leading investment product and platform strategy across wealth and asset management organizations. Before her time at AssetMark, Wu held product development and management positions at Schwab.

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business appointed Robert Stover, Jr as the inaugural executive director of its Family Office Initiative (FOI). Stover has more than 30 years’ experience advising family enterprises, family offices, their principals and family members across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Booth’s FOI was founded in October 2024. 

Carnegie Investment Counsel promoted Ben Connard to chief investment officer. Prior to joining Carnegie, Connard spent nine years as a partner and portfolio manager at Eagle Ridge Investment Management and 11 years as an analyst at Laidlaw Group.

Quarles & Brady, a US law firm, said Jennifer Nackley, a trust and estate attorney, rejoined the firm’s Naples, Florida office as a partner. Nackley, who has more than three decades’ private practice experience, previously practiced at a Florida estate planning/administration boutique firm.

Willis Johnson Wealth announced a leadership transition: Nick Johnson was appointed as the chief executive officer. He continues to serve as chief investment officer. Willis Johnson, former CEO and father of Nick, moved to an executive chairman role.

BridgePort Financial Solutions appointed financial services and wealth management industry veteran Clara Sierra as managing director. Sierra reports to Jeff Vivacqua, Cambridge’s president for growth and development.

UBS appointed former JP Morgan figure Rick Penafiel to be market executive for South Florida, a newly-formed market segment for the Swiss bank’s operations in the US. 

In his new role, he reports to Julie Fox, Southeast regional director, and is based in Boca Raton. Penafiel has worked for more than three decades in wealth management. 

Wilde Wealth Management Group, in which Cetera is a strategic minority investor, appointed Erica Bloudek as chief operating officer. Bloudek previously worked at Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, an Arax Investment Partners company, where she served as COO. 

Bogart Wealth, an RIA, appointed Bryce Black as director of corporate development – a newly-formed role. Prior to joining Bogart Wealth, he served as senior vice president of corporate development at Robertson Stephens, and previously had stints at Focus Financial Partners and PwC.

RBC Wealth Management US welcomed the Shannon Ryan Wealth Management Group to its complex in Southern California. Led by financial advisor Shannon Ryan, the team joined from Wells Fargo where it oversaw more than $400 million in client assets. 

Strickoff Financial Services, led by Kive Strickoff, joined the branch channel of Ameriprise Financial, from Commonwealth Financial Network. Strickoff, along with his long-time client service associates Rhonda Sossner and Colleen Barbato, joined The Atlantic Group. 

UBS made a series of appointments: Jeremy Autry joined the firm as a market director in the Manhattan market. He is based in UBS’s 1285 Avenue of the Americas location, reporting to Manhattan market executive Kellie Brady. Autry, who brings 25 years of financial services experience, was previously a market manager for the 5th Avenue market at Morgan Stanley. Harlan S Levinson and Louis F Vargas also joined the firm as financial advisors. 

Law firm Buchalter added a tax and estate planning team to its Portland, Oregon office. The group joined from Stoel Rives LLP. Emily Karr and Susan Bock joined the firm as corporate partners in Portland.  

CIBC Private Wealth US appointed Clark Jorgensen as a senior relationship manager and managing director, based in San Francisco. Jorgensen has more than 25 years of experience advising high net worth individuals, families and foundations, in particular integrating their financial, estate, tax and philanthropic objectives. Most recently, he served as a senior director of portfolio management at BMO Family Office.

Nomura Asset Management appointed Andrew “Andy” Goldberg as chief investment strategist of the firm’s international arm. This was a newly-formed role. Goldberg spent more than two decades at JP Morgan Asset Management and JP Morgan Private Bank.

Sanctuary Wealth brought Iron North Private Wealth and its founders, CEO Brad Desormeaux and president Abigail Allsup into its embrace. The team used to be at UBS. It has set up an office in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

AdvizorStack, a wealthtech platform for RIAs, said Kimberly Papedis, president and co-founder of Fusion Financial Partners, joined its advisory board. 

Raymond James
The following individuals joined the group in its different channels:

-- Financial advisor Alister Chick joined the independent advisor channel. Prior to this, Chick worked at Edward Jones where he managed approximately $122 million in client assets. He operates as as Pine & Coast Wealth Advisors, based in Shallotte, North Carolina. 

-- Advisors Nick Weber, Jim Peavey, and Kevin Stone joined the financial institutions division of Raymond James. They sit within First Investments & Planning, located at FNBO (First National Bank of Omaha). The Kansas City-based advisors operate from local offices and collectively manage about $145 million in client assets. They joined from Country Club Trust Company, a subsidiary of Country Club Bank, which FNBO acquired in October.

-- Brent Tiemeyer joined the employee advisor channel; he previously oversaw about $150 million in client assets at Edward Jones.

-- Advisor Daniel Berger joined the employee advisor channel, based in St Louis, Missouri. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services.

-- Advisor Reece Nicholas joined the independent advisor channel. Previously, he worked at Edward Jones where he ran $268 million in client assets. 

-- Financial advisor Tom Palomares joined its independent advisor channel. Palomares was formerly at Edward Jones. Based in Tucson, Arizona, he joined the established SilverTree Wealth Partners team.

-- The firm welcomed financial advisor Karlynn Schramm to its employee advisor channel. Schramm arrived from Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors. She is based in Denver, Colorado.