(Adds Citigroup, Congressional panel)
Nov 19 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Wednesday. To inform us of other job changes, please email moves@thomsonreuters.com.
CITIGROUP
The bank told clients in an email Wednesday that brokerage and asset manager analyst Prashant Bhatia is leaving the bank. His last day is Friday.
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT PANEL FOR TARP
The panel charged with overseeing the Troubled Assets Relief Program named U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) and U.S. Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) as panel members.
THE RESERVE
The Reserve hired Joseph Monagle to oversee the liquidation of the Primary Fund and the Government Fund, Monagle was co-head of global fixed income at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers before retiring in 2000. He will hep evaluate market conditions and liquidity for securities in Reserve's portfolios, and advise independent trustees and the adviser on alternatives for the disposition of one or more portfolios.
CME GROUP INC
The derivatives exchange said it has named Michael O'Connell as managing director, clearing business development. O'Connell was previously at Northern Trust Corp, where he most recently was part of its global consulting team.
AMHERST HOLDINGS LLC
The holding company that owns a broker-dealer focusing on mortgages said it hired Laurie Goodman as a senior managing director in charge of research, risk management, and business development, effective Dec. 8. Goodman headed global fixed-income research at UBS and ran the securitized products research group there.
GAMCO INVESTORS INC
The asset manager appointed Virgil Chan to open its Hong Kong office and coordinate merchant banking and research. Chan was with Symphony Capital Partners earlier.
EVOLUTION SECURITIES LTD
The investment bank, which is a part of British financial services firm Evolution Group Plc, named Gary Jenkins as head of Fixed Income Research. Jenkins was previously with Deutsche Bank.
CLOSE BROTHERS
The independent business unit of British investment bank Close Brothers Group appointed Luke MacKenzie as a director to its European Restructuring and Debt Advisory Group. He was earlier with CB Richard Ellis Real Estate Finance.
RAVEN RUSSIA
The British property firm focused on warehouses in Russia promoted Colin Smith as chief operating officer and executive director. He has been a senior executive of the company for a year and was appointed to the Board on Nov. 14. Prior to that, he was with BDO.
(Compiling by Dan Wilchins in New York and Amiteshwar Singh in Bangalore; Editing by Brian Moss) Keywords: FINANCIAL/MOVES (amiteshwar.singh@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 4135 5800; Reuters Messaging: amiteshwar.singh.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2008. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
Nov 19 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Wednesday. To inform us of other job changes, please email moves@thomsonreuters.com.
CITIGROUP
The bank told clients in an email Wednesday that brokerage and asset manager analyst Prashant Bhatia is leaving the bank. His last day is Friday.
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT PANEL FOR TARP
The panel charged with overseeing the Troubled Assets Relief Program named U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) and U.S. Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) as panel members.
THE RESERVE
The Reserve hired Joseph Monagle to oversee the liquidation of the Primary Fund and the Government Fund, Monagle was co-head of global fixed income at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers before retiring in 2000. He will hep evaluate market conditions and liquidity for securities in Reserve's portfolios, and advise independent trustees and the adviser on alternatives for the disposition of one or more portfolios.
CME GROUP INC
The derivatives exchange said it has named Michael O'Connell as managing director, clearing business development. O'Connell was previously at Northern Trust Corp, where he most recently was part of its global consulting team.
AMHERST HOLDINGS LLC
The holding company that owns a broker-dealer focusing on mortgages said it hired Laurie Goodman as a senior managing director in charge of research, risk management, and business development, effective Dec. 8. Goodman headed global fixed-income research at UBS and ran the securitized products research group there.
GAMCO INVESTORS INC
The asset manager appointed Virgil Chan to open its Hong Kong office and coordinate merchant banking and research. Chan was with Symphony Capital Partners earlier.
EVOLUTION SECURITIES LTD
The investment bank, which is a part of British financial services firm Evolution Group Plc, named Gary Jenkins as head of Fixed Income Research. Jenkins was previously with Deutsche Bank.
CLOSE BROTHERS
The independent business unit of British investment bank Close Brothers Group appointed Luke MacKenzie as a director to its European Restructuring and Debt Advisory Group. He was earlier with CB Richard Ellis Real Estate Finance.
RAVEN RUSSIA
The British property firm focused on warehouses in Russia promoted Colin Smith as chief operating officer and executive director. He has been a senior executive of the company for a year and was appointed to the Board on Nov. 14. Prior to that, he was with BDO.
(Compiling by Dan Wilchins in New York and Amiteshwar Singh in Bangalore; Editing by Brian Moss) Keywords: FINANCIAL/MOVES (amiteshwar.singh@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780; outside U.S. +91 80 4135 5800; Reuters Messaging: amiteshwar.singh.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2008. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.