Jan 30 (Reuters) - The following financial services industryappointments were announced on Thursday. To inform us of otherjob changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com.
INVESTEC
The South African lender and asset manager has appointedveteran banker Ben Smith to run its Australian investmentbanking arm, the latest attempt to turn around the loss-makingbusiness. Smith will succeed Christian Nicks, who resigned fromhis position as head of the unit after four years, the bank saidon Wednesday.
WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP
The asset management and mortgage servicing company said itappointed Gary Tillett as chief financial officer. Tillett joinsfrom PricewaterhouseCoopers.
CETIP SA MERCADOS ORGANIZADOS
Brazil's largest securities clearinghouse said ChiefFinancial Officer Francisco Carlos Gomes has tendered hisresignation amid a broad management shuffle announced late onWednesday.
SEGANTII CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
The Asian hedge fund has been hit by five resignations inthe last few weeks, after the firm saw its first annual loss,people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
RBC GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (RBC GAM)
The asset management division of Royal Bank of Canada said it appointed Theresa Goldberg as head of nationalaccounts for RBC GAM in the United States. Prior to this,Goldberg was a resident in the Eli Broad Foundation's urbaneducation program.
The firm also said Taham Mahimwalla and Ashley Hyotte hadrecently joined as institutional portfolio managers, while ChrisPowers, Aidan Forde and Chad Simmons had joined as directors,platform sales, and Frank Berry as an associate director,platform sales.
BNY MELLON
The investment management company said on Wednesday that itappointed John Gannon as head of business development forbanking transaction services. Gannon, who joined BNY Mellon in1998, was appointed business executive for the treasury servicesbusiness in 2013.
RIVERPEAK WEALTH
The wealth management firm said on Wednesday that RichardGrainger has joined the advisory board. Grainger is a formerchairman and chief executive of Close Brothers CorporateFinance.
EXOTIX PARTNERS
The frontier market investment banking boutique said itappointed Andrew Chappell to the newly created role of globalhead of loans and claims. Chappell, who has been with Exotixsince its incorporation in 1999, is also head of fixed incomesales, Europe.
LOOMIS, SAYLES & CO LP
The investment manager said Brian Hess has joined thecompany's full discretion team as the global markets fixedincome strategist. Hess joined from Brandywine Global InvestmentManagement, where he was most recently an associate portfoliomanager.
JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT
The company appointed Marilyn Spearing as an independentnon-executive director, effective immediately. She was formerlythe head of trade finance and cash management at Deutsche Bank, and has also worked with HSBC.
VIRGIN MONEY
The company appointed Marilyn Spearing as an independentnon-executive director, effective immediately. She was formerlythe head of trade finance and cash management at Deutsche Bank, and has also worked with HSBC.