(Adds Raymond James, HSBC; Updates JPMorgan)
March 4 (Reuters) - The following financial servicesindustry appointments were announced on Wednesday. To inform usof other job changes, email moves@thomsonreuters.com.
THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
The stock exchange owned by the Intercontinental Exchange said its global head of listings, Scott Cutler, isleaving after about eight years in the role.
METLIFE INC
The largest U.S. life insurer hired Bharat Kannan as head ofemployee benefits for the Asia region.
HSBC
The bank hired Carlos Laboy and Chris Recouso, two senioranalysts based in New York City, to its Americas research team.Laboy joins HSBC as managing director, global sector head forbeverages and senior food and beverage analyst for the Americas.Recouso joins HSBC as senior Latin America telecom, media andtechnology research analyst.
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES
The broker-dealer under Raymond James Financial Inc appointed Rick Sanchez regional director of the West Coastregion.
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
The bank's treasurer Craig Delany, who also oversees itschief investment office, is leaving but will stay on until asuccessor is on board, the Wall Street Journal reported, citingan internal memo.
JPMorgan, the No. 1 adviser on U.S. mergers and acquisitionsyear-to-date, also appointed regional co-heads for its M&Apractice in North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa(EMEA) on Wednesday.
Anu Aiyengar and Henry Gosebruch will be co-heads of M&A forNorth America, while David Lomer and Dirk Albersmeier will beco-heads of M&A for EMEA, Herna Cristerna and Chris Ventresca,co-heads of global M&A, wrote in an internal JPMorgan memo.
LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC
The British insurer said it had appointed a new interimchief executive to run its U.S. business, on the day the groupannounced a sharp drop in 2014 profits there.
AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS
The asset management unit of AXA SA namedChristophe Fritsch as head of structuring. (Compiled by Anet Josline Pinto in Bengaluru)