Tuesday, 6th January 2009

 

Barclays Wealth hires senior investment specialist from Morgan Stanley

Barclays Wealth has hired a director for its investment and product office from Morgan Stanley.

Karine Genevey will be based in Geneva and will manage the link between the wealth manager's investment and product office, and its international private banking operation.

She joins after six years at Morgan Stanley where she was most recently responsible for the provision of derivative products advice and support to wealth managers throughout Spain and France.

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