ING announced that Randall Ciccati, president and CEO of PrimeVest Financial Services, replaced Valerie Brown as president of ING Advisors Network, effective April 1. PrimeVest is one of the four broker/dealers under the ING Advisors umbrella. Brown will become executive VP of wealth management and annuities for ING U.S. Financial Services.
Jeffrey Kleintop has joined LPL Financial Services as senior VP and chief marketing strategist.
Ray Kennedy, sole manager of PIMCO High Yield Fund is retiring. He will be replaced by Mark Hudoff, an 11-year PIMCO veteran and manager of the PIMCO Income Fund.
Barclays Global Investors appointed Sue Thompson as the new national sales manager of the RIA team for the U.S. iShares Business.
Security Benefit Corporation appointed Richard Goldman as president of Security Investments Corporation and head of the company’s overall asset management. business.