National Financial Partners named Daniel Young president and COO of NFP Securities, Inc., NFP’s broker/dealer. Before joining NFPSI, Young was president and CEO of NYLIFE Securities, New York Life’s broker/dealer subsidiary, and Eagle Strategies, New York Life’s RIA.
The Securities and Exchange Commission named John Loesch deputy director of the agency’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA), which is undergoing an expansion announced by SEC Chairman Christopher Cox earlier this year. Loesch joins OIEA from the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, where he has served as senior counsel and branch chief since September 1999.
Nelson Chai was appointed executive VP and CFO of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., effective December 10.