HSBC Asset Management has appointed Tom Banks as UK ETF Business Development Director. Banks joined the firm on 15 June and will be based in London. He will report into Bhavick Patel, Head of UK ETF Business Development.

Principal Financial Group is continuing to build out its model portfolio offering, making a strategic hire to lead the development of the product offering and bringing to market three new multi-factor ETFs. 

WisdomTree Investments, Inc (NASDAQ: WETF), an exchange-traded product (ETP) sponsor and asset manager, has appointed Bryan Edmiston as Chief Financial Officer, effective June 1, 2021. 

ETF distribution and education firm NTree International, has hired a China expert, Brendan Mueller (pictured), as Head of Greater China to help develop its business in the region.

Franklin Templeton has appointed Andrew Conroy as Vice President, ETF Capital Markets. Conroy will report to David Mann, Senior Vice President, Head of ETF Capital Markets, and will be based in New York. 

HANetf, Europe’s first full services ‘white label’ UCITS ETF issuer, has made new senior hires in its Sales, Marketing and Product Teams. 

HSBC Asset Management has appointed Bhaven Patel as Global Head of ETF Capital Markets. Patel joined the firm on 6 April and will be based in London reporting into Carmen Gonzalez-Calatayud, Head of ETF Capability.

NTree International Ltd, an expert in investor education and distribution of ETFs, has hired Brendan Mueller as Head of Greater China to help develop its business in the region.    

Australian ETF manager BetaShares has appointed former BlackRock Vice Chairman, Blake Grossman, as a non-executive director.

Alternative investment manager AXS Investments has appointed ETF and fund industry pioneer Ben Fulton as managing director for global business development.