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Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? - Fidelity International, Cresset Wealth Advisors

Editorial Staff January 24, 2018

Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? - Fidelity International, Cresset Wealth Advisors

The latest moves in the North American wealth management sector.

Fidelity International
Investment firm Fidelity International has appointed of Hugh Prendergast as global head of product, effective 19 February.

​In this newly created role, Prendergast will bring together and lead Fidelity’s product teams based around the world and will be responsible for continuing to develop its global product strategy. He will report into Bart Grenier, global head of asset management.

Prendergast has over 20 years’ experience in asset management and has spent the last 16 years at Pioneer Investments. His most recent role was as head of strategic product and marketing, where he led the product development and marketing functions for Europe, Latin America, US offshore and Asia. 

Cresset Wealth Advisors
Chicago-based Cresset Wealth Advisors, a registered investment advisory has appointed Jack Ablin as its chief investment officer.

Ablin served as executive vice president and CIO at BMO Wealth Management for nearly 17 years. 

In his new role at Cresset Wealth Advisors, Ablin will oversee Cresset's investment policy and strategy and guide the firm's risk profile.

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