The latest senior moves in the North American wealth management sector.

Argent Trust Company
Argent Trust Company, a subsidiary of Argent Financial Group, has appointed Collins Compere as Birmingham, Alabama, market president.

Compere will serve as the senior leader of trust, estate and retirement services administration for his market. He will report to Argent Trust Company president Ken Alderman.

Prior to this, Compere was senior VP at Regions Bank and trust advisor. He has worked in the sector for almost three decades.

Compere is a graduate of The University of Alabama with a bachelor of science in commerce and business administration. He also attended the National Graduate Trust School and Southern Trust School. He is a Certified Investment Management Consultant® – a designation gained through the Investment Management Consultants Association.

Raymond James
Raymond James has welcomed financial advisors Nicholas Conner, Kevin Latta, Michael Conti and Jamie Howells to its employee advisor channel. The team is based in Novi, Michigan.

The group, which now goes by the name of Stone Manor Wealth Advisors of Raymond James, includes client service associates Timothy Holly, Kimberly Reid and Kimberly Ybarra, as well as investment portfolio associate Adriana Soto, CFP® and business coordinator George Kourtis. 

The team has joined from Merrill Lynch, where they previously managed about $1.1 billion in client assets. The team was recruited by and will report to branch manager Lewis Walterhouse.