Raymond James Ltd. has announced the hiring of Doug Rowat and Jordan Benincasa, both of whom will join the firm’s Private Client Solutions team.
“Both Doug and Jordan will play a big part in driving ongoing growth and higher standards of service to our Financial Advisors and their clients with actionable investment ideas, market commentary and portfolio solutions,” says Mario Addeo, senior vice-president, Private Client Solutions. “They bring a broad range of expertise, experience and market insights that will add a new dimension to our overall efforts.”
For the past 11 years, Rowat was senior equity specialist at HSBC Securities, where he was responsible for delivering retail equity guidance and research.
Benincasa was also with HSBC, performing mutual fund research and due diligence for the Canadian distribution channels and managing the firm’s recommended list of mutual funds as well as the firm’s ETF Action List.
“Doug and Jordan join an already strong team that is playing an integral role in taking our private client solutions to a new level of excellence,” says Addeo. “They will work closely with our Canadian and U.S. colleagues to ensure our Financial Advisors and their clients are benefitting from the North American perspective that is unique to Raymond James.”