The UK government has confirmed it is to begin selling down its stake in Lloyds Banking Group.
John Wyn-Evans has joined Investec Wealth & Investment as head of investment strategy.
Simon Dale has joined Matthews Asia to direct its business development activities in the UK and Europe.
The FTSE 100 has jumped almost 1% after former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers withdrew his candidacy to replace Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke next year.
Markets across Asia started the week brightly as traders bet the withdrawal of Fed chair candidate Larry Summers' could slow the US' curtailment of quantitative easing.
Official consumer prices index (CPI) inflation is expected to dip this week when official figures are released.