Career moves

Philadelphia-based financial services firm Janney Montgomery Scott has expanded its capital markets group with new hires and plans to open an office in Dallas.

Boutique investment bank The Williams Capital Group has added a new division called Eland Capital to address structured finance opportunities for corporate, federal, state and local government clients.

Seyfarth Shaw hired Frank Burke for the firm’s Los Angeles offices as a litigation partner.

Pillsbury has hired Anthony Schouten and Jeffrey Stern for its finance group as partners in New York.

The law firm of Shearman & Sterling has named a new deputy head to its leveraged finance group.

Cantor Fitzgerald has made key appointments for its high yield, investment grade and research groups as part of the build out of its global credit fixed-income platform and capabilities.

Fannie Mae's final multifamily issuance numbers for 2011 are in and they reflect a 50% increase from the previous year, according to an executive at the GSE.

Former Fannie Mae CEO Daniel Mudd, who was named last month in a mortgage-related Securities and Exchange Commission fraud suit, has officially resigned from publicly traded investment manager Fortress Investment Group and its board, ending a leave of absence.

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. plans on doubling its ABS and covered bond trading and sales European unit this year, according to a Bloomberg report.

The American Securitization Forum (ASF) might have just kicked of its ASF 2012 event but it’s already planning ahead and announced today that it will again host the annual shindig in Las Vegas in 2013.

Robust attendance is expected at the American Securitization Forum's (ASF) ASF 2012 to be held in Las Vegas' ARIA hotel and convention center starting this Sunday, Jan 22. The conference will last until Wednesday, Jan 25.

Ginnie Mae is in the process of hiring at least 40 new employees, which would increase the secondary market agency's staff by one-third.

Milbank has hired Deborah Festa as a partner, resident in its Los Angeles office. Festa regularly advises investment managers in strategies and deals designed to augment and protect their assets.

Greenberg Traurig hired Juan Manuel Gonzalez Bernal as a shareholder in its newly established office in Mexico City.

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. has expanded its U.S. equity research sector coverage by hiring a dedicated REITs research team.

The high yield and distressed trading leaders have departed Citigroup, according to a report.

Redwood Trust, Inc. announced today that Brett Nicholas will take on the role as the mortgage REIT's President. Fred Matera will take over Nicholas' previous role of Chief Investment Officer.

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) announced that it has hired banking specialist Derek Hrydziuszko to further bolster the firm’s finance offer.

Investment advisory firm, American Realty Capital hired Andrew Winer to lead a number of the firm’s strategic debt initiatives.

Oak Hill Advisors has promoted Alexandra Jung, Adam Kertzner, Jeffrey Kirt and Thomas Wong to partners of the firm.