Career moves

Cole Real Estate Investments hired Eric Costa as director in the asset management and dispositions group as announced by Marc Nemer, the firm's president.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) said it fined Goldman Sachs $650,000 for failing to disclose that two of its registered representatives had received Wells Notices, which indicate that investigations of operating practices are under way.

Broker dealer BTIG expanded its U.S. fixed-income sales and trading platform by hiring Robert Hannigan as a director in high yield and distressed sales.

DBRS hired Mike Babick for its structured finance group as a senior vice president effective Nov. 1.

Fannie Mae has named investment banker John Nichols chief risk officer for its capital markets division.

ABCP conduit professional Mary Logan has opted to take a package from Barclays Capital the last week of October to take a career break.

SL Green Realty Corp announced the appointment of James Mead to be the company’s chief financial officer , effective December 1, 2010.

Structured finance advisory firm Paladin Advisors hired Steve Campo as a managing partner in advisory services. Campo has over 30 years of experience as an accountant, issuer, financial guarantor and advisor in the ABS industry.

Rep. Ed Royce's underdog campaign to chair the House Financial Services Committee rests on two primary points: that he has been consistently right on a myriad of financial services issues, and that he could more effectively go toe to toe with Rep. Barney Frank and other Democrats.

U.K.-based Future Capital Partners (FCP) appointed three senior investment professionals to its growing real estate team.

Concept Capital hired Patrick Gallagher as managing director and head of institutional sales in its capital markets division.

Landon Parsons joined Moelis & Co. as senior advisor in the firm’s risk advisory group.

With the rising foreclosure numbers being a major issue in the market right now, Paladin Strategic Partners is responding to the problem by providing socially responsible solutions.

Amherst Holdings is planning a new distressed mortgage asset management group, according to a Reuters report.

Cole Real Estate Investments hired David Collins as vice president in the asset management group. Marc Nemer, Cole president. announced the hiring.

The investor clearinghouse that Talcott Franklin, a firm that specializes in securitization remediation, is advising has gained momentum, said litigator Talcott Franklin. In several cases, deals have garnered up to 50% of investor voting rights,

Independent broker-dealer Braver Stern Securities opened two new fixed-income institutional sales offices in Boston, MA and Richmond, VA.

The head of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) delivered a strong defense of the industry Monday, saying the number of loans called into question by the recent foreclosure documentation scandal is "a very small minority" of the 2.3 million mortgages currently in foreclosure.

Nixon Peabody expanded its mortgage finance and foreclosure team. The law firm's aim is to offer added resources to address clients’ increasing needs due to mortgage foreclosure crisis.

RoundPoint Financial Group hired Steve Bashmakov as its new chief financial officer. Bashmakov will report directly to RoundPoint CEO Kevin Brungardt.