Career moves

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) appointed Simon Lewis as its chief executive. The new hire will assume his position on Oct. 1.

Lawmakers raised renewed concerns Thursday over the future viability of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), even as the agency's commissioner, David Stevens, touted some progress in restoring its depleted capital reserves.

The Collingwood Group has appointed of Mary Lou Christy as senior vice president. Before Collingwood, Christy was senior vice president of investor relations for Fannie Mae. In her 24-year career at the GSE, she also led the MBS trading desk, and was vice president of sales and marketing in the southwestern region.

Herb Allison, the head of the government's $700 billion financial bailout program, said Wednesday morning that he is leaving the Treasury Department at month's end.

UniCredit chief executive Alessandro Profumo resigned late Tuesday night, right before its board was to discuss his status at a special meeting.

Keith Danko has joined hedge fund firm Titan Capital Group as partner, the New York-based alternative manager announced today.

BMO Capital Markets appointed Ilias Konstantopoulos as head of Montreal investment and corporate banking.

As technical director of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), Russell Golden is the person to whom financial institutions have been addressing their comment letters on a controversial proposal that would expand the use of fair value accounting.

Financing solutions provider LBC Credit Partners hired Jeffrey Blumin as managing director in its New York office.

Countrywide Financial Corp. founder and former chief executive Angelo Mozilo must face trial on regulators' claims he misled investors about risks tied to subprime lending, a judge ruled.

Specialty finance firm Woodbridge Structured Funding appointed of Jim Klohn as corporate general counsel.

Poinsett Capital Advisors appointed Andrew Reiken as chief investment officer.

After months of speculation and more than a week of fevered media coverage on the topic, President Obama formally picked Elizabeth Warren on Friday as assistant to the president and special advisor to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner in charge of creating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Six months into his tenure as MF Global's chief executive, Jon Corzine wants the futures broker to expand geographically, and he wants it to build a beachhead in investment banking.

Sidley Austin hired Stephen Roith as a partner in the firm’s securities practice and as co-head of the firm’s London capital markets group. Roith will focus his practice on capital markets and structured finance transactions.

Broker-dealer in cash and derivatives MF Global Holdings has hired Gregg Schonhorn for its fixed- income group in New York effective Sept. 7.

Macquarie Group said it acquired 100% of the membership interests in Presidio Partners, a real estate private capital raising and advisory company based in the U.S.

Alvarez & Marsal hired Michael Zanolli as a managing director in New York and Philadelphia.

JPMorgan Asset Management has appointed Nick Keem to its U.K. sales team.

Guy Carpenter has appointed Franck Pinette as chief executive officer of the firm’s European Life Reinsurance operations.