Wealth management

Curian Capital LLC, a Prudential PLC unit that provides separately managed account platforms, said it will add 21 sales professionals over the next several months.

Huntington Bancshares Inc. promoted Pete Dunlap Friday to president of its Huntington Insurance division.

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. has announced the promotion of Rodney J. Dillman to president of MassMutual International LLC, its international insurance arm, and also to corporate senior vice president.

The online stock brokerage Scottrade in St. Louis has announced that it plans to open a branch today in Plainfield, Ill.

With enCircle, a service aimed at simplifying life for the elderly and their children, Harris Private Bank has found not just a potential new revenue stream, but possibly a new way to attract and retain assets as well.

Global wealth could decline by as much as 10%, to $100 trillion, by yearend, according to Boston Consulting Group.

John Hancock Financial Services Inc., a Boston unit of Manulife Financial Corp., has launched JH Spectrum, a fixed deferred annuity with three withdrawal options: after five, six, and seven years.

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MFC Global Investment Management LLC of Boston, the asset management arm of Manulife Financial Corp. of Toronto, hired Reid A. Kilberg as a managing director.

Wells Fargo & Co.'s private banking business plans to use its newly established office in New York City as a beachhead for expansion in the Northeast.

JPMorgan Asset Management launched a platform to help advisers and plan sponsors identify and evaluate target-date funds.

Invesco Ltd.'s assets under management fell 1.8% in August, to $449.8 billion, according to its preliminary month-end results.

Prudential Financial Inc. has promoted Stephen Pelletier to president of Prudential Annuities to succeed David R. Odenath, who has been hired by Legg Mason Inc. as head of the Americas.

The funding ratio at the typical U.S. pension plan declined 0.9 of a percentage point in August as liabilities grew more than assets, according to BNY Mellon Asset Management.

When a group of Citigroup Inc. managers left the company last month, Citi joined a growing list of big banks and broker-dealers that have lost wealth advisers in recent months.

National Planning Holdings Inc., a Santa Monica, Calif., broker-dealer, has announced the introduction of a Web-based portfolio management and reporting platform for financial professionals.

Harris Private Bank, a Chicago unit of Bank of Montreal, has introduced Harris enCircle, a service designed to help clients address the financial needs associated with aging.