People: Donofrio to Lead Corporate Banking at BofA Merrill Lynch

Bank of America Merrill Lynch shifts Donofrio to head global corporate banking, from head of investment banking. Rubinoff and Saggurti will lead global investment banking [Bank of America]

Bank of America promotes Andrea B. Smith to head global human resources upon retirement of Alphin as chief administrative officer [Bank of America]

UBS hires Nestor to head global asset management business in UK. Previously held various roles in Citigroup Asset Management, followed by brief time at Hewitt [Wealth Bulletin]

Perella Weinberg hires energy sector investment banker Dickman from Morgan Stanley as partner [Perella Weinberg Partners, via Yahoo]

HSBC rehires Nomura's Barrow as global head of sales for prime services team, based in London [Financial News]

Dalton Strategic Partnership hires Mottram as partner and global equity PM. He co-founded Origin Asset Management in 2004 and left early in 2009 [Wealth Bulletin]

Jefferies promotes Chris Blackburn to lead European event driven equity sales and trading team. New hires for that desk include Mark Brodie, Roderick Manalo and Holger Klees [Jefferies & Co.]

Chicago-based HighTower acquires Rye, N.Y.-based Strata Wealth Management Group from Morgan Stanley, including partners Roman Ciosek, John Lang and three other partners [Investment News]