UPDATE 3-MOVES-MBA Lazard, Blackstone, Brown Brothers Harriman

(Adds MBA Lazard, updates Sovereign with confirmation)

Sept 30 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Tuesday. To inform us of other job changes, please send an e-mail to moves@thomsonreuters.com.

MBA LAZARD

The joint venture between Lazard Ltd (LAZ.N) and MBA Group hired Peruvian banker Augusto Barreto from Citigroup Global Markets to open a new financial advisory office in Lima, effective immediately.

BLACKSTONE GROUP (BX.N)

The private equity firm hired several former HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA.L) and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (LEHMQ.PK) executives in Hong Kong and Beijing. Anthony Steains and Jianping Zheng, formerly with Lehman and HSBC respectively, were named as partners. Johan van Jaarsveld and Dong Hyun Lee, both formerly with Lehman, and Jing Xiaowen, formerly with HSBC, were named as managing directors.

BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN

The investment management firm named Audrey Childe-Freeman, formerly senior European economist at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's (CM.TO) CIBC World Markets, as vice president and senior currency strategist as part of the firm's foreign exchange currency strategy team.

STANDARD & POOR'S

The rating agency, which is a division of publisher McGraw-Hill Cos Inc (MHP.N), promoted Ping Chew to managing director and head of Greater China. Chew will be based in Hong Kong.

SOCIETE GENERALE (SOGN.PA)

The financial services group promoted Jean-Pierre Mustier to head global investment management and services and said he will be appointed chairman and chief executive of Societe Generale asset management. It also named Philippe Collas as senior adviser to Societe Generale's CEO Frederic Oudea.

Societe Generale hired Francoise Mercadal-Delasalles as head of operating efficiency and innovation. She was previously with Caisse des Depots group.

ASSURANT INC (AIZ.N)

The specialty insurer named Stephen Gauster senior vice president and chief corporate counsel, effective immediately. Previously Gauster was with Prudential Financial Inc (PRU.N).

SOVEREIGN BANCORP INC SOV.N

The largest remaining U.S. savings and loan named Paul Perrault chief executive.

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TKP INVESTMENTS

The fiduciary pension fund service provider unit of Dutch insurer Aegon NV (AEGN.AS) (AEG.N) appointed Roelf Pater, previously with ING Groep NV's (ING.AS) ING Investment Management Europe, as head of client services and investment strategy. Pater will join on Oct. 1. (Compiled by Amiteshwar Singh in Bangalore and Christian Plumb in New York, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)