GuggenheimGerald Carney, a nine-year veteran of FleishmanHillard's financial and professional services offering, is joining Guggenheim Partners on Sept. 7 in Santa Monica as managing director and media strategist.

He'll work with corporate communications chief Anthony Lacavaro and coordinate activities with chief investment officer Scott Minerd.

Prior to FH, which is owned by Omnicom, Carney worked at Financial Accounting Standards Board, Gavin Anderson and Powell Tate.

Guggenheim is co-headquartered in New York and Chicago and has 25 offices managing assets of $240B.

The Securities and Exchange Commission slapped a $20M fine on the investment company Aug. 16 for failing to disclose a $50M loan made to an executive.