Philipp Hildebrand, who quit as chairman of the Swiss central bank in January over a currency trading scandal, is to join BlackRock (BLK.N), the world's largest money manager, in a high-profile role. Based in London, Hildebrand will report to Laurence Fink, BlackRock's chairman and CEO, and will oversee the firm's largest institutional client relationships in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific from October, the U.S. fund manager said. "He will contribute a unique perspective on global markets and economic trends to BlackRock's investment teams and also represent the firm to senior government ... (full story)