Merrill Lynch has added $600 million in client assets in New York.

Merrill Lynch has hired Nicole Primack Andres within its private banking and investment group in New York with $600 million in client assets under management.

Latterly of Credit Suisse, she will report to Mollie Colavita, regional managing director for the PB&I group in New York.

Also joining the firm is MBA graduate Kelsey Merritt, and analysts Robin Ramos and Kimberly Ward.

Andres began her financial career at Credit Suisse (including its predecessor firm Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette) in 1990 and spent nearly 25 years there.