Wealth and Asset Management

Charles Stanley and Brewin partner with newly formed DFM

GAM: Update on ARBF Liquidation

Isle of Man-based corporate services provider joins SMP Group

HSBC Malta launches €250m International Business Fund

Sesame adds Investec Private Bank to panel

VP Bank increases first-half earnings

Executive Moves

Martin Gilbert set to assume chair of Revolut

Charles Stanley taps Tilney in financial planner hire spree

Vanguard strengthens business in Italy

Revolving doors: Baker McKenzie expands £40m City tax practice as Eversheds makes multiple hires

Societe Generale's Former Head of Global Markets Joins Fintech

Chairman departs French fund giant

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

Commercial Court adopts broad interpretation of investment bank fee clause in equity and debt finance raising

ING’s Belgian Unit Fined for Money-Laundering Violations

Russia: 30 Fake Firms and 4 Billion Rubles Later, 10 Will Stand Trial

New EU leadership needs to pick up baton of fiscal union

Latvia fines Rigensis Bank for lax anti-money laundering controls

Ex-Kingsley Napley partner fined over £1.5m estate payments

FinTech

Goldman Sachs invests €25 million in German fintech Raisin

The potential of digital assets in wealth management

MiFID II support tool for wealth managers unveiled

Deloitte Announces Enhancements To Digital Bank Asset

City's Leading Systems and Service Providers Announced

Wealth management fintech firm and Ortec Finance announce partnership

Alternative Investments

Private Equity Ireland – Investment Limited Partnership Reform

British private equity firm to take over two Abraaj funds

Investing in Women Code

Cadence Investment hails rising assets

Leading Cash Savings Platform Insignis Cash Solutions and PIMFA Announce Strategic Partnership

UK All Company chart-toppers launch real infrastructure fund

Investment Banking

Handelsbanken’s interim report for January-June 2019 will be presented on July 17

In world turned upside down, Deutsche Bank’s art escapes cuts

JP Morgan plans City hiring spree - despite claiming Brexit will lead to job losses

Deutsche will not be the last victim of the automation wave

Deutsche will not be the last victim of the automation wave

UniCredit sells last stake in FinecoBank via ABB process

Comment, Analysis & Research

Changing attitudes about cyber security

The growth of private funds

Highly leveraged mortgages back at pre-crisis peak

‘It’s a journey’ – Coutts managing director Mohammed Syed on caring for clients

Top considerations for estate planning

Will Luxembourg Be The Biggest Benefactor Of The E.U.'s Decline

Tax

How Italy’s favourable new tax regimes can benefit the sports industry

Inheritance tax: top tips on how to minimise your liability by Carl Drummond, Sanlam

Changes to inheritance tax look increasingly likely

What Are Property Taxes Like in the South of France?

Independent Tax Firm Debuts in United Kingdom

KPMG flirts with offloading UK pensions advisory wing

Retail Banking

First Bank completes takeover of Bank Leumi Romania

Bank of Ireland sells UK credit card portfolio to London startup Jaja for £530m

Britain's HSBC to help modern slaves 'rebuild lives' with bank access

RBS expects capital boost from Saudi bank merger

'Bad bank' repays £50bn bailout loan

Why Capital Group has no time for 'big name stars'

Pensions

What high earners need to know about the tapered annual allowance

Four more master trusts get regulator’s green light

Head of private equity at Dutch pension giant APG to step down

Rolls-Royce's record pension buy-out advised on by Mercer

Final step taken in CMA reform of investment consultants

Pension deficits increase £63.5bn in May

Brexit

Morgan Stanley retreats from UK investment over Brexit

UK banks ready for no-deal Brexit

UK expats still attracted to Europe despite Brexit

Brexit: Investments in the UK by UAE banks surges 23% to $16.6bn

Brexit bill for UK financial services reaches £4bn

With Brexit, now is the time to consider whether you should move your art

ESG

Financial thriving, not just surviving by Close Brothers

The future for Guernsey funds look green

MJ Hudson acquires ESG consultancy firm

Octopus Renewables: accelerating towards the clean energy future

Eight asset managers unite for One Planet initiative

Substance, governance and impact – the hot topics from HKVCA Asia Venture Capital Forum 2019