11/17/2023
Silchester sells down long-held stake in GAM
The UK boutique has reduced its allocation to the Swiss asset manager in the wake of NewGAMe’s deal.
Wealth and Asset Management
11/16/2023
EFG International: Record profitability with net profit in excess of CHF 240 million in 10M 2023
In the first ten months of 2023, EFG delivered net profit in excess of CHF 240 million.
11/16/2023
Wealth management sector pays out £3.8m in fines to FCA
The £3.8m equates to around 7% of the total £52.8m in fines imposed by the FCA in the year to date.
11/16/2023
Liontrust suffers bruising losses as clients pull £3.2bn
Pressure from failed GAM deal and its UK equity bias have hurt Liontrust, with losses amounting to £10m in six months.
11/16/2023
Baloise continues to generate growth
All national Baloise companies contributed to the growth, both in local currency terms and in Swiss francs.
11/16/2023
Vencora UK Limited announces public takeover offer for all Traded Shares of CREALOGIX Holding AG
The Board of Directors of CREALOGIX unanimously recommends that shareholders accept the offer.
11/16/2023
ZWEI Wealth launches B2B solution “Wealth Office Professional”
Third parties such as financial advisors, financial planners, trustees, multi-family offices and similar service providers can now also offer and operate a wealth office to their customers.
11/16/2023
Close keen to snap up wealth businesses as sale rumours quieten
In a quarterly trading update, Close Brothers shared that it is looking to make acquisitions and hire more staff to drive growth.
11/15/2023
Secure messaging: the key to wealth management client engagement
There is a direct correlation between engagement and profitability.
11/15/2023
Exposure to equities leads to weak third quarter for wealth managers
Investors with greater exposure to equities struggled in the third quarter, but performed more strongly than those relying on fixed-income for 2023 as a whole
11/15/2023
Swiss Banks Didn't Stop Doing Business with Oligarchs Early Enough
The confidential information related to Russian bank clients that leaked in a hack last September is having broader implications.
11/15/2023
SJP tackles shareholder dissent over executive pay
Performance Share Plan query
11/15/2023
Bellevue launches obesity solutions fund
The thematic equity fund covers diagnostics and treatment for obesity-related diseases, nutrition and physical activity companies.
11/15/2023
Over-promising could make ESG a ‘farce’, warns Geneva selector
A dose of realism is required when dealing with products with ambitious environmental goals, according to Mikaël Safrana.
11/15/2023
Where Sergio Ermotti sees the next big risk of CS integration
“We have 3,000 IT applications from Credit Suisse and we will keep 300,” the Bloomberg agency quoted the bank boss as saying. This will allow UBS to create clarity around the IT platform.
11/15/2023
Ninety One announces interim results for the six months to 30 September 2023
Our response is to intensify our efforts in areas in which we can compete for market leadership, delivering best-in-class service to our clients
11/14/2023
Wealth management priorities from an assertive regulator
The FCA’s latest expectations and priorities
11/14/2023
Spear’s Awards finalists: Private Bank of the Year – International
Introducing the finalists for the International Private Bank of the Year Award, in association with Blackstone
11/14/2023
IQ-EQ celebrates 70 years in Luxembourg
Throughout these past 70 years, our business has transformed, growing from a successful local player in Luxembourg to the leading global business we are today.
11/14/2023
Payment specialist brings in digital experts from UBS
The appointee brings with him a lot of digitalization experience.