09/09/2020
Brown Shipley profit tumbles on cost of major IT update
The private bank’s pre-tax profits dipped by 63% in 2019 due to £3.6m in costs related to a new IT platform provided by rival Lombard Odier.
Wealth and Asset Management
09/09/2020
SJP unfreezes property fund range
The decision came after the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors recommended the lifting of material valuation uncertainty on UK real estate.
09/08/2020
Advice network snapped up for £9.35m
It will continue to ‘provide services to financial advisers who wish to remain independent’
09/08/2020
Digital now a top agenda of asset and wealth managers
Asset management has been no exception to this trend, with the sector increasingly prioritising digital transformation in recent years.
09/08/2020
Ocorian ranked as tier one firm
We are delighted to announce that Ocorian has again been recognised as a Tier 1 trust company in the 2020 eprivateclient Top Trust Company rankings.
09/08/2020
Gale and Phillipson acquires Kent-based IFA
It is the adviser firm’s fourth acquisition of the past two years and brings its total assets under management to £1.2bn, managed by about 40 advisers.
09/08/2020
Swiss boutique unveils pair of funds under Sicav umbrella
Geneva-based group to unveil commodities and thematic strategies as part of new push.
09/07/2020
SMP Group Rebrands To Suntera Global
The new name reflects the culture of commercial balance that has driven these achievements.
09/07/2020
Aegon Asset Management completes brand refresh
By combining its regional investment teams into these global platforms, it allows Aegon AM to bring the breadth and depth of its global investment research
09/07/2020
Five reasons to invest in China: LOIM equities head
Rabattu said that eight of the world’s 20 largest internet companies are based in the country, compared with 12 in the US.
09/07/2020
Credit Suisse launches ocean engagement fund with Rockefeller AM
The two firms will leverage the Ocean Foundation's expertise to identify key themes that help preventing destruction of the ocean.
09/07/2020
The Great Disconnect
Effectively, markets now stand assured that Fed will hold off hikes even if inflation spikes beyond 2% temporarily and hence, rates will stay lower for longer (consensus is until 2023).
09/07/2020
New UK wealth firm targets US expats
As it poaches Quilter Cheviot fund analyst to become head of research
09/06/2020
Wealth management gets digital intervention
But best option for the future will be to mix it up with human element
09/04/2020
SJP wins 2020 Financial Adviser Diversity in Finance Award
'Championing LGBTQ Inclusion' award recognises companies who have taken significant strides to promote the equal treatment and inclusion of LGBTQ people at all levels of the workplace
09/04/2020
Beaufort Investment parent acquired by consolidator
Former Openwork boss Mary-Anne McIntyre leads the new national advice group
09/04/2020
Why Succession Planning in a Pandemic is a Once in a Generation Opportunity toTransfer Wealth
More than a quarter (28%) of the next generation cohort of family leaders surveyed by Campden Wealth with RBC for the new study The Next Generation of Global Enterprising Families Shaping Tomorrow,
09/04/2020
BNP Paribas Swings to Hefty Swiss Loss
The Swiss bank's revenue slid 28 percent to 18.7 million francs, while it was only able to slash spending by a modest seven percent in response.
09/04/2020
The Pandemic and Pay: A Hot Investor Topic
In their latest quarterly report, Amy Wilson, their sector lead for retail, writes: “Companies that lay off workers after taking government hand-outs are being closely scrutinised by investors and the public."
09/04/2020
Wealth manager targets small advisers with £10m warchest
“Many consolidators just buy to build up assets under management with little regard for cultural fit.”