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7IM banks big tax windfall as costs climb on scalable challenge

Costs at Seven Investment Management rose 15% last year, almost four times the rate of revenue as it invested in its back office systems to ‘ensure they are scalable’.

Sanlam Real Assets Fund Celebrates First Birthday

The Fund targets income and capital growth through investments in real asset securities which Pinggera describes as the “pillars of a functioning economy”.

Berlin’s Fintech Wealth Is Attracting at Least One Private Bank

Weberbank is betting on German capital as it tries to expand

RBC Q3 helped by personal & commercial banking, wealth management

Compared to last quarter, net income was up $33 million with higher earnings in Personal & Commercial Banking, Wealth Management and Insurance, largely offset by lower earnings in Capital Markets and Investor & Treasury Services.

VP Bank reports sharp growth in earnings

VP Bank Group has confirmed its long-term growth trajectory.

KBL aquires wealth management business

Bellevue Group with strategic focus on asset management and private market business

Boutique wealth manager signs UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment

We also welcome the recent implementation of minimum requirements for membership, to strengthen accountability and recognise best practice.

Brewin Dolphin opens Kent office

William Hepburne-Scott, regional director, Brewin Dolphin, said: “The advice gap is real, and changes such as pension freedoms have meant seeking advice at key moments in your life has never been more important."

Tilney spends £1.7m on assessing advice targets

The £1.7m figure was much higher than the £400,000 spent on the same activities in 2017.

Coutts’s Wong Is Overweight Sterling Assets

She speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: European Open.”

The value of managing your banking relationships by Stonehage Fleming

Many families have experienced precisely this problem and it has often come as a shock.

Tilney confirms talks over Smith & Williamson merger

These discussions are ongoing and there can be no certainty that a transaction will proceed. A further announcement will be made as and when appropriate.

Baillie Gifford assets hit £207bn

The portion coming from retail has risen from about 10 per cent to 15 per cent in recent years.

Edinburgh-based private bank hails double-digit growth

The first half of 2019 saw the launch of an “enhanced” digital banking service and the strengthening of the banking teams in both Edinburgh and London.

Two leading wealth managers in merger talks

A merger would propel them into the top five British wealth managers by assets, and would broaden its offering to include tax advice and other financial-planning services provided by S&W through its accountancy arm.

Rathbones, the hunter in need of prey

Rathbones is a marauding hunter. Fiercely independent, the wealth manager, valued at £1.2bn, is on the prowl for deals.

Succession planning overtakes capital preservation as top concern - catch up with Stonehage Fleming

Eva Sheppard, partner at Stonehage Fleming, gets us up to speed on the main trends and observations she has noticed in the family office space right now.

Rothschild & Co invests in independent market leading equities research house, Redburn

Rothschild & Co’s investment will provide capital for the expansion of Redburn’s services to clients, as well as providing opportunity for greater employee equity participation.

Why we should measure national wealth in assets

Wealth is just as fundamental to national prosperity in the long term.

Vistra shortlisted in four categories at Citywealth Powerwomen Awards 2020

The shortlist is based on submissions, judges’ recommendation and editorial research

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