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Sanlam pulls out of deal to buy Caerus

Sanlam says it continues to assess its priorities in the UK following a restructure that saw former Ashcourt Rowan boss Jonathan Polin named UK chief executive.

Investment Update - Couts

In this week's update, Alan Higgins, Chief Investment Officer, Coutts, gives an asset allocation update plus our view on the winners and losers from Corporate earnings season and central-bank policy.

St. James's Place Academy toasts its 200th graduate

Academy candidates come from a wide range of backgrounds, but are often people looking for a career change or a new challenge.

Over half of wealth managers say Brexit would negatively impact FM industry

Around 56% of wealth managers questioned by Harrington Cooper for its latest survey believe a Brexit will be 'negative' or 'very negative' for the UK asset management industry, Investment Week can exclusively reveal.

When the game changes by Tim Price

In their efforts to jam the square peg of financial theory into the round hole of human nature, economists have perpetrated some pretty stupid things.

Brexit and global growth top wealth manager fear list

Britain leaving the European Union and sluggish global growth top the list of fears among wealth managers according to a survey by Jupiter.

Switzerland’s largest independent private bank to allow clients to domicile wealth in UK

Offers asset and wealth management services, said it hopes to allow customers to register assets through an onshore booking centre in London from the second half of this year, subject to approval from the UK financial regulator.

The sandwich generation by Penny Lovell

Sabine Heubner, in The Family in Roman Egypt*, describes how parents in second and third century Roman Egypt were expected to “feed and clothe their children, watch over their moral development, celebrate their coming of age, provide their sons with

UBS to revamp wealth management business

The initial stage of the restructuring, which includes the wealth management unit moving to common information technology systems and shared support facilities, are expected to eliminate several hundred jobs, according to the report.

Nedbank Private Wealth wins Best UK Private Bank for second year

Nedbank Private Wealth has won Best UK Private Bank for a second year running at the prestigious City of London Wealth Management Awards 2016.

Swiss Regulator Probes Coutts in International Investigation

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc said regulators are investigating the Coutts International private-banking business it sold to Union Bancaire Privee last year.

Oswestry business takeover spells start of expansion plans for financial firm

Bosses at Wrexham-based Hadlow Edwards Wealth Management say the new acquisition will increase the number of their clients by 550 to more than 2,000.

Schroders launches total return commodity fund

The new fund will offer commodities exposure with a flexible approach, allowing the team to take advantage of a wide range of opportunities, as well as limit downside risk.

A message from John Cryan and Jürgen Fitschen on Deutsche Bank’s 1Q 2016 financial results

John Cryan and Jürgen Fitschen, Co-CEOs of Deutsche Bank, sent out the following message to the Bank’s employees on April 28, 2016

EFG Buys Luxembourg Private Bank

The transaction will significantly strengthen EFG International’s presence in Luxembourg and will reinforce the Bank’s focus on growing its wealth management presence in Europe.

Guernsey-based fiduciary company expands into Malta

The operation will focus on wealth planning for high-net-worth individuals and include property development structuring, VAT services, pension provision, yacht registration, corporate services and intellectual property and image rights structuring.

Barclays in talks to sell French wealth, retail banking businesses

European private equity group AnaCap Financial Partners has entered exclusive talks to buy Barclays' French retail banking and wealth business.

European Wealth director to step down

The board and the management team would like to place on record their appreciation for his dedication, and wish him all the best for the future."

St. James’s Place acquires Technical Connection

Technical Connection is the financial services sector’s recognised leader in delivering technical support, insight, proposition development, business generation and the provision of continuing professional development (CPD) to financial advisers and

Van Lanschot presents strategy update 2020

Van Lanschot enters the next phase of its wealth management strategy: building on a strong foundation, adapting to a changing world, taking advantage of opportunities this offers and creating value for clients

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