07/30/2013

Vontobel's asset, wealth management drive profit rise

The Swiss bank said asset management and private banking together contributed two thirds of total profits, almost doubling in two years as Vontobel seeks to be less reliant on its investment banking business.

07/30/2013

Wealth managers neglecting clients

The number of people looking for a new wealth manager because their existing adviser is neglecting them has doubled in a year.

07/30/2013

OP-Pohjola wealth management earnings jump 125%

Finnish financial group OP-Pohjola has reported a 124.9% increase in pre-tax earnings from its wealth management business in the first two quarters of 2013, compared to the same period last year.

07/29/2013

Flemings seeds new Investec fund

Fleming Family & Partners, the multi-family office, has seeded a new Africa-focused fixed-income fund with Investec Asset Management

07/24/2013

UBS France CEO eyes growth despite tax probe

UBS is being probed over its sales practices after a former executive told the authorities that Swiss bank accounts were being illegally sold on French soil and recorded in a separate account-keeping system used to help calculate bankers' bonuses.