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Meet the MD: Robert Simpson of Bartlett Wealth Management

He tells BQ what his job includes and what he believes makes a great business leader.

Citigroup Sees Mideast Private Banking Boost as Rich Move Assets

Last year, Citigroup moved Mark Mills, a managing director and investment counselling head for Middle East and North Africa, and two other private bankers to Dubai from London.

Smith & Williamson’s relationship with rugby is All Gold

The Cheltenham office of the firm, also an expert in investment management and tax planning, is inextricably linked to the All Golds rugby club.

Stonehage fund opens up via Gemini partnership

This marks the first time Stonehage has worked with a UK distributor, and comes as it plans to distribute the £197.5m Dublin-domiciled product across Europe.

Admiral Wealth Management Launches New Website

The company is proud to announce the launch of a brand new website.

Towry locked in four-way bid battle

It is believed all four firms are from a private equity background.

HSBC gearing up for S'pore incorporation

They are required to put capital of at least $1.5 billion in Singapore and may be allowed to open more outlets and ATMs.

Rathbones CIO Chillingworth steps back from funds

No change to investment philosophies

Swiss boutique unveils Ucits version of flagship multi-asset fund

The Core fund has been run as a Maltese Sicav since September 2011 investing mainly in global equities and investment grade corporates.

Profile: updating the UK's oldest bank for the 21st century

‘Having been through organisations in the past with quite short-term horizons and focuses, I could see the value in taking a slightly distinctive approach,’ he says.

UBS hiring fixed income salespeople from Barclays and Credit Suisse

London recruiters say UBS has been scooping up fixed income professionals from other banks. In the past two months it’s recruited from Nomura, Barclays, and Credit Suisse.

The Boat Races Sponsors BNY Mellon & Newton Pull Together For Cancer Research UK

The event will now be known as The Cancer Research UK Boat Races with a new identity that will incorporate the famous Dark Blue of Oxford and Light Blue of Cambridge with the charity's distinctive magenta and blue.

Europe's 'biggest start-up creator', expands to Singapore

The talent recruiter that aims to find the best start-up founders has its eyes on Asia for its first international programme

Close Brothers AM sees record inflows into IHT service

CBAM said it currently manages over one thousand client portfolios in the service.

Prospect Wealth Management launches AIM portfolio for IHT solution

Prospect Wealth Management has launched an AIM Portfolio Service, providing exposure to AIM-quoted shares recognised as ‘unquoted’ for inheritance tax purposes.

City Spy: Credit Suisse boss Tidjane Thiam discovers the down side of bankers

Companies are starting to wise up, however.

Brewin's research team shift underweight UK equities for first time since 2010

Brewin Dolphin's research team have moved underweight UK equities for the first time in over five years, rotating instead into US holdings.

How Tilney Bestinvest is preparing for Chinese hard landing

As a response to the market volatility in China, Tilney Bestinvest reduced equity weightings twice through the summer in favour of cash.

The persistence of memory by Penny Lovell

Markets have had their worst start to the year since the 1930s, a time when stock exchanges were run on physical tickers, alcohol was still illegal across the pond and “High Net Worth” was the definition of any person who could afford indoor

Bowie the Financier & RBS the Fantasists by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Mr Bowie - A polymath of the arts - but also a financial innovator - The Bowie Bonds.

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