08/12/2012
BNP Paribas wins global private bank custody contract
Following an extensive tender and due diligence process to rationalise the business and optimise costs, the Bank’s management chose to consolidate its assets under custody with BNP Paribas based on the custodian’s global reach, technology offe
08/12/2012
Stather-Lodge said he planned to attract more advisers to work under the OCM brand and use its centralised investment proposition.
08/09/2012
The impulse to soak the rich isn't exclusively French.
08/09/2012
Paul Reynolds, president and chief executive of Canaccord, said the independent brokerage firm would "take a look" at small acquisitions in the U.K. that would prove "fairly attractive or highly accretive" to the company.
08/09/2012
The transaction, which will see Amundi sell its holding in the company, is subject to receipt of all required regulatory approvals. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
08/09/2012
What does every woman want? One French bank thinks it knows the answer: Handbag insurance and a handyman hotline.
08/09/2012
Financial advice is a tricky sell in the Valley. The place is full of Ph.D.s with problem-solving skills, an unusually strong aversion to fees, and no clue what to do with their money.
08/09/2012
He said Cazenove had found its investment approach had gained traction in the market.
08/08/2012
Skandia International’s offshore bond sales fell 26% in the first half of this year compared with the same period in 2011.
08/08/2012
The 75 per cent tax plan for the rich to "pay extra tax to get the country back on its feet again" will come before the Parliament next month.
08/08/2012
National Bank of Greece SA and Eurobank Ergasias SA submitted offers for Emporiki, they said in statements Wednesday.
08/08/2012
That compared with only 2% who consider the under-fire sector to be totally trustworthy.
08/08/2012
The report shows residential property is currently the most popular asset class among wealthy investors, with real estate accounting for one third (33%) of the investment portfolios of HNWIs worldwide.
08/08/2012
. Banks have been forced to narrow their network of branches and the number of employees.
08/07/2012
Mr Sands has been chief executive of Standard Chartered since 2006.
08/07/2012
The firms has acquired Oakdene Practice in Bristol, Parkgate Financial Solutions in Warrington and Libra Associates in Dorset.
08/07/2012
While foreign banks do not make much of a splash in the Swiss media, in relative terms this inconspicuousness hardly seems justified.
08/07/2012
Vestra Wealth partner and former economic adviser to Tony Blair, Derek Scott, has passed away.
08/07/2012
Intesa Sanpaolo private banking posted positive H1 results, with net profits at €68.8m, a 48.1% year on year increase.
08/07/2012
Old Mutual Wealth Management chief executive Paul Feeney says: “Market conditions are undoubtedly challenging for the financial services market but I believe there are significant opportunities to focus on.