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Barclays voted worst bank by Good Housekeeping readers

With more official complaints made about Barclays than any other UK retail bank

Swiss, Austrian Wealth Clients Shun Risk as 22% Expect Euro Ruin

The majority of private-banking clients remain risk- averse,” Vaduz, Liechtenstein

French Tax Shield Costs Rise In 2011

The tax shield, which limits direct taxes in France tax, wealth tax, and local taxes

StanChart sees first-half pretax profit growth below 10 percent

The Group has had a strong start to the year, with income for the first six months of 2012 expected to grow at a high single digit rate over the comparable period in 2011.

St James's Place is still number one

ONCE again, wealth management company St James's Place is in the number one spot in the Top 100 Gloucestershire Businesses list.

Italy offers state aid to world's oldest bank

Italy offered up to 2 billion euros on Tuesday to plug a capital gap in the bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the second time in three years the cash-strapped state has had to bail out the world's oldest bank.

Managers prepare to Fatca-proof wealthy

Non-US financial institutions must sign an agreement with the IRS by June 30 2013 to identify and report on clients with links to the US and more than $50,000 in an account.

Cheltenham-based IFA firm in £725k deal

Today’s announcement marks AFH’s eighth acquisition since the company’s flotation in June last year.

Thomas Miller Investment’s private client business targets clients with £250k after softly-softly launch

He also lured his former colleague, Andrew Herberts, an investment director at Adam, to join the new business which will target individuals with at least £250,000 to invest.

Want to fly a fighter jet at 500 miles an hour just above the ocean off Cape Town

From historic hotels to private jet showrooms, the business of catering to the super-rich is still booming

Societe Generale Private Banking partners the first European family business Awards

Family businesses play an essential role in the health of the European economy, representing more than 60% of all European companies and accounting for 40% to 50% of employment in Europe.

Walker Crips raises £1.7m from Liontrust share sale‎

Walker Crips Group has disposed of its entire holding of Liontrust shares in order to pay investors a special dividend.

Ray Soudah: the M&A outlook for UK wealth management

This is particularly evident in the UK and other similar jurisdictions which host a significant number of financial services firms, many of them private banks and wealth managers serving retail, affluent and high net worth individuals.

ABN AMRO MeesPierson raise bar among private banking experts

Each high-net-worth individual has a unique situation and goals related to their wealth, and therefore a specific set of needs.

Gulf banks eye European rivals’ Middle East assets

After years of building operations in the fast-growing Middle East and North Africa region, European lenders are shrinking back due to a crippling debt crisis at home and the need to raise capital to meet regulatory requirements.

Training programme for wealth management in London

At Insight, Adam Mossakowski, the Fund Manager of the La Valette Sterling Income Fund and a UK and Global credit specialist, highlighted the systematic investment philosophy applied by Insight through precision methodology and diversification concept.

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