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UBP profit rises 15% to CHF 257.4mn in 2024

UBP is headquartered in Geneva and specialises in wealth management for private and institutional clients.

Deutsche Bank reports 2024 profit before tax of € 5.3 billion and € 2.1 billion of proposed capital distributions to shareholders

Revenues grew by 4% year on year to € 30.1 billion, in line with guidance.

Wealth management firm set to Prosper with new funding

London-based platform Prosper raises £4m in Fuel Ventures-led round and will launch private market investment offering

SJP ongoing advice review ‘progressing as planned’

The wealth manager later said it needed to set aside £426m in case it had to refund clients for an ongoing service that has not been evidenced.

St James’s Place: Britain’s biggest wealth manager has stock upgraded

The bump came from £1.5bn of inflows in the last quarter of the year, which was 70 per cent ahead of consensus and St James’s Place’s strongest quarter in almost two years.

How UBS Deploys Microsoft AI Platform in Global Operations

The bank selected Microsoft Azure after determining that packaged solutions wouldn't meet its requirements for data security and customisation.

Wealth management platform Prosper raises £4m

The round was led by Fuel Ventures, who invested £2m, with participation from a number of existing shareholders.

P1 Investment Services unveils all-in-one client advisor portal

The P1 Wealth Pilot was created to tackle the massive problem of siloed data sitting across multiple adviser systems.

UBS: Wealthy clients are still relocating to the UK

Victoria Hagmann, head of UK wealth management at the Swiss bank, says there are plenty of growth signals despite the gloom around last year’s Budget.

Tangible advises Rothschilds on sale of credit secondaries to Pantheon

This deal represents the first at-scale liquidity solution for a feeder vehicle invested by wealth solutions clients, which preserves the feeder’s structure while maintaining compliance with its fiduciary responsibilities.

Foresight acquires WHEB Asset Management

Deal will add almost £800m to the group’s AUM

Brooks Macdonald announces the commencement of a share buyback programme

The shares will be purchased in the open market and cancelled to reduce the Company's share capital.

Oak Group leaders recognised with industry honours

Stuart Dowding, Group Head of Private Client, was named one of the 2025 eprivateclient 50 Most Influential.

Forvis Mazars cuts M&G bond fund exposure after Jim Leaviss exit

The Citywire Top 100 firm pulled back from the fund after its long-time manager left last summer during MPS rebalancing.

Union Bancaire Privée Annual results 2024

Union Bancaire Privée increases its group profit to CHF 257.4 million in 2024

Credit Suisse AT1 Bond Disputes: Switzerland in the Hot Seat

A key legal decision in New York this February could determine the next steps in the escalating conflict.

Schroders set to adopt all four SDR labels spanning 16 funds

These encompass the ‘Sustainability Focus’, ‘Sustainability Impact’, ‘Sustainability Improvers’ and ‘Sustainability Mixed Goals' labels.

Evelyn Partners announces the sale of its Fund Solutions business to Thesis

The transaction, which is subject to customary regulatory conditions, is expected to complete in the first half of 2025.

Liontrust buys Quilter for £2.8bn Special Situations fund

The wealth firm is among a number of buys as the UK special sits team looks to turnaround the struggling fund.

Barclays scores sport partnership becoming the principal partner of Lord's Cricket Ground

The new partnership with the Home of Cricket joins football and tennis in Barclays’ commitment to professional and grassroots sport

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