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Julius Baer Agrees to Raise Stake in Kairos to 80%

Kairos assets under management almost doubled since 2013

Stop focusing on process and proposition

The introduction of the RDR by the FSA perhaps forced financial advice firms to profoundly review how they communicated with clients.

Aberdeen Asset Management to announce cuts to non-investment staff

Aberdeen has made four small bolt-on acquisitions this year with the aim of diversifying its business, but it remains reliant on its blockbuster products.

Irish sovereign wealth fund dumps asset managers

Around €3bn of the sovereign fund’s €7.9bn of investible asset is in global equities, bonds, commodities, infrastructure and absolute return funds run by international asset managers.

Family firms, where values really count - launching Scottish Family Business Week by Penny Lovell

“Dare to be honest and fear no labour” Robert Burns

Wealth manager launches managed portfolio service

They will be available on the Standard Life Investment Hub platform at launch.

Standard Chartered CEO Winters Buys $1.5 Million of Bank Shares

He’ll also spend another 300,000 pounds buying shares in the rights offering, the company said. Chairman John Peace bought 295,600 pounds of stock and four other executives also purchased shares.

FCA chairman wants “less is more” approach to wealth manager regulation

FCA chairman John Griffith-Jones has spoken out on the “realistic, if not ideal” delay to MiFID II, while acknowledging the need for a “less is more” approach to the regulation of wealth managers

Crédit Agricole settles sanctions allegations: risks to multinational banks remains high

The criminal cases were pursued by the US Department of Justice and the New York County District Attorney’s Office.

Ultra Wealthy Buyers Seek Non-Traditional Homes Abroad, New Study Shows

Wealth-X has identified more than 211,000 ultra high net worth individuals globally – defined as those with US$30 million and above in net assets – and 79% of them own two or more residences.

Aberdeen close on Edinburgh deal

Ernst & Young made the offer to Edinburgh shareholders on behalf of Aberdeen.

UniCredit signs binding deal with Santander to merge asset management units

In a statement UniCredit said it expected the deal to be fully completed in 2016

Aberdeen Asset Management selects Markit to value hard to price assets

Outsourcing this function brings independence and operational efficiencies to an area which requires specialist skills.

Unsubscribe by Tim Price

Well, the truth hurts sometimes, whether it’s our truth or somebody else’s.

Deutsche Bank to move asset management arm to Victoria

Land Securities' chief executive Robert Noel cited the "constrained" London market in the company's half year results

Consolidator boosts assets by £50m with South West IFA buy

The acquisition will also add 10 advisers to the firm, which now has 240 advisers across the country.

'Botox sales held up in the recession': The fund that bets on rich baby boomers

The Lombard Odier Golden Age fund looks for companies that gain from the growing wealth of older peoplea

Norway’s state fund may invest US$4b on global property in 2015

Sovereign wealth fund already owns property in New York, London, Paris and Berlin - with Singapore and Tokyo the target for future investments

Let’s talk – communication and interest rates by Penny Lovell

“To be, or not to be, that is the question.”

“It was the best of times and the worst of times..." by Justin Urquhart Stewart

So when are the best and worst times and what happens if you miss them? So are we all trying to be too clever? And can we really time the market?

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