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How wealth managers are trying to avoid another Lehman

Pain is a rarely used word in the lexicon of wealth management

Investec Wealth & Investment partners with FEIFA

UK-based asset manager Investec Wealth & Investment has partnered with the Federation of European IFAs (FEIFA) to help the organisation’s members “meet their clients’ investment requirements”.

How wealth managers are trying to avoid another Lehman

Jeremy Bedford, partner at Fulcrum Asset Management, discusses the growing trend of wealth managers protecting against a repeat of the market volatility that hurt their clients in the financial crisis.

A cloud hangs over the Masters of the Universe

The growth in asset management has created the risk of a liquidity illusion, says David Oakley

Consolidation game: Is wealth M&A set to accelerate further?

Robert Hare, managing director of pensions – wealth and stockbrokers, at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, says the recent wave of wealth management M&A is only the start of the sector's turnaround.

Malta at the Forefront of Family Business Legislation

This week, Malta has been reconfirmed as leader in the delivery and performance of eGovernment services amongst 33 countries (28 European Union Member States together with Iceland, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey).

StanChart CEO Bill Winters to shift power to regional hubs

Standard Chartered’s new chief executive is planning a structural overhaul

Wealth management firm launches model portfolios to advisers

Wealth management firm has launched 11 risk-rated model portfolios as an offshoot of its discretionary management service

Guernsey's fund industry saw growth during Q1 of 2015

It means the net asset value of all funds under management and administration in Guernsey now stands at £222.2 billion.

Intertrust completes acquisition of CorpNordic

Intertrust Group has completed the acquisition of CorpNordic, the leading corporate services provider in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland.

U.K. Wealth Managers to Profit Most as Rates Rise, Liberum Says

Wealth managers including Hargreaves Lansdown Plc have the most profit to gain among U.K. financial-services companies should interest rates rise, according to investment bank Liberum Capital Ltd.

UBP to cut between 60 and 110 jobs after Coutts deal - source

The son of the founder hopes the deal will bolster business in Asia

Charles Stanley to move wealth managers onto profit-linked pay deals

The contract changes, which affect all staff with revenue-based variable remuneration, will be phased in over three years from next January.

How the UK's newest private bank plans to shake up the market

New private bank Hampden & Co has attracted the attention of 400 prospective clients just days after opening its doors

Outsourcing Investment: Samantha Secomb of Women’s Wealth

Chartered financial planner Samantha Secomb, director of Kent-based Women’s Wealth, has outsourced on an occasional basis since her firm’s inception in May 2010 but has more recently adopted it as a core proposition.

Asset managers in Spain benefit from quest for higher yields

The recovery in Spain gives investors confidence

‘Different’ Towry plans to expand investment offering

Towry has outlined plans to expand its investment proposition following its acquisition of financial planning and discretionary firm Ashcourt Rowan.

15th Berenberg Polo Derby: Hamburg polo highlight celebrates anniversary

It is the year of anniversaries in the Berenberg world. In 2015, not only is Germany’s oldest private bank celebrating its 425th birthday, the Berenberg Polo Derby is also being staged from the 15th time.

Seventh employee fired at ABN Amro Dubai

Dutch state-owned bank ABN Amro has fired a seventh employee at its Dubai private banking desk following an internal probe into irregularities.

Veritas’ Rosenfelder on life after restructure

Veritas Asset Management’s co-founder Anthony Rosenfelder says assets under management have more than trebled while staff headcount has more than doubled since he was a Wealth Manager cover star in May 2009.

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