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IFAs call for financial fair play as providers build advice

Advisers have called on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to ensure ‘financial fair play’ in the face of a growing threat from so-called vertically integrated firms

Fintech: Nutmeg changes the game in wealth management

The UK fintech start-up will manage your wealth for a small, transparent fee

Weekly Close Up - Close Brothers

Last week was relatively quiet for the financial markets as they hovered around their multi-year highs, uncertain as to what’s next.

US Broker swoops on one of London's Stock Exchange 's oldest companies

One of London Stock Exchange 's oldest companies is close to offloading its securities arm

Offshore trust company announces acquisition

The group has grown from 80 to over 300 employees and expanded across five jurisdictions, including the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Malta and Hong Kong.

Luxembourg-Based Family Office Launches Peer -To - Peer Asset Manager

A Luxembourg-based family office has launched a new asset management firm this week in a bid to introduce institutional investors and families of wealth to the peer-to-peer (P2P) finance sector.

Here’s where the world’s ultra-rich are moving

The world’s ultra-rich are on the move

Walker Crips acquires London based investment and wealth manager

The Acquisition has received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority.

Swiss Wealth unit shuts down as volumes sink

The number of Swiss private banks fell to 139 at the end of 2013 from 182 in 2005.

Richard Leeson: Time to tackle the charges issue

Solutions must be found to the piling up of costs if clients are to be retained in a world of uncertain returns. Advisers have faced a number of challenges over recent years: reshaping their business models to a fee/trail model, reviewing their investmen

Coutts hires Credit Suisse banker for new ultra high net worth role

Coutts Private Office has announced the appointment of Alison Bishop as a Senior Wealth Manager, Executive Director.

Fisher Investments UK is Recognized as Wealth Manager of the Year

The award is part of the organizations inaugural International Financial Awards, announced March 5, 2015

Consolidation surges in UK wealth management

Pricing pressures, low interest rates and additional regulation have combined to prompt consolidation in the wealth management industry as companies rush to exploit potential cost savings.

Ex-UBS Wealth Managers said to face French arrests

Tim Cobb, a Zurich-based spokesman for UBS, declined to comment.

Stanhope set to launch Jersey office

Stanhope, which is headed by Daniel Pinto, has been active managing portfolios for Channel Islands trust companies since the firm was founded in 2004.

A spotlight on Credit Suisse UK private banking boss

Credit Suisse Private Banking's head of UK domestic clients Ian Dembinski expects the wealth management sector to increasingly polarise between large and smaller players, with those in the middle ground left in the weakest position

Davy Stockbrokers buys outsourcing firm

Davy Group is Ireland's biggest provider of wealth management, asset management, capital markets and financial advisory services.

London Property Market Rife With Dirty Money: Transparency International

London’s property market is being flooded by corrupt offshore money, with billions of pounds being laundered by foreign criminals and corrupt government officials

The wealth manager’s checklist for this year

The combination of a prolonged period of low interest rates, the likelihood of lower real returns on risk assets and rising regulatory pressures present wealth managers with substantial challenges in 2015.

Under the bonnet of wealth consolidator AFH Financial

He is well positioned to comment as his firm has been one of the most active consolidators in the financial advice sector over the past few years.

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