09/29/2013

Standard Life completes acquisition of Newton's wealth arm

Standard Life plc announces that Standard Life Wealth, one of the UK's fastest growing discretionary fund management businesses, has successfully completed the acquisition of Newton Private Clients from Newton Management Limited.

09/28/2013

Sovereign Wealth Funds Turn to Emerging Markets

Sovereign investors are increasingly keen to invest in emerging markets such as Africa, China and Latin America at the expense of continental Europe and the UK, according to a study of 37 institutions with $4.7tn of assets.

09/27/2013

Bob Diamond Backs Barclays' £6bn Cash Call

Bob Diamond, the former boss of Barclays, is to spend up to £6m backing the bank's £6bn cash call after acknowledging it has become a "better and stronger institution".

09/24/2013

Towry acquires Scottish financial planning firm

Head of Wealth Advice Andy Cowan said: "Towry has been keen to seek growth opportunities in some of our most important client regions, including in Aberdeenshire, and as such we see Conclusion Financial Planning as an excellent fit for our business.&

09/24/2013

Barclays to Scale Back Private Banking

“The wealth management landscape continues to evolve at pace,” Peter Horrell, Barclays chief executive officer of wealth and investment management, said in a statement.

09/23/2013

KBC sells German unit to several investors

It also provides professional real estate financing, acquisition finance, institutional asset management and private wealth management services for German high-net-worth individuals.

09/23/2013

Barclays unveils D2C Wealth Direct plans

The bank is hoping the proposition will go live in 18 to 24 months and it is set to pull together services across its business, ranging from investment, trading and banking.

09/22/2013

Charles Stanley boosts adviser focus

Charles Stanley currently has 30 regional offices across the UK and is set to open an office in Leicester at the end of the month after it poached 19 members of staff from rival Brewin Dolphin’s office in the city.