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St James's Place poised

Gloucestershire wealth management firm St James's Place could be about to join the list of top companies on the FTSE 100.

GAM Holding Doubles Annual Profit, Plans Higher Dividend

GAM Holding AG, the Swiss money manager that split from Julius Baer Group Ltd., reported a more than doubling in full-year profit, proposed a higher dividend and said it’s planning a new share buyback program.

Close Brothers pledges to support family businesses

Close Brothers Asset Management is in the process of launching a host of initiatives which the firm said would help wealth managers communicate key issues to clients and prospects.

St James’s and Barratt vie for FTSE 100 status

St James’s Place is most likely candidate for inclusion in London’s benchmark index when the latest reshuffle is announced after the close of trade on Wednesday

Quilter Cheviot's Liverpool team in line for top industry award

Regional Stars Awards are voted for by hundreds of financial advisers across the UK

WH Ireland appoints ex-Barclays duo

Both appointments further enhance the depth of talent within WH Ireland’s Birmingham office.

STEP launches 2014/15 Private Client Awards

'We want to acknowledge excellence and outstanding work and celebrate professional achievement.

Old Mutual announces acquisition of 3,000 adviser firm

The move, first tipped by Money Marketing in December, will see Intrinsic retain its brand and management team.

Anti-Money Laundering risks and wealth management by Field Fisher Waterhouse

Banks are well aware that money laundering risk must be addressed in the context of wealth management.

Jupiter 'exploring' opportunities for wealth business

Jupiter chief executive Edward Bonham Carter said the firm is 'exploring' options for its wealth business.

No ‘immediate’ plans for change at NatWest Gibraltar

But while the bank’s Gibraltar operation appears safe for now, it may have reduced capacity to take on new local business in the future.

Building brands and adding value in wealth management Asian Wealth Management and Asian Private Bank

Seb Dovey, managing partner at Scorpio Partnership talks to Hubbis about the definition of wealth management today

Investec Wealth & Investment (Channel Islands) opens London Stock Exchange’s UK markets

‘We have had a very positive start since our launch in November last year and have attracted a lot of new wealth management business

U.S. hedge fund acquires 11 pct derivatives stake in F&C Asset Management

The activist hedge fund purchased derivatives equivalent to around 63.8 million ordinary shares, the filing showed.

London’s finest: the runners and riders for our DFM awards

Having travelled the length of breadth of the country, we land in ultra-competitive London to reveal the five names in the frame for a gong at next month's Citywire Regional Wealth Star awards.

BRICS to set up their bank within five years, progress slow - Russia

The BRICS bloc of emerging economies will set up its development bank with a total capital of $100 billion within five years, but member countries still haven't agreed on their share in the bank's structure

Deutsche Agrees To Sell UK Tilney Business

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management has agreed to sell Tilney, a subsidiary of its wealth management business in the UK, to Permira, which recently bought Bestinvest.

Barclays launches St Albans wealth arm

Barclays Wealth and Investment Management is opening an office in St Albans.

OYSTER registers funds in Sweden

The Swedish client base is of particular interest since more than three quarters of Swedes invest in investment funds, making it an important European market.

Wealth manager plans to add Hong Kong expats to court of St James’s

he move could presage long-term expansion overseas.

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