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Is Coutts’ suitability warning the tip of the iceberg?

‘I think the regulator has spent a number of years warning, advising and throwing “last chance saloon” opportunities at investment companies,’ he said.

St James’s Place completes Henley Group acquisition

The Henley Group, the chief executive of which sits on the International Adviser intermediary panel, has more than 50 advisers, offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai and around £400m in assets under advice.

International Asset Monitor rebrands to IAM Advisory

The change has been effected to reflect the comprehensive range of investment advisory services that the company provides, with detailed performance monitoring and analytics forming only a small, yet important, part of the whole.

Profits follow Walker Crips' 'substantial transformation' of investment

Group delivers £2.5 million pre-tax profits inclusive of one-off investment disposal gains

Coutts’ suitability review set to include investment bonds

The emphasis for potential mis-selling is not on the investment management side

Nordea Asset Management opens Madrid office

Nordea Asset Management has opened an office in Madrid and has appointed Laura Donzella, who has been in charge of the business in Spain since 2009, to lead the Madrid team.

Quilter Cheviot Top 30 Under 30 under star Carson quits for Mumsnet

A qualiﬁed member of the Chartered securities institute, Carson managed private client portfolios, trusts and charities and had a hand in the Cheviot Climate Assets and Libero Balanced funds.

Axa puts two roles ‘at risk’ in specialist sales team

Axa Wealth’s specialist sales team, which looks after the sale of offshore bonds into the UK, is set to be shrunk further, International Adviser can reveal.

UBS regains top spot as other private banks retrench – 2014 PAM Global 50

US and Swiss-based institutions continue to dominate the higher reaches of the ranking

Citadel’s profit rise helps Peregrine return to profit

Niche financial services group Peregrine Holdings on Wednesday reported a return to profit for the year ended March, thanks to a strong performance by its wealth management division, Citadel.

No sale plans for Quilter Cheviot as it undercuts rivals

Quilter Cheviot is undercutting many of its rivals by offering discounted all-in fees of 0.5% to 0.6% in a bid to boost assets.

Geneva’s French Ties Fray as Banks Tell Clients to Come Clean

For more than a century, the Swiss city of Geneva has provided wealthy French families with a convenient and safe place to stash their money.

Frontier market specialist collaborates with Kolo Toure to launch Footballers Fund

The fund invests in 10 stock markets across the continent

Wealth company joins finance expert

A FAMILY-RUN North-East wealth company has joined a finance expert

Caceis and Edmond de Rothschild seal Luxembourg deal

The deal involves assets of more than €20 billion. The 110 Edmond de Rothschild employees join Caceis, a French bank and asset servicer, on October 1.

F&C Macro Global Bond Fund Announces New Fund Managers

They will be supported by a 14-strong team covering global rates, currency, macro and money markets and bond and FX dealing.

SGPB Hambros hires nine for advisory launch

Societe Generale Private Banking Hambros (SGPB Hambros), the UK wealth management arm of Societe Generale Private Banking, has launched its new advisory division with nine hires.

Global private wealth rises to $152tn

"In nearly all countries, the growth of private wealth was driven by the strong rebound in equity markets that began in the second half of 2012," the firm said in its report.

Ascentric boosts assets to £8 billion

Ascentric has boosted its assets under administration to £8 billion thanks to its white label service.

Luton IFA sheds clients in £50k plus push

Gilbert said the firm was in talks with interested parties

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