07/01/2012
The situation is still precarious. Any excessive disappointment could send us into a new cycle of stress, which is the main driver of negotiations in Europe. The psychological battle between countries is feeding the rumour mill and heightening market vola
07/01/2012
The White Paper, entitled, ‘The RDR Inquiry’ was independently commissioned and not designed to reflect the opinions of 2plan or its members.
07/01/2012
“The role of cash deposit products/rates on wrap platforms will change substantially over the next few years. It is up to those IFAs to spend more time on this element of a portfolio to potentially gain a significant advantage for their client.&rdqu
07/01/2012
Heartwood has announced that it will be offering its model portfolios via the Novia platform.
07/01/2012
Coutts creates framework to align job roles globally
Coutts has created a global career framework that clearly defines career levels and job roles to make its reward and pay more transparent across 12 countries.
07/01/2012
Former consultant takes over financial adviser Dunedin's assests
The remaining assets of a collapsed independent financial advice firm in Glasgow have been taken on by one of its former consultants.
06/28/2012
In Switzerland, 58 percent of private banking clients have lost confidence in the financial system. Forty-four percent worry about inflation.
06/28/2012
Under the FSA’s adviser charging rules, it will be possible to deduct the advice fee from funds held within the investment product.
06/28/2012
Client inflows will at least match last year’s 7.2 billion Swiss francs ($7.4 billion), helping to maintain profitability, Droux said in an interview in Solothurn, Switzerland. The bank is targeting 7 billion to 8 billion francs, he said.
06/28/2012
It was an effort to demonstrate the Vatican’s latest attempt at modernity and transparency – and came just before a key meeting next week of international anti-money laundering experts.
06/28/2012
The firm said this would be aided by an internal platform, developed by SEI, which has been designed to handle volume.
06/28/2012
Wealth management firm Heartwood has boasted another year of strong growth in its core discretionary assets, with an £94.8m of net new funds and funds under management hitting £1.46bn.
06/27/2012
The survey also assessed anticipated changes to allocations over the coming six months.
06/27/2012
The sale will be the final stage in the bank's dismantling program, which began last October. In nine months, Dexia has made six asset sales for a total value of about 8.7 billion euros ($10.9 billion), it said.
06/27/2012
Rothschild Trust is creating a Senior Advisor Platform with a select group of the world’s leading wealth planners and trusted family advisors.
06/27/2012
Around 60 percent of the employees have decided they would not keep the shares but would instead sell them immediately to institutional investors, with Commerzbank itself and Deutsche Bank AG acting as bookrunners.
06/27/2012
Shares in the lender arre down 8% as Prime Minister David Cameron said the bank had "some serious questions to answer" and Opposition leader Ed Miliband called for a criminal investigation.
06/27/2012
With more official complaints made about Barclays than any other UK retail bank
06/27/2012
The majority of private-banking clients remain risk- averse,” Vaduz, Liechtenstein
06/27/2012
The tax shield, which limits direct taxes in France tax, wealth tax, and local taxes