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Scottish Life adds Quilter to DFM panel

Quilter currently manages £1.2bn of funds in respect of self-invested personal pensions.

Adam & Company reinforces top management with a trio of new appointments

Graham Storrie has been appointed as CEO of AIM and will assume the new role in addition to his current responsibility as Managing Director for Adam & Company, effective today.

Credit Suisse creates securities research & analytics department

Building on the success of Credit Suisse’s Equity and Fixed Income & Economic Research franchises, the Securities Research & Analytics Department will strategically align the Bank’s research capabilities to encourage collaboration and

Julius Baer Group concludes share buyback programme

The Board of Directors of Julius Baer Group Ltd. will propose to the Ordinary Annual General Meeting on 11 April 2012 to cancel the shares bought back by means of a capital reduction.

Pictet Asset Management appoints taps senior investment manager

He joins from ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company, India, where he was Vice President and Senior Investment Manager for the past seven years

Berry refocuses investment strategies for long term growth

In a drive to remain a step ahead of the chasing pack, and to reinforce its investment strategies, Berry has rebalanced its investment strategies/portfolios to maximise potential returns from the areas in which it sees the greatest opportunities for longe

RBS bankers to get most of bonus within four months

Investment bankers working for Royal Bank of Scotland will receive much of their annual bonuses for 2011 within four months.

Sex, money and the myth of ‘grumpy old men’

Money matters more to women than men, with the latter being more interested in sex, according to new research

Ex-Adam boss to spearhead Thomas Miller launch

Adam & Company’s former head of investment management has decided to leave the firm to launch a private client division for Thomas Miller Investment

RBC profit falls 6 percent

Royal Bank of Canada's quarterly earnings fell 6 percent as a drop in capital markets profit overshadowed strong retail lending, but the company also announced a surprise dividend increase.

From David to Goliath: How Entrepreneurs Overcome the Challenges of Company Growth - Credit Suisse

Report Uncovers Distinct Strategies Leveraged by High-Growth Entrepreneurs

Liverpool wealth fund manager forges links with London Embassy

The office also currently doubles up as the company’s central headquarters for its outsourced PA team.

Standard Chartered in good shape after another record year ‎

Standard Chartered, the emerging markets lender focused on Asia, reported its ninth consecutive year of record earnings, with pre-tax profits rising 11pc to $6.8bn.

WH Ireland acquires client list from Pritchard Stockbrokers

The Transaction will increase WHIL's number of private-client stockbroking clients by approximately 50% and total assets under management by approximately 25%.

HSBC private bank scaling down in MidEast

The private bank has shrunk the number of relationship managers to around 10 from 50-60 at its peak 18 months ago, one banking source familiar with the matter said.

HSBC set to claw back executives' bonuses over elderly savers scandal that affected thousands

Britain’s biggest bank is expected to confirm that it will become the latest to claw back shares and cash from a number of senior employees, as it posts annual profits up around 15 per cent to £13.8billion.

Wells Fargo To Expand Wealth Management, Insurance Operations Report

He said that of the assets being purchased from European banks, they consist almost entirely of U.S. loans, the FT reported.

Deutsche Bank Said to Choose Guggenheim for Talks on Selling Asset Units

Deutsche Bank is entering exclusive talks with U.S. money manager Guggenheim Partners to sell the German lender’s asset-management divisions, said two people with knowledge of the matter.

Is Barclays sticking two fingers up at the Chancellor?

Barclays tried its luck with some unification

HSBC Pays More For Asia / Latin American Staff

HSBC has revealed that it is coming under increasing pressure on the reward front as it undertakes more of its business in fast-growing economies like Brazil, China and India.

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