03/14/2017
LGT Eyes Further Growth, Expansion
The bank said that its profit rose 9 percent on the year to 230 million Swiss francs.
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03/14/2017
St James’s Places launches int’l investment plan in Hong Kong
SJP currently charges a fee of 6% if clients withdraw from their investment in the first year.
03/14/2017
LGT – The Most Asian of Liechtenstein's Banks
The Asian unit of LGT will have the company’s biggest share of assets under management by the summer
03/14/2017
Close Brothers first half profits grow by a fifth
The group reported a strong performance in the first half, with £134.2 million adjusted1 operating profit, 21% higher than the prior year period, and an RoE2 of 18.0%
03/14/2017
Beautiful 16th Century home of Victorian heiress to the Coutts banking dynasty who was once Britain’s richest woman goes on sale for £1.75million
The main thrust of her generosity was on improving the lives of the poor, which led to her developing relationships with Queen Victoria and Florence Nightingale.
03/13/2017
Liechtenstein private bank LGT reports 9 pct rise in net profit
The bank is optimistic about its business development in 2017 despite market uncertainties, LGT said in a statement.
03/13/2017
Bordier UK joins select band of DFMs available on the FundsNetwork platform
The strategies, which were recently made available via a strategic partnership with 7IM, can also be accessed via Ascentric, Aviva, Fusion, Nucleus, Novia, Praemium, Standard Life, Transact and Zurich.
03/13/2017
Standard Life's merger with Aberdeen Asset Management a bold gamble
Standard Life is taking on a lot of risk in its merger with Aberdeen Asset Management, according to Berenberg analysts.
03/13/2017
Horizon launches three new products
The launch signifies an important milestone in Horizon's development
03/13/2017
Schroders cash to allow adviser to go global
If we had done it ourselves it would have been years in the making.
03/13/2017
Huge gulf in fund managers responsible investment standards
Campaign Group ShareAction assessed fund managers on factors including information on fees, and shareholder engagement
03/12/2017
LGBT-friendly wealth management company targets Irish customers
Whereas people understand that some countries are anti-gay and don't want to visit them, what they sometimes don't realise is that their pension portfolios can be sending their capital to these countries.
03/10/2017
Christie’s to Close Second London Venue and Downsize Auctions in Amsterdam
The company is shifting its focus to online-only sales amid growing interest from buyers
03/10/2017
ScotGems trust launch requires key wealth managers backing
The ScotGems portfolio will hold between 20 and 30 positions in smaller companies across the globe
03/10/2017
‘StanLife-Aberdeen’ deal highlights problems for asset managers
Most of the new online wealth managers popping up have automatically turned to passive funds
03/10/2017
Bank shares today like commodities in 2015.
This in-depth interview explores what makes him so different and why he is once again delighted to be scraping the bottom of the ratings barrel – and why his rivals rarely care to look there.
03/10/2017
Newbury: Kleinwort Benson and Hambros teams come together
The merger of Kleinwort Benson and SGPB Hambros is moving swiftly
03/10/2017
Split could cost Old Mutual £230m
The benefits to shareholders may be more than £2bn, while the group says it is on track to meet deadline of end-2018
03/09/2017
UBS unveils gender-lens white paper and initiatives
Women's legal protections are also still underdeveloped.
03/09/2017
Van Lanschot: strong profit increase and higher dividend
2016 was a good year for Van Lanschot despite low interest rates, major volatility and global political and social uncertainty.