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Banque Havilland acquires Banco Popolare Luxembourg

. Under the agreements , Banco Popolare Luxembourg has distributed reserves and repayment of equity to the shareholder Banco Popolare for a total amount of 52 million .

The lack of 'Knowledge Society' & the key to 'My Future' by Justin Urquhart Stewart

It has often been said that we are living in the 'knowledge society' where we all have access to stupendous amounts of information.

Wealth managers aren’t creating much of it for investors

When it comes to wealth managers, Questor says avoid.

Coutts hit with £75m tax evasion penalties

Coutts was asked to conduct a review of its US related accounts and presented the results of the review to the DOJ on 23 December.

Canaccord to close London fixed-income desk amid cutbacks

Canaccord Genuity is planning to make its entire nine-strong fixed-income team in the City redundant as part of wider staff cuts announced in February by the Canadian investment bank that will see 125 staff let go globally – with more than a quarter

BNP Paribas Wealth Management ranked 5th “Best global Private bank” and honoured in 16 categories

These awards confirm our growing position worldwide where we are now ranked in the Top 5 by Euromoney

There is a new category of super rich, and JPMorgan wants their money

There is a new jewel in JPMorgan's crown.

St. James’s Place – ‘Helicopter money’ could be the solution to the growth dilemma

Concerns persisted that central banks have already done a great deal to boost growth and spending without yet achieving significant outcomes. Central banks have cut rates 637 times since March 2008 and have bought a combined $12.3 trillion in asset

HSBC’s decision to keep its HQ in London is a ringing endorsement of the whole UK

With London selected unanimously by its board, the “will they, won’t they” saga that had been rumbling on for ten months is over.

EDRAM unveils major funds push into ‘crucial’ markets

All the funds have been fully transitioned to Luxembourg and come in the wake of a ‘pilot project’

Everything changes at zerom by Tim Price

Then said Jesus, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” - Luke 23:34.

Octopus comment - LSE's 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain & opportunities for VCT investors

They offer attractive tax benefits to incentivise investment into high risk smaller companies with the potential for significant growth.

Santander named 'Best Private Bank' in Chile and Portugal

Santander Private Banking offers services to customers in Brazil, Chile, Italy, Mexico, Portugal and Spain

Rathbones’ Mike Webb on his reputation as a turnaround king

In 1986 he followed his father’s footsteps into finance, joining Hambros Bank.

Good news for mattresses - The effect of negative interest rates by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Do you remember the days when banks used to pay you a reasonable rate on your deposit account?

Investec branches out with Cork quayside office

Ciaran Whelan of Investec said “As a business, we’ve grown significantly in Ireland over the past five years providing competitive, value-added specialist services for corporate, SME and wealth management clients.

HSBC effectively scraps pay rise for managers at UK retail bank -source

The latest change was first reported by the Financial Times on Wednesday.

Mattioli Woods plans soft launch of family office

He added it was a “fairly big project” that would start off with a relatively low number of clients, which the firm hopes to grow exponentially.

Five years of service excellence and technology innovation - Multrees Investor Services

Multrees Investor Services, a leading independent custody and consolidated reporting specialist for wealth managers and family offices, is celebrating its five year anniversary this month.

SANNE enters into agreement to acquire Dublin based corporate services business

Employing fifteen staff, CCS has a broad range of clients including a number of large financial institutions, investment funds and corporates.

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