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HSBC joins RBS in £7.1m payout to bosses to dodge bonus cap

British regulators had joined banks in campaigning against the bonus caps – they fear that if British banks cannot pay as much as US and Asian rivals, the best bankers will quit.

Partnership turns to Rothschild as annuity sales slump

‘Partnership will benefit from Rothschild's extensive experience of managing this asset class and Rothschild will co-invest alongside Partnership,’ the group told the stockmarket.

Wealth Management’s Profitless Boom Time by Phil Banas

Wealth management is booming, but business is about growing profits, not just revenues

Adam & Co to close Manchester office

He also added there are no plans to drop the Adam & Company brand.

Brewin chair backs business with £29,000 stake

Miller acquired 10,000 shares

Private clients advised to reduce UK and European equities

The Committee’s recommendation is that funds withdrawn from equities are held in cash.

Guernsey Is Part Of The Solution For US Fund Managers

Feedback from the managers at the conference was that there is simply too much regulation in Europe

UK Wealth manager sells remaining SIPP business

From UK Wealth Management

RBS To Split Up Coutts Private Banking Unit

The international unit, which employs 1,200 staff, has cut the number of countries it serves dramatically in a roughly three-year restructuring.

Buying cheaply floats my boat, says Aberdeen's Martin Gilbert

Fund management boss says SWIP deal has diversified the company

Regulation transforms UK wealth management business

This structural change has meant a fertile market for hiring and winning clients.

RBS confirms it's considering sale of Coutts' international arm

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) confirmed it was considering selling the international arm of its private bank, a deal one source said could net it as much as $1 billion (£595.76 million), as the British government leans on it to focus more on domest

HSBC chief rejects Barclays Wealth model

Mr Gulliver, who has overseen a significant reduction in the scale of HSBC Private Bank since becoming chief executive of the UK bank in 2011, said that its private banking arm needed to be managed “as a discrete business” in order to retain t

Tougher rules risk starting a City brain drain

Bankers face greater risk for smaller rewards, prompting fears of an exodus of top talent.

Wealth management group expands with acquisition of two new firms

A wealth management fund is expanding after buying two new companies, bringing its total of acquisitions to nine.

Axa Wealth to help advisers through retirement changes

The chief executive for Axa Wealth, said: “The Budget has transformed the way we all plan for retirement, and recast what retirement means to the great majority of the population.

Concerns raised about new St James' Place building in Cirencester

I think it is important to make a statement about it being overbearing in size

Skandia profits jump 400% boosted by WealthSelect flows

The platform was boosted by gross sales of £2.5 billion, up 11% on the £2.3 billion for 2013 which it said was a result of the high demand for its WealthSelect proposition.

Berkshire-based IFA and DFM partner up

The alliance enables Petrus to offer their clients access to two investment propositions: the Bespoke Portfolio Service and the Managed Portfolio Service.

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