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St. James's Place targets women in recruitment drive

Academy director Adrian Batchelor says there is “no justification” for the sector being so dominated by men.

Liechtenstein bank reports US tax deal hits profits

The bank maintained in July that the agreement would have no impact on its income statement

Asia’s Infinity Financial in major deal with UK star manager Bestinvest

Infinity says “a large percentage” of its existing clients have thus far switched some or all of their investible assets over to Bestinvest (BI), and “virtually all new clients are choosing it as their investment manager”.

Threadneedle Overhauls Branding on Brazier's Trust

UK Select Trust Shareholders Have Voted to Revamp The Investment

Wealth-X Supports Turquoise Mountain With UHNW Prospecting As Part Of Its Giving Back Programme

Wealth-X will provide the non-profit organisation unrivalled access to the world's largest collection of curated research.

Mattioli Woods assets soar following acquisition spree

Overall the firm’s profits before tax increased by 10% to £5.5 million

Towry's Gaius Jones Joins Ashcourt Rowan as Financial Planning Chief

Towry’s Gauis Jones has joined Ashcourt Rowan as Chief Executive of the firm’s Financial Planning Business.

Shake-up looms in Singapore banking, wealth managers warn

Swiss banks UBS and rival Credit Suisse are under pressure to derive more of group profits from wealth management and Singapore is the largest hub for the business outside Switzerland in both cases.

Coutts hires HR head from Moscow-based firm

She joins Coutts from The Renaissance Group

Charles Stanley tops advised assets under management

The research, which covered 32 DFMs that offer outsourced services to financial advisers, found that more than £24bn is managed on this basis, with the average amount managed per client at £249,477

How wealth managers are pitching their restricted status to the public

The new rules, which were introduced in January are full of intricacies, as firms seeking to describe themselves as independent have to advise on the full scope of retail investment products, which includes life assurance policies and pensions.

McQuaker: Managers To Back When The Red Turns Off the QE Tap

Henderson's Head of Multi-Asset Bill McQuaker is backing value managers to outperform in what he describes as a more 'granular market'

Smith & Williamson to Advise Members on new social network for high net worth investors

The platform will facilitate direct investments across a range of assets, including private equity, pooled investments, real estate, private equity, commodities, art and antiques.

Boutique bank Lesmoir-Gordon, Boyle & Co is riding high

But Lesmoir-Gordon, Boyle & Co, a boutique bank set up by Schroders’ veterans Richard Lesmoir-Gordon, Andrew Boyle and Nick Smith, is aiming to change that.

ABN AMRO Q2 slips, warns of higher loan impairments in 2013

Dutch state-owned bank ABN AMRO reported second-quarter net profit of 402 million euros ($536.5 million)

Quilter Cheviot teams come together in Liverpool

They form part of the Quilter Cheviot North West operation, which also includes Manchester and North Wales, with total funds under management of more than £1.2bn.

Bellpenny acquires IFA firm

This latest deal means that Bellpenny has now established a presence in Scotland, England and Wales since its launch last year.

Wealth management firm Tier One Capital is breaking the mould

The team have experience of working for a small selection of the most prestigious names in the wealth management industry

Boutique wealth manager launches first retail fund

A boutique wealth manager offering a bespoke private client service is to launch its first retail fund as it seeks to diversify its business.

Brown Advisory to support U.S. Expats Brown Advisory to support U.S. Expats

Currently around 126,000 U.S. nationals reside in the U.K.

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