01/01/2013
Coutts Beats Annual Charity Fundraising Target For London's Air Ambulance
Numerous fundraising activities were organised throughout the last twelve months, including comedy nights, a sponsored abseil and a 10k run.
Wealth and Asset Management
12/30/2012
Ex-FSA chief knighted in New Year honours list
He steered banking regulator through period of unprecedented turmoil before stepping down in June.
12/30/2012
UK's top bankers earned £1m each in 2011
Major banking employers required to release information in wake of financial crisis
12/30/2012
French high flyers say bonjour to UK
Boris Johnson exhorted the French to “venez a Londres, mes amis”. It seems his words are being heeded.
12/26/2012
Secure Trust Bank takes over V12 Group Finance
The acquisition is expected to be earnings enhancing for STB in the 2013 financial year.
12/26/2012
Crispin Odey suffers £6m pay cut
The decline followed a tumultuous 2011, which Mr Odey has described as a “pretty horrible year”
12/22/2012
Lotto winners want compensation from Coutts after 'wrong advice'
The unidentified couple from Devon who won the lottery in 2001, are now hoping to win a substantial amount of compensation from Coutts.
12/20/2012
Mirabaud opens third Spanish office
With its reputation under attack, investors say there's no way of knowing how many risk-conscious clients will stick around while UBS atones for its Libor sins.
12/19/2012
Top 10 UHNW British Executives
A list of the wealthiest executives in the United Kingdom.
12/19/2012
Vistra announces rebranding of Corporate Services Belgium CVBA
Vistra now has two offices in Belgium - Brussels and Antwerp - from where it is able to offer local clients access to its network of 25 offices spanning 19 jurisdictions worldwide.
12/18/2012
Skandia’s unbundled platform goes live
Skandia is now in a transition phase, helping advisers with the new platform.
12/18/2012
Bloomsbury takes adviser team to six with new hire
Firm recruits Chartered financial planner with advanced qualifications in investment management and estate planning.
12/18/2012
Liontrust lifts Brooks Macdonald stake above 12%
Liontrust has bumped up its exposure to Brooks Macdonald.
12/17/2012
Schroders hits US acquisition trail
The transaction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2013.
12/17/2012
Fletcher and Beckwith join forces to form ‘London Wall Partners LLP’
Launched today with full FSA authorisation, the firm is partner-owned and funded, and will provide conflict-free advice based on a thorough and unbiased assessment of the market – principally to individuals, but also to trusts.
12/17/2012
Aberdeen AM boardroom pay-out tops £13m for second year running
The payments came after another strong performance for the group, which entered the FTSE 100 index earlier this year.
12/17/2012
FSA vows to keep pressure on wealth firms amid new probe
FCA has already said it will break with tradition to name and shame errant individuals as soon as a probe begins.
12/16/2012
Fat cat crackdown as bankers' bonuses could be capped at twice salary
Bankers' bonuses would be capped at double the level of basic pay under plans being drawn up in Brussels
12/16/2012
U.K.’s Biggest Broker Takes on Funds That Made Him a Billionaire
Now, as planned rules threaten his business model, he intends to raid fund managers’ profits.
12/16/2012
Van Lanschot takes 122 mln euro charge on goodwill
The impairment does not relate to Kempen's current activities.