10/08/2014

AIC bemoans IFAs holding trusts but refusing to recommend

The director general of the Association of Investment Companies has bemoaned the fact that a number of financial advisers are not offering investment companies to their clients, despite seeing the benefits and using them in their own portfolios.

10/06/2014

Banque Havilland acquires Liechtenstein private bank

The acquisition support the strategy of the Banque Havilland , build an international private banking group, which had specialized in high net worth individuals , particularly from regions with high growth potential .

10/05/2014

Julius Baer plans final Merrill cuts

Mr Collardi said: “We still have a tail of people that have to leave the company as a result of the Merrill transaction. [They] know who they are and will be leaving us by the end of this year.”

10/05/2014

Private jets expensed using hedge fund fees

“We have seen some very bad examples, such as hedge funds paying salaries from the funds and private jets put through the fund expenses,” said Ed Francis, head of investment for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Towers Watson, a consultan