Managers of Wealth

Barclays Financial Advisers Split, Forming $3 Billion Indy Firm -- Street Moves

In doing so, they passed on joining Stifel Financial Corp., the regional brokerage to which Barclays has agreed to sell its U.S. wealth business.

Bellpenny adds £157m of funds in 30th acquisition

National wealth manager Bellpenny has acquired the client bases and associated £157m of funds under management of Bob Bradley and Nick Bird, the two shareholders and financial planners at Croydon-based Trustee Asset Management.

RBS signs pact to exit wealth management business in India

Bank’s plan is to follow up sale of wealth management business with that of its retail and corporate portfolio in India, says a top executive of RBS India

Guernsey: Opportunities For Guernsey As Global Alternative Assets Predicted To Rise

A predicted rise of investment in alternative assets is expected to offer significant opportunities for Guernsey as a premier location for alternative asset funds and fund managers, in the coming years.

Australia's NAB to refund 62,000 wealth management clients

The NAB compensation follows an independent review by PricewaterhouseCoopers at the request of the Australian Securities & Investments Commission.

Close Brothers says full-year outlook remains unchanged

Close Brothers Group today issues its scheduled pre-close trading update ahead of its 2015 financial year end.

Social media: too important for wealth managers to ignore?

So, what must wealth managers do?

Hedge-Fund Tenants Set for Record Growth in London’s Mayfair

There’s a higher than average amount of space under offer in Mayfair and St James’s and a large proportion of that is from hedge funds and private equity firms

Old Mutual Int’l launches trust tool to support advisers

Old Mutual International has launched a new online service with the aim of boosting its trust proposition by pointing advisers towards the most suitable trust for their customer’s circumstances.

Chinese investment group bids to buy rest of BHF Kleinwort Benson

It agreed to buy German bank Hauck & Aufhaeuser Privatbankiers earlier in July. It also owns French-based holiday company Club Mediterranee and has a stake in Britain's Thomas Cook.

Identifying Asia’s regional bank champions

It is the opportunity to service retail and wealthy clients in Asia that has fired banks’ ambitions

Wealth management group IOOF cuts ties with financial planners

Wealth management group IOOF has let go 33 out of 48 financial planners it acquired in 2012 as part of its purchase of the My Adviser and Plan B businesses, according to trade publication Independent Financial Adviser.

BNP Paribas taps ex-Silver Bridge chief for ultrahigh-net-worth assault on US

The BNP Paribas unit is aiming for a September launch

Who's the Next Impact Target After Goldman Sachs Snaps Up Imprint Capital?

Some kind of impact investment proposition has become de rigueur for big banks and financial services providers, but a gap has remained between talk and action.

Jersey: Family Offices And Jersey

What are the requirements when a family wants to setup a family office in Jersey?

Standard Chartered Must Raise Up to $10 Billion, Mizuho Says

A capital issue would be dilutive, and we would expect the bank’s share price to fall initially

How promoters are taking charge of managing their personal wealth

Promoters sitting on huge cash after selling off their businesses are also directly taking charge of their Family Office to make investments

Tough targets and “suffocating” compliance stresses push Asian bankers to the brink

Private banks have recently struggled to reduce compensation and compliance costs

Rapid growth is expected for Islamic wealth management

Islamic wealth management is going to become be the “new frontier” for the global Islamic finance industry as a growing number of Islamic high-net worth individuals keeps looking for Shariah-compliant types of investment.

Barclays shuts down accounts for expats living in Cyprus and Malta unless they hold £100,000 or more

But angry expats who have spent years as loyal customers of the bank say they feel betrayed. Many say they have been told they must have a UK-based account to receive their British state pension.

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