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Industry adopts ‘wait-and-see’ RDR policy

Industry adopts ‘wait-and-see’ RDR policy

(Free) UK Wealth managers are adopting a wait-and-see approach to the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), as uncertainty over the future of the Financial Services Authority casts a shadow over the initiative.

EFG sustains onshore push with Florida office

EFG sustains onshore push with Florida office

(Free) EFG International has continued its onshore drive overseas, adding an office in Key Biscayne, Florida, to recent openings in Shanghai and Demark.

Investors study climate change risks

Investors study climate change risks

(Free) Institutional investors and consultancy Mercer are joining forces to study the impact of climate change on strategic asset allocation.

Genspring exec travels to Europe to discuss MFO, SFO deals

Genspring exec travels to Europe to discuss MFO, SFO deals

(Free) Genspring Family Offices is looking to extend its reach across the Atlantic through acquisitions or partnerships with multi and single family offices in Europe.

Family office consultancy lands 100th client

Family office consultancy lands 100th client

(Free) Family Office Metrics, a US-based consultancy that advises single-family offices on converting to multi-family offices, has gained its 100th client.

Patel is Rothschild’s third Morgan Stanley hire

Patel is Rothschild’s third Morgan Stanley hire

(Free) Rothschild Private Bank has hired Nandu Patel from Morgan Stanley as a managing director – its third hire from the Wall Street bank in two weeks.

HSBC Private Bank opens Gstaad branch

HSBC Private Bank opens Gstaad branch

(Free) HSBC’s Swiss-based private bank will open a new branch in Gstaad, Switzerland, in mid-2010 – part of plans to expand its onshore presence in the country.

StanChart AuM up 12 percent globally, 26 percent in Asia

StanChart AuM up 12 percent globally, 26 percent in Asia

(Free) Standard Chartered’s wealth management arm posted a 20 percent decline in operating income in 2009 after a collapse in demand following the financial crisis.

New Sarasin fee model delivers profit hike

New Sarasin fee model delivers profit hike

(Free) Bank Sarasin saw net inflows of 17.9 percent across its business in 2009 and is on track to exceed its target of CHF100 billion in assets under management later this year.

Next 18 months key in India

Next 18 months key in India

Standard Chartered Private Bank is gathering client assets in India at a rate of $250 million a quarter, and aims to have $2.5billion to $3 billion by the end of 2010.


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