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Verdict Staff

BlackRock Capital Investment names new CEO and chairman

BlackRock Capital Investment has appointed Michael Zugay as its new CEO and James Keenan as chairman of the board.

OTP Bank to take over Societe Generale’s Croatian arm

Hungary’s OTP Bank has agreed to buy Splitska Banka (SGSB), the Croatian subsidiary of Societe Generale that also offers private banking services, for an undisclosed sum.

Robo advice platform Munnypot soft launches in the UK

Munnypot, a robo-advice and investment service created by the former founders of Cavanagh Group, has soft launched in the UK.

ZEDRA to take over Luxembourg-based Interconsult

ZEDRA, a provider of independent trust, fiduciary, corporate and fund services, has agreed to acquire Interconsult, Luxembourg International Consulting, for an undisclosed sum.

CBH to buy private banking activities of FIBI Bank (Switzerland)

Swiss bank Compagnie Bancaire Helvetique (CBH) has agreed to acquire the private banking activities of FIBI Bank (Switzerland) for CHF7m.

Advent International buys minority stake in Indian wealth manager ASK Group

US-based private equity firm Advent International has acquired a significant minority stake in Indian investment and wealth management firm ASK Group for an undisclosed sum.

Citi appoints new Asia Pacific business development head

American banking major Citi has named Kevin Lam as head of its Asia Pacific business development between its private bank and corporate and investment bank.

Italian banks establish cybercrime response team

The Bank of Italy, the Italian Banking Association and the ABI Lab Consortium have joined forces for the establishment of a specialised computer emergency response team (CERT) to combat cyber threats in the country’s financial services industry.

IHT Wealth Management to merge with US Wealth Management

Chicago-based IHT Wealth Management has signed an agreement to merge with US Wealth Management, an independent network of wealth managers.

Goldman Sachs fined $120m by CFTC for benchmark rate rigging

Goldman Sachs Group has agreed to pay a fine of $120m to settle allegations by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that it manipulated ISDAFIX benchmark rates.