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Chelsea Village HR head joins RiverPeak Wealth team

RiverPeak Wealth, the UK newly launched wealth management firm, has appointed Clare Grout as head of HR.

Investec agrees to sell Australian business to Bank of Queensland

Investec has agreed to sell its professional finance, asset finance and leasing businesses including its high-net-worth customer deposit business in Australia to Bank of Queensland for A$440 million.

AMP Capital launches new adviser research tool

AMP Capital has launched a dedicated online resource centre to help financial advisers have more meaningful investment conversations with their clients.

Temasek unveils new private equity fund vehicle

Temasek, a Singapore-based investment firm, has unveiled a new co-investment vehicle Astrea II with broadly diversified holdings in 36 private equity funds.

Close Brothers names new investment director

Close Brothers Asset Management has named Amy Lazenby as new investment director on the firm’s tailored portfolio service.

FORT Management opens new office in New York

American investment firm FORT Management has expanded its operations by establishing a new office in New York.

SIFMA AMG survey shows separate accounts do not pose systemic risk

A SIFMA Asset Management Group (SIFMA AMG) survey of nine asset managers, with an aggregate AUM of $11.2 trillion, demonstrates that separate accounts do not pose systemic risk.

Webster Private Bank appoints new director of private bank lending

Webster Private Bank has appointed Peter Russell as new senior vice president and director of its private bank lending.

UK Peer-To-Peer lending hits £1,207 billion in Q1 2014: survey

A report published by the Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) shows cumulative lending at the end of the first quarter in 2014 hit £1,207 billion compared to £491 million at the end of the first quarter of 2013.

UBS to pay higher dividends to shareholders this year

Swiss banking giant UBS will start paying out half of its profits in dividends to shareholders this year, the bank’s chief executive Sergio Ermotti told the Financial Times in an interview.