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Snowden Capital Advisors strengthens advisory board

Snowden Capital Advisors, a US-based wealth advisory firm, has appointed Subha Barry and Craig Pfeiffer to its advisory board.

SEC charges Honolulu woman for defrauding investors through social media

The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced fraud charges against a Honolulu woman posing as an investment banker and soliciting investors through Twitter, Facebook, and other social media.

BSI introduces its newest International standard on asset management

British Standards Institution (BSI) has launched an international standard on asset management in the Middle East.

Raymond James lures US$670 million advisory team from JP Morgan Securities

Raymond James Financial has lured a team of two financial advisers from JP Morgan Securities that managed over US$670 million in client assets.

Adamas Finance Asia to invest US$500,000 into China credit fund

Adamas Finance Asia (AFA), an AIM-quoted investment firm, has agreed to invest US$500,000 into an investment fund run by its Hong Kong-based investment manager Adamas Asset Management.

Investors may miss out in emerging markets due to underexposure: Forward report

Investor underexposure to emerging markets (EM) ignores the longer-term direction of the global economy, concludes a new analysis by Forward Management.

Social responsibility not key in selecting investments for affluent investors: Spectrem

Affluent investors look at a multitude of influences when selecting investments, but social responsibility is not high among them, according to a study by Spectrem Group.

EU court upholds ABN AMRO acquisition ban

Luxembourg-based General Court of the European Union has upheld the 2011 verdict of European Commission to prohibit Dutch bank ABN AMRO from making large takeovers.

Standard Bank expands IFA team in Isle of Man

Standard Bank has expanded its IFA team in Isle of Man by appointing two new business development managers.

Amundi opens subsidiary in Poland

Amundi, a European asset manager with over €770 billion in AuM, has opened a new subsidiary in Poland called Amundi Polska TFI.