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EFG International appoints new members to board

Swiss bank EFG International has nominated two new members, Robert Chiu and Daniel Zuberbühler for its board.

Perpetual sells New Zealand Guardian Trust Company to Complectus for $63.3 million

Australian investment management firm Perpetual has sold New Zealand Guardian Trust Company to wealth management firm Complectus, in a deal worth $63.3 million.

Brown Shipley strengthens equity and credit team

Brown Shipley has strengthened its equity and credit team by hiring a team of six new analysts.

Financial planners join hands to launch XY Planning Network

Financial planners Michael Kitces Alan Moore have launched a new platform, called XY Planning Network, to support fee-only advisors to focus on generation X and Y clients.

Robertson Stephens Advisors appoints new chief economist

Robertson Stephens Advisors has appointed Jeanette Garretty as new managing director and chief economist.

SEC charges owner of New Jersey-based brokerage firm with manipulative trading

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the owner of a Holmdel, New Jersey -based brokerage firm with manipulative trading of publicly traded stocks through an illegal practice known as “layering” or “spoofing.”

BlackRock increases UK headcount by 14% in 2013-report

BlackRock Investment Management (UK), the British subsidiary of American money manager BlackRock, has boosted its headcount in UK by nearly 14% last year, taking the total headcount to 2,331, the Financial Times has reported.

Sadara wealth Management launches new lifestyle mobile app

Sadara wealth Management & Private banking, a division of National bank of Oman, has launched Sadara Wealth Management Lifestyle application programme, a mobile application that offers merchant discounts, notification alerts and merchant locator services.

Landmark Group chairman taps JM Financial top executive to launch family office

Micky Jagtiani, an Indian businessman who owns the Dubai-based Landmark retail-stores group, has reportedly tapped JM Financial senior executive Sameer Lumba to launch a family office.

Council confirms agreement with EP on transparency rules for investment products

The Permanent Representatives Committee today approved, on behalf of the Council, an agreement reached with the European Parliament on a regulation aimed at improving market transparency for retail investors (8356/1/14 REV 1).