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Schroders appoints new Switzerland country head

Schroders has named Andreas Markwalder as its new country head of Switzerland, replacing Stephen Mills who will now become chairman of Schroder Investment Management (Switzerland).

Barclays rolls out integrated online investing platform

Barclays has unveiled a new online direct investing platform by combining its online banking and investment services.

About two fifths of UK workers attracted to the idea of a career in financial advice

Nearly two fifths of workers in Britain are interested in a career in financial advice, though many feel that they do not have the right skills to do so, according to a research by St. James’s Place Academy.

Bank of Singapore wraps up acquisition of Barclays’ Asia wealth operations

Bank of Singapore (BOS), the private banking arm of OCBC, has concluded the acquisition of Barclays’ wealth and investment management (WIM) operations in Singapore and Hong Kong.

Appetite for factor-based allocations increasing globally: Invesco study

Demand for factor-based strategies is increasing among private banks, global pension funds, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, and asset consultants in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, according to a study by Invesco.

Equities riding through the storm: JP Morgan Private Bank

Julien Lafargue, European Equities Strategist EMEA at JP Morgan Private Bank, looks back at equity markets in 2016

Class teams up with HSBC to support SMSFs for international assets

Australian software solutions provider Class has joined forces with British banking group HSBC to support the growing demand by self managed super funds (SMSF) for international assets.

UBP rolls out US high yield strategy

Geneva-based Union Bancaire Privee (UBP) has expanded its fixed income range by launching a US high yield strategy.

London city professionals weighing relocation after Brexit: Morgan McKinley study

Despite a vast majority of London city professionals dissatisfied with the outcome of Britain’s vote to quit the European Union, only few plan to relocate away from the city, according to a survey by Morgan McKinley.

BlackRock’s EMEA retirement head steps down

BlackRock head of retirement for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Tony Stenning has stepped down from his role after 16 years.