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Stifel Financial appoints managing director for private client group

Stifel Financial has appointed Michael Sullivan as managing director of its private client group and Eastern region director of its broker-dealer subsidiary, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company.

Schwab introduces accountability guarantee

Charles Schwab, an investment services firm with more than $2 trillion in client assets, has introduced an “Accountability Guarantee” for clients enrolled in participating investment advisory services.

A time to ‘Squeeze more juice’ out of risk assets: BlackRock

Risk assets such as stocks and corporate bonds have further to run in 2014 even as a global tide of easy money slows, according to the BlackRock Investment Institute’s 2014 Investment Outlook.

Threadneedle appoints new institutional sales director in Switzerland

Threadneedle Investments has appointed Noël Luchena as sales director – institutional clients based in its Swiss team in Zurich.

DST Systems to open second office in India

DST Systems, US-based technology-based service solutions provider, has unveiled its plans to open a second office for Indian operations in Pune, India.

City Financial Investment appoints Asia head

City Financial Investment Company, a London-based independent investment manager, has appointed Philip Kay as head of Asia, a newly created role.

Jupiter Fund Management CEO to step down

Jupiter Fund Management’s CEO Edward Bonham Carter is to step down from the role, after a spell of 14 years at the firm.

Annex Wealth Management opens office in Mequon

Annex Wealth Management has opened a second office for its north shore customers in Mequon, Wisconsin.

Exclusive: Africa snapping at Asia’s heels

15 of the world’s 29 fastest growing economies in the world are in …no not Asia, but Africa. Africa today is where the BRICS were a decade ago, signalling huge growth potential. Ten of Africa’s 54 countries have a GDP per capita greater than China, while 17 have a GDP per capita greater than India.

Philippines and Italy amend double taxation agreement

The Philippines and Italy have finalized the protocol amending their double taxation agreement (DTA) signed on December 5, 1980.