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Verdict Staff

Barclays says it has no plans to exit Swiss wealth management

Barclays has no plans to exit Swiss wealth management market in spite of the fact that country is fast losing its reputation as banking secrecy hub and regulatory cost has risen sharply in recent past.

Bedlam Asset Management to shut down

London-based Bedlam Asset Management, which was launched in 2002 and has £360 million in assets under management, is to shut down and return money to investors.

BB&T Wealth opens first office in Texas

BB&T Wealth has opened its first office in Texas in the Dallas/Ft. Worth region.

US authorities seek information from banks on offshore tax evaders

US authorities have been granted permission by federal court to seek information from five US banks regarding details of American clients evading taxes by hiding assets and income in offshore banks.

CSRC grants RQFII license to Mirae Asset HK

Emerging markets specialist Mirae Asset Global Investments Hong Kong (Mirae Asset HK) has received a Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) license from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on 30 October 2013.

Franklin Templeton appoints head of alternatives sales, Europe

Franklin Templeton Investments has named Peter Vincent as head of alternatives sales, Europe.

Dion Global, US Tax and Financial Services partner for FATCA strategic alliance

Dion Global Solutions has entered into a strategic alliance with US Tax and Financial Services in a bid to support its Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) compliance solutions.

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management poaches Goldman Sachs financial advisor

Bank of America’s Merrill Lynch Wealth Management has hired Goldman Sachs’ financial advisor Kendall Cotten for its private banking and investment group’s office in Dallas.

Schroders expands UK Institutional Sales team

Schroders has expanded its institutional sales team with the appointment of Claire Glennon who joins to take up a new role within the UK & Ireland Institutional Business Development team.

Asos’ director nets £12m in share sale

Nicholas Beighton, Director of Asos Plc, a UK-based operator of online fashion and beauty retail stores, has sold 240,000 shares, representing 0.29% stake in the company.