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New wealth management firm launched in Greenville, South Carolina

Brothers and business partners, Travis Wyatt and Philip Wyatt, have formed a new wealth management firm in Greenville, South Carolina.

US regulators reviewing BlackRock, Fidelity Investments for risk

The US regulators are studying BlackRock and Fidelity Investments to determine if asset managers pose potential risk to the financial system, Bloomberg News has reported.

Barclays announces changes to its benchmark fixed income indices

Barclays has changed its widely-used benchmark fixed income indices after concluding its annual index review and governance process in October.

BNY Trust Company hires new vice president of sales for Eastern Canada

BNY Trust Company has named Paul Kamin as vice president and business development officer for Eastern Canada.

Northern Trust appoints new Canada head

Chicago-based Northern Trust has appointed Arti Sharma as head of The Northern Trust Company, Canada.

MaplesFS launches full service office in Singapore

Cayman Islands-based Maples Fund Services (MaplesFS) has strengthened its presence in the Asia Pacific region with the launch of full-service office in Singapore.

BMO Capital Markets appoints new deputy chief economist and head of US economics

BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group has appointed Michael Gregory as deputy chief economist and head of US Economics, effective November 4, 2013.

HMRC disclosure of tax avoidance schemes reports sharp decline

The UK’s HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said that the disclosure of tax avoidance schemes have noticed a sharp decline in the past six months to September 2013.

PTS Partners selects OneTick to support quantitative investing

OneMarketData has announced that PTS Partners, a global quantitative fund,has implemented OneTick, a single solution for stream processing and tick data that spans both historical and real-time, to support the firm’s quantitative investment strategies.

Five investments going up as interest rates stay low: AMP Capital

AMP Capital has identified five alternative investments to cash for investors concerned about the impact of record-low interest rates on their savings.