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Objectway sets up regional headquarters in South Africa

Objectway, an Italian provider of investment management and digital software solutions for the financial services industry, has set up its new regional headquarters in South Africa.

Deutsche Bank to cut further 1,000 jobs in Germany

German lender Deutsche Bank has reached an agreement with its employee representatives to eliminate an additional 1,000 jobs in its home market.

NGS Super appoints Guideway Financial as financial advice partner

Australian super fund NGS Super has appointed non-aligned advisory firm Guideway Financial Services as its financial advice partner.

Fidelity partners Peak Advisor Alliance to launch online advisor training programme

Fidelity Clearing & Custody Solutions (FCCS) has collaborated with Peak Advisor Alliance to launch eLearning Exchange, a new online training programme for its RIAs and broker-dealer clients.

Standard Chartered names new CFO for Middle East and Africa

British banking group Standard Chartered has named Mohamed Abdel Bary as its new CFO for Middle East and Africa (MEA).

Maples Fiduciary sets up London office

Maples Fiduciary, a unit of MaplesFS and a provider of specialised fiduciary and corporate administration services, has launched an office in London.

GAM wraps up Cantab Capital Partners acqusiition

Swiss asset manager GAM has closed the acquisition of Cantab Capital Partners, a British multi-strategy systematic manager that oversaw $4.1bn in assets for institutional clients worldwide as at 1 October 2016.

Credit Suisse to pay $90m fine to SEC for misrepresenting key performance metric

Credit Suisse has agreed to pay a $90m penalty to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle claims that it misrepresented how it determined a key performance metric of its wealth management business.

Singapore asset management industry grow 9% in 2015: MAS report

Asset managers in Singapore grew their assets under management (AUM) by 9% in 2015 to S$2.6 trillion, according to data released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

Centrepoint Alliance takes strategic stake in RFE Group

Centrepoint Alliance, a non-aligned financial services provider in Australia, has acquired a strategic stake in RFE Group to support the growth of professional advice firms.