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Deutsche Bank expands foreign exchange investor sales team in North America

Deutsche Bank has appointed Gaurang Chadha as a managing director within its foreign exchange investor sales team in North America.

Heartwood poaches Kleinwort Benson’s wealth structuring head

Heartwood, part of the Handlesbanken Group, has hired Kleinwort Benson Private Bank’s head of wealth structuring, Jeremy Croysdill as client director in its private wealth management team.

Skandia signs outsourcing agreement with IFDS

Skandia, part of Old Mutual, is set to outsource its administration to IT and outsourcing firm International Financial Data Services (IFDS) under a 20-year contract.

INDOS Financial selects BDO for advisory and assurance services

INDOS Financial, an independent Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) depositary business, has selected the accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP to provide advisory and SOC1/ISAE 3402 (formerly SAS70) assurance services.

Guggenheim Securities hires new MD in Washington, D.C. office

Guggenheim Securities, the investment banking and capital markets division of Guggenheim Partners, has hired Bijan Moazami as a managing director in its Washington, D.C. office.

Multiplicity awarded EUR 340 million realization mandate by large European bank

Multiplicity Partners, a Zurich-based specialist for illiquid and impaired investments, has been appointed exclusive advisor by a major European bank to manage the realization of a EUR340 million portfolio of complex investments involving fund structures in multiple on- and offshore jurisdictions.

Alceda applies for AIFM licences in Germany, Luxembourg

As part of its strategy to further extend its international presence, Alceda has applied for Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) licence Germany and Luxembourg.

EFG Swiss head leaves bank for Bahamas

The head of EFG International’s private banking operations in Switzerland is leaving the Swiss bank and will not be replaced.Ludovic Chechin-Laurans, who was also a member of the executive committee, is stepping down for personal reasons and will be moving to the Bahamas where he will pursue a new business venture.

PriceMetrix releases mobile tablet application for wealth management industry

PriceMetrix, a practice management software company, has released a mobile tablet application for the wealth management industry, in order to give financial advisors and retail brokerage executive’s immediate notification and access to PriceMetrix thought leadership content.

Dexia’s AuM remains stable at €72.7 billion

Dexia Asset Management has reported that its assets under management (AuM) remained stable, standing at €72.7 billion (US$96.9 billion) as of 30 June 2013, compared to €72.9 billion (US$97.1 billion) at the start of the year.