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AMP Capital builds fixed income presence in Hong Kong

AMP Capital is expanding its presence in Hong Kong, with the appointment of Sonia Baillie as Head of Asian Fixed Income.

SEC Charges former CEO of Houston-based investor relations firm with insider trading

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the former CEO of a Houston-based investor relations firm with insider trading in the securities of multiple firm clients.

Britain’s SFO to receive £2 million funding for Barclays probe-report

Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is expected to receive about £2 million (US$3.07 million) from the UK Treasury to support its criminal probe into the dealings between Barclays and Qatar Holding, the Financial Times has reported.

BNP Paribas acquires fund management business of Commerzbank

French banking giant BNP Paribas, which has over US$7 trillion assets under custody, has acquired fund management unit of Germany’s Commerzbank.

Aberdeen Asset Management’s AuM declines by 1%

Aberdeen Asset Management’s assets under management totalled £209.6 billion (US$322.8 billion) to the end of June 2013, a decline of 1% from £212.3 billion (US$327 billion) on 31 March 2013.

Sanlam Securities UK partners with Qinisele Resources

Sanlam Securities UK has entered into a strategic partnership with Qinisele Resources, a specialist mining corporate advisory boutique based in South Africa.

APM Fine Wine Investment appoints director

APM Wine Investment has appointed Philip Staveley to the board of directors.

SIFMA issues muni bond due diligence standard

SIFMA has issued its proposed execution-with-diligence standard for municipal trading, following its initial proposal to the MSRB in June 2013 that an execution-with-diligence standard be applied to trades in municipal securities.

The Bank of England names new deputy governor for financial stability

The Bank of England (BoE) has named Sir John Cunliffe as deputy governor for Financial Stability, replacing Paul Tucker.

UBS names new head of EMEA syndicate

As part of its internal reshuffling of primary market coverage, UBS has promoted Armin Peter to head of debt capital markets EMEA syndicate, reports Reuters.