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Verdict Staff

Man Group hires head of US private wealth sales

British hedge fund firm Man Group has appointed Barry Schanker as the new head of US private wealth sales.

Stifel Financial to acquire Indiana-based City Financial

Stifel Financial has agreed to fully acquire City Financial Corporation, and its wholly owned subsidiary City Securities, for an undisclosed amount.

Columbia Threadneedle Investments to roll out offshore UK income fund

Columbia Threadneedle Investments has unveiled plans to introduce a Luxembourg-domiciled offshore version of its UK equity income fund.

Lombard Risk launches cloud-based solution to simplify collateral in the buy-side world

Lombard Risk Management, a provider of regulatory reporting platforms, has launched a new cloud-based collateral management system to simplify collateral in the buy-side world.

Law firm Howard Kennedy rolls out concierge service

Howard Kennedy, a London-based law firm, has introduced a bespoke legal concierge service for wealthy individuals and their commercial interests.

Riverview Bank to buy Shrawder Financial Services

Riverview Bank, a subsidiary of Riverview Financial, has agreed to acquire Shrawder Financial Services, an independent financial services firm based in Sunbury, Pennsylvania for an undisclosed sum.

Singapore, Swiss regulators sign fintech agreement

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) have inked an agreement to expand cooperation on fintech.

Europol, Interpol establish task force to deal with bitcoin money laundering

Europol, Interpol and the Basel Institute on Governance have created a working group to tackle money laundering through virtual currencies like bitcoin.

Schroder Real Estate appoinst Asian real estate chief

Schroder Real Estate, the real estate business of British fund manager Schroders, has named John Chantrell as its new head of Asian real estate.

Pershing adds Mesirow Financial to its Retirement Plan Network

Pershing, a BNY Mellon company, has selected Mesirow Financial Investment Management as a premier provider of fiduciary services for its open-architecture Retirement Plan Network.