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UBP unveils new unconstrained bond fund

Union Bancaire Privée (UBP), a Geneva-based asset management firm, has launched an unconstrained bond fund for global investors.

Dubai Investments revives plan to issue US$300 million Islamic bond

Dubai Investments is reviving a sale of Islamic bond, or sukuk, after an emerging-market rout forced it to delay the offer, Bloomberg has reported.

Standard Life Wrap rolls out major new technology interface

Standard Life Wrap will move to a new and flexible technology interface, created by FNZ, which is being rolled out to over 1,200 adviser firms from Monday 22 July 2013.

Tiger Bay Advisors acquires Gramercy Park Advisors

Tiger Bay Advisors, a provider of consulting and business process outsourcing (BPO) services to asset managers, has completed the acquisition of Gramercy Park Advisors, a boutique strategic advisory firm focused on the asset management industry.

Morningstar Australasia to provide share research to RBS Morgans

Morningstar Australasia has agreed to provide comprehensive research on international shares to RBS Morgans Holdings, Australia’s full-service retail stock broking and wealth management firm.

Barclays appoints group finance director

Barclays has appointed Tushar Morzaria as its new group finance director, succeeding Chris Lucas, who announced his intention to retire in February this year.

Four out of five advisors expect ‘significant’ rise in regulatory fines

Four in five (81%) IFAs expect the size and value of fines facing financial services companies for poor management of their information to increase over the next five years, a new research from EDM Group reveals.

CFTC appoints Director of Whistleblower office

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler has appointed Christopher Ehrman as the new director of the CFTC’s Whistleblower Office.

Confidence in the global economy falls for the first time in 12 months

Skandia International’s latest adviser survey shows confidence in the global economy has fallen this quarter for the first time in twelve months. Confidence now stands at 5.8 out of 10, a slight fall compared to 6 out of 10 last quarter.

UK pound depreciated by around 20% against US dollar over five year period

UK pound depreciated by around 20% against US dollar over five year period