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Verdict Staff
Fidelity appoints new UK propositions director
Fidelity Worldwide Investment has appointed Jill Holohan as UK propositions director.
FRM enters into strategic relationship with CommEq Asset Management
FRM, Man Group plc’s fund of hedge fund investment specialist, has formed a strategic relationship with CommEq Asset Management which involves FRM making a seed allocation to CommEq and helping CommEq launch an institutional asset management business.
US tops 2013 A.T. Kearney FDI confidence index
The US has knocked China out of first place in an annual A.T. Kearney survey of executives rating favourable places for foreign direct investment. The US was ranked fourth in 2012.
BRE Securities selects SunGard for international trading and connectivity
Dom Inwestycyjny BRE Banku (BRE Securities), the broker arm of Polish BRE Bank Group, has selected SunGards Valdi together with the SunGard Global Network (SGN), SunGards international trading cloud, for international trading and connectivity.
More advisers to use managed fund solutions and model portfolios due to RDR: Survey
Almost two thirds of advisers feel that regulatory change and pressure has led to an increase in outsourcing their investment portfolio management, with the majority expecting to increase their use of managed fund solutions and model portfolios as a result, a Fidelity and FundsNetwork survey reveals.
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Investors are engaging on issues beyond governance: IMA
Institutional investors continue to give priority to issues surrounding corporate strategy and objectives when engaging with investee companies, according to the Investment Management Associations (IMA) latest report on adherence to the Financial Reporting Councils (FRC) Stewardship Code by asset owners, asset managers and service providers.
UAEs wealthy more active in managing their finances globally: Barclays report
High net worth individuals (HNWIs) in the UAE are among the most confident in the world about wealth creation and are playing the most active role in managing their money, according to Barclays report.
Retaining customer loyalty number one challenge for banks- Temenos/Deloitte survey
According to a Temenos and Deloitte report published, 29% of senior banking executives see their biggest challenge as retaining the loyalty of more demanding and better informed customers.
Australias EQT hires Mercer as consultant for retail and institutional businesses
Australias Equity Trustees (EQT) has appointed American financial advisory services company Mercer as asset consultant for its retail and institutional businesses.
Singapores Henley Group partners with St Jamess Place to launch UK operation
Singapore-based Henley Group has partnered with London-based St Jamess Place to launch UK operation.