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St James Place launches philanthropy service in conjunction with CAF

St. James’s Place, a UK-based wealth management group, has launched a new philanthropy service in partnership with the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) to help clients make charitable donations.

Morgan Stanley slashes gold and silver price forecasts on Fed outlook

Morgan Stanley has lowered its gold and silver price forecasts for 2013 and 2014 on prospects that the US Federal Reserve will scale back monetary stimulus as the economy recovers.

Northern Trust develops index methodology to highlight benefits of tax-transparent fund structures

Institutional investors that utilize tax efficient contractual funds for cross-border investing can now assess the financial benefits of those structures with an index methodology developed by Northern Trust, a Chicago based provider of asset pooling solutions.

James Hambro & Partners’ AUM rises over £1 billion

James Hambro & Partners has reported assets under management, advice and administration of more than £1 billion after strong flows in the last 12 months.

London’s luxury prices soar as Europe’s affluent flood to the city: Stonehage

Prices of typical luxury goods and services for the ultra-wealthy based in London surged by 4.9% in the 12 months ended April 2013, marking a significant increase in price inflation, following a 1.6% decrease the previous year, according to Stonehage Group.

Henderson, TIAA-CREF to form US$20 billion investment management firm

Fund manager Henderson and North American fund TIAA-CREF have joined forces to form a US$20 billion real estate investment management firm.

Market poised for rash of new RMB-denominated ETFs, says BNY Mellon

As exchange traded funds (ETFs) steadily increase in popularity across Asia-Pacific and buck the worldwide trend to see a rise in trading in 2012, the region is ripe with potential for firms willing to innovate, according to BNY Mellon.

Continued interest in alternative investments: Morningstar survey

Morningstar, a provider of independent investment research, and Barron’s, the financial magazine published by Dow Jones, released highlights of their fifth annual national survey examining the perception and usage of alternative investments among institutions and financial advisors.

Mexico City is largest city for Mexican UHNWIs

Mexico City is largest city for Mexican UHNWIs

Thomas Miller appoints new head of Intermediary business development

Thomas Miller Investment, an umbrella company of Thomas Miller Group of companies, has appointed Matthew Lonsdale as new head of its intermediary business development.