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Verdict Staff
HMRC plans to ‘name and shame’ banks aiding tax evasion
UK’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) wants the power to name and shame banks that do not comply with a voluntary code of conduct.
Piper Jaffray Companies to buy Edgeview Partners
Piper Jaffray Companies, a US-based investment bank and asset management firm, has agreed to buy Edgeview Partners, an advisory firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions.
UBS appoints MD and head of Japan corporate client solutions
UBS has hired Junya Nishiwaki to join UBS Securities Japan, effective 23 August 2013 onwards, as managing director and head of the firm’s corporate client solutions (CCS) division.
Lyxor launches M&A fund on its alternative UCITS platform
Lyxor Asset Management (Lyxor) has launched the Lyxor / Tiedemann Arbitrage Strategy Fund, a new UCITS-compliant vehicle, which is designed to give access to a pure merger arbitrage strategy in partnership with the hedge fund firm TIG Advisors.
HKMA to also investigate HSBC over rate fixing claims
Apart from UBS, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has also included HSBC and a number of other banks to ascertain whether there have been any inappropriate market conducts in their benchmark rate submissions, according to Reuters.
London based financiers form new family office Holbein Partners
A group of senior London-based financiers have come together to form a new multi family office, Holbein Partners, designed to more closely align the interests of the partners with those of its clients.
L&Gs unit trust business becomes part of LGIM
Legal & General is undergoing a restructure to make its unit trust business part of Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) and spin out its annuities business as a separate division.
OneVue expands team to support new initiatives
Investment platform and unit registry provider OneVue has made a number of new appointments to support a growing client base as well as new initiatives the business is soon to launch.
BNY Mellon makes two new hires in Global Collateral Services team
BNY Mellon has made two new senior appointments to continue to drive the growth of its Global Collateral Services (GCS) business.
BOI says probe shows no effect on private banking clients
Bank of Ireland said that none of the client funds at its private banking division have been affected by an internal probe.