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First Republic Private Wealth Management bolsters San Francisco team

First Republic Private Wealth Management has appointed Kevin Barnes as a managing director and portfolio manager.

NPH adds Integrated to broker-dealer, advisory platforms

National Planning Holdings (NPH) has added Minnesota-based financial advisory practice Integrated Inc. Wealth Advisors (Integrated) to the broker-dealer and fee-based advisory platforms of National Planning Corporation (NPC), one of its member firm.

VP Bank Group net income plummets 40% in H1

VP Bank Group, a Liechtenstein-based private bank, has reported net income of CHF24.4m for the first half of 2016, a slump of 40.3% compared to CHF40.9m a year ago.

PraxisIFM acquires Balmor Management to boost Middle East growth

Channel Islands-based PraxisIFM has acquired Swiss fiduciary and accounting company Balmor Management, which specialises in providing family office and fiduciary services primarily to Middle East clients.

Beaufort Investment Management names new co-CIO

Beaufort Investment Management (BIM), a UK-based discretionary fund manager, has appointed Stewart Murray as its new co- CIO.

Pershing launches new mutual fund and ETF products for mass-affluent investors

Pershing, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon, has launched a new mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) solutions for emerging and mass-affluent investors.

DBS Bank taps Pivotal to innovate and operate at start-up speeds

Singapore’s DBS Bank has partnered with Pivotal Software to step up its digital transformation and accelerate innovation for customers.

Noah US names new CEO

Noah US, the US subsidiary of China-focused wealth and asset management firm Noah Holdings, has appointed Shang-yan Chuang as its new CEO.

Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs in Canada jumps 25.3% to $81bn at July-end: ETFGI

Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Canada have jumped 25.3% year to date to reach to US$81bn at the end of July 2016, according to data released by independent research and consultancy firm ETFGI.

ICBC net profit rises to $22.49bn in H1

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), China’s biggest lender by assets, has reported net profit of RMB150.2bn ($22.49bn) for the first half of 2016, a rise of 0.8% compared to the year ago period.