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Verdict Staff
Eliminating debt is top financial priority for Canadians: BMO Wealth Management study
A study conducted by BMO Wealth Management has found that nearly one third of Canadians feel that reducing or eliminating debt is their number one financial priority.
AMP buys Reckons superannuation accounting platform
AMP has acquired the Desktop Super superannuation accounting platform from Australian software provider Reckon.
J.P. Morgan Asset Management appoints CIO and real estate head for Brazil
J.P. Morgan Asset Management Global Real Assets has named Rossano Nonino as the new CIO and head of real estate Brazil.
Tompkins Financial Advisors names new president
Tompkins Financial Advisors, the wealth management unit of Tompkins Financial, has appointed Brian Howard as its new president.
Architas names new investment director
Architas, a multi-manager business owned by Axa, has appointed Adrian Lowcock as its new investment director.
HSBC pre-tax profit slumps 29% in H1
British banking group HSBC has reported pre-tax profit of $9.71bn for the first half of 2016, a slump of 28.7% compared to $13.63bn a year ago.
GAM underlying pre-tax profit falls 46% in H1
Swiss money manager GAM Holding has posted underlying pre-tax profit of CHF55m for the first half of 2016, a slump of 46% compared with the year ago period.
Ascot Lloyd acquires Harvard Financial Management
Advice firm Ascot Lloyd has purchased Harvard Financial Management to expand its presence in the south of England. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
AZ NGA snaps up Australian advice firm Logiro Unchartered
AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) has agreed to take over Brisbane-based advice group Logiro Unchartered in an A$4.3m deal ($3.2m).
Advisor team leaves Wells Fargo to launch new RIA firm
A team of financial advisors has left Wells Fargos independent brokerage business to launch registered investment advisory (RIA) firm GYL Financial Synergies in Connecticut with $4.5bn of client assets.