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Hedge Fund Association expands to three new regions

Hedge Fund Association (HFA) has appointed Adriana Kostov, Mark Feanny and Ronnie Hale as regional directors in three new locations as part of its expansion program.

Prospera Financial poaches two Morgan Stanley brokers

Independent broker-dealer Prospera Financial Services Inc. has hired two former Morgan Stanley Wealth Management advisers in Dallas, Reuters reports.

Standard Bank Group wins EMEA Finance awards in 2013 for landmark deals

Standard Bank Group has walked away with 11 acccolades at the 2013 EMEA Finance Achievements Awards, including being named best merger and acquisition house, best securitisation house and best syndicated loan house in Africa.

Erste Group awarded by AQ Research for most accurate equity analysis in Austria and Central Europe

Erste Group’s equity research team won once more the award for the most accurate earnings estimates in Austria and Central Europe 2013 granted by London-based AQ Research.

Goldman Sachs to increase Brazil client base

Goldman Sachs Group plans to increase the base of corporate clients it covers in Brazil by 50%, over the course of 2013, in response to the “demand” the lender has been facing for corporate loans, structured finance and advisory services.

Barclays and L&G to launch structured investment products

Barclays and Legal & General have teamed up to launch a structured investments product into the IFA market – the first in a series of collaborative investment products to be released by the two firms.

GLG Partners hires Deutsche Bank’s European interest-rate strategy head

GLG Partners, a hedge-fund unit of Man Group Plc, has hired Mohit Kumar, head of Deutsche Bank’s European interest-rate strategy, for fixed income team, Bloomberg reported.

Gold Bullion International and Envestnet Offer Independent Advisors Access to Physical Precious Metals

Gold Bullion International (GBI), a leading provider of physical precious metals to the wealth management industry, and Envestnet, a leading provider of unified web-based wealth management technology and services to investment advisors, announced today the integration of physical precious metals holdings into the reporting software offered through the Envestnet Advisor Suite.

Barclays pay structure still complex, needs review: report

UK-headquartered Barclays has become “too complex to manage, with a culture that rewarded sales at the expense of clients”, according to an internal report put together by Rothschild vice chairman, Anthony Salz.

Saudi Arabia exits IILM Islamic finance corporation

Saudi Arabia has left Malaysia-based International Islamic Liquidity Management Corp (IILM), Reuters reported.