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Advisor Software integrates Quovo’s account aggregation capabilities

Advisor Software has partnered with Quovo to offer wealth managers access to aggregated client financial data.

Arbuthnot Banking Group H1 underlying pre-tax profit surges 43%

UK’s Arbuthnot Banking Group has reported underlying pre-tax profit of £2m for the first half of 2016, a surge of 43% compared to £1.4m in the prior year.

Columbia Threadneedle Investments unveils new liquid alternatives fund

Columbia Threadneedle Investments has rolled out a new liquid alternatives UCITS fund. The fund is intended for distribution aimed at institutional investors, high net worth individuals and sophisticated wholesale investors such as private banks and family offices.

Goldman Sachs net earnings surges 73% in Q2

Goldman Sachs has posted a net income of $1.82bn for the second quarter of 2016, a surge of 73% compared $1.05bn in the year-ago quarter. Diluted earnings per common share were $3.72 compared with $1.98 for the second quarter of 2015.

AES International receives chartered status from UK’s CII

AES International, a UK-based provider of financial advice to expats across the Middle East, has received corporate chartered financial planner status from the UK Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).

Dragons Eat Unicorns: The implications of Brexit for Asia’s FinTech sector

Implications of the Brexit vote continue to reverberate. While market pundits debate whether or not Article 50 will actually be enacted, it will have implications for the Fintech sector worldwide. Regrettably, the lack of decision/action has consequences, and Frank T. Troise, managing director of digital distribution & communications (Asia) at Leonteq, examines what’s anticipated as Brexit drags on through 2016

Brexit may slowdown UK’s GDP and house price growth: PwC

Britain’s vote to quit the European Union is expected to result in a slowdown of UK’s GDP growth, and a significant slowdown in house price growth, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

BNY Mellon to offer fund administration services to Nomura Asset Management Deutschland

BNY Mellon has signed an agreement with Nomura Asset Management Deutschland to offer fund administration and middle office services to Nomura’s German domiciled funds managing nearly EUR2bn in assets.

Lloyds rolls out mentoring scheme for fintech start-ups

Lloyds Banking Group has launched a new mentoring scheme to support start-ups in the financial technology space.

Julius Baer reshuffles management structure in Monaco

Bank Julius Baer (Monaco) has promoted its current CEO Alain Ucari to the role of chairman and named Albert Henriques as its new CEO.