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Verdict Staff

Elian appoints associate director of corporate services

Elian, a provider of corporate services, fund services, private wealth and capital services, has recruited Donna Laverty as its new associate director.

Schroders hires new country head of Japan

British fund manager Schroders has appointed forner Nomura Holdings CFO Shigesuke Kashiwagi as president and country head of Japan, effective 1 July 2016.

Vontobel courts wealthy Australians with new offering

Swiss wealth manager Vontobel has decided to offer its advisory services and individual investment solutions to wealthy private clients in Australia from the beginning of June 2016.

Anderson Strathern Asset Management names new compliance manager

UK-based Anderson Strathern Asset Management has appointed June Hanney as its new compliance manager.

FIX Trading Community unveils MiFID II standards for transaction and trade reporting

FIX Trading Community, the non-profit standards body for the global financial trading sector, has developed the FIXProtocol for transmitting MiFID II transaction reports to Approved Reporting Mechanisms (ARMs).

Riverview Bank to take over Pennsylvania-based financial advisory firm

Riverview Bank, a subsidiary of Riverview Financial, has agreed to buy Your Vision Financial Services, a Palmyra, Pennsylvania-based independent financial advisory firm, for an undisclosed sum.

LGT, Liechtensteinische Landesbank deploy Avaloq banking suite in Austrian units

Liechtenstein-based banks LGT and Liechtensteinische Landesbank (LLB) have implemented the Avaloq Banking Suite in their Austrian operations.

Succession secures £25m investment from HSBC to support expansion strategy

British advice firm Succession has received an investment package of more than £25m from HSBC and its existing shareholders to support its expansion plans.

HSBC GAM hires senior portfolio manager for frontier markets

HSBC Global Asset Management has named Ramzi Sidani as its new senior portfolio manager and lead portfolio manager of its frontier markets equity strategy.

British Bankers Association to merge with other industry bodies

Members of British Bankers Association (BBA) have voted for the merger of the organisation with three other trade bodies to form a new trade association for the UK’s finance sector.