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Verdict Staff

Dynasty Financial unveils new platform for alternative asset managers

Dynasty Financial Partners, an integrated wealth management services and technology platform for advisors, has joined forces with iCapital Network to launch the Dynasty Select platform of alternative asset managers.

Law firm Butler Snow opens first office in Singapore

American law firm Butler Snow has forayed into Asian market by opening its first Asian office in Singapore and a virtual office in Hong Kong.

EXCLUSIVE COMMENT: A distinctive relational and digital private bank

Jean-François Mazaud, head of Societe Generale Private Banking (SGPB), comments on the importance of technology in wealth management, getting used to the digital age, and how SGPB does not see shifts in customer behaviour and the private banking landscape on the whole as constraints, but rather as opportunities to create value for its clients

Northern Trust names vice chairman of wealth management East Region

Northern Trust has named Henry Johnson as new executive vice president and vice chairman of wealth management in the East Region.

Fairstone Group acquires IFA Avidus Scott Lang

British financial planning firm Fairstone Group has acquired Sale, Cheshire-based IFA business Avidus Scott Lang for an undisclosed sum.

Rage Frameworks unveils wealth platform featuring cognitive intelligence

Rage Frameworks, a cognitive intelligence and business process automation technology provider, has launched the new LiveWealth Intelligent Agent wealth management platform.

AXA IM to launch new multi-cap UK equities fund

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is set to launch a new unconstrained multi-cap UK equities fund, AXA World Funds Framlington UK, on 2 March 2016.

Wealth and asset management – 2016 forecast: IBM

The global impact of new regulations, technology advances, disruptive new entrants and demographic changes forced the wealth management industry into a state of transformation. Wealth and asset managers agree that they should act upon these game changing factors. But how will they respond in the immediate future? Thomas Martin, WW lead, wealth & asset management investment & risk analytics at IBM, comments

SEC bans Steven Cohen from supervising any fund with outside money

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has banned hedge fund manager Steven Cohen from supervising funds that manage outside money until 2018.

Bank of China (Hong Kong) chooses smartTrade Technologies for e-FX platform

Bank of China (Hong Kong) has selected smartTrade Technologies to deliver latest low latency e-FX platform capable of supporting a larger client base and handling increasing trading volumes.