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Verdict Staff

Vanguard rolls out low-cost active ETF range in UK

Vanguard has rolled out four new actively-managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) into the UK market.

Pioneer Investments hires business development head for independent advisor channel

Pioneer Investments has appointed Clara Sierra as new senior vice president and business development manager for its independent advisor channel.

Eventide Funds hires new distribution head

Eventide Funds, a values-based mutual fund family, has hired Jeff Cave as new head of distribution to lead its sales and distribution efforts.

Perpetual buys wealth advice group Fintuition

Perpetual, an independent financial services group in Australia, has acquired Fintuition, a specialist wealth advice group focusing on healthcare professionals, for an undisclosed sum.

SYZ Asset Management merges alternative and long-only strategies into one entity

SYZ Asset Management, the institutional management division of SYZ Group, has clubbed alternative and long-only strategies into one entity to strengthen its analysis and manager selection unit.

Crestbridge opens new office in London

Crestbridge, a Jersey-based real estate, fund and corporate services provider, has opened a new office in London.

Old Mutual Wealth names new CEO of Intrinsic Financial

Old Mutual Wealth has named Andy Thompson a new CEO of Intrinsic Financial Services, replacing Richard Freeman.

Forget the Fed: 2016 is all about growth

Rather 2016 will be the year of using high yield and a mix of alternative strategies / financial products as the way to hedge portfolio risk. And the market’s fixation on a strong US dollar is probably wrong as the greenback tends to peak before a rate hiking cycle commences, writes Coutts global chief economist, Mark McFarland

Manulife Asset Management wins C$8bn mandate from MD Financial

Manulife Asset Management has won a more than C$8bn mandate to manage assets in four fixed income solutions offered by MD Financial Management, a Canadian Medical Association (CMA) owned wealth management organization.

HSBC Private Bank: Female entrepreneurs in Hong Kong worth more than male counterparts

New research from HSBC Private Bank indicates that 48 percent of entrepreneurs in Hong Kong worth more than $1 million are female – with half of them being under the age of 35 – and that they are worth more on average ($3.7 million) than their male counterparts ($3.3 million).