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Verdict Staff

VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund taps Northern Trust for fund administration services

Northern Trust has been selected by VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Investment Fund (VOF) to provide fund administration services to VOF.

Nutmeg’s 2016 outlook: nitty-gritty back end innovation, growth and the gender imbalance

Nick Hungerford, CEO and co-founder of Nutmeg, gives his fintech outlook for 2016

Vontobel completes merger with Finter Bank Zurich

Swiss private bank Vontobel has completed the merger of Finter Bank Zurich, three months after the agreement was signed on 4 September 2015.

BMO names MD and global asset management head (Asia Pacific)

BMO Financial has named Ravi Sriskandarajah as new managing director and head of global asset management (Asia Pacific), replacing Amit Prakash.

Manulife Asset Management hires new CEO for Singapore

Manulife Asset Management has hired Wendy Lim as new chief executive for Singapore, subject to the approval of the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

ATO cracks down on tax evasion using private school fee records

Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has ramped up its focus on offshore tax evasion by visiting seven adviser firms linked to offshore arrangements and contacting over 100 parents who paid their children’s fees from an overseas bank account.

EU, San Marino sign deal to curb tax evasion

The European Union (EU) and the Republic of San Marino have signed a tax transparency agreement to fight against tax evasion.

Old Mutual receives approval to distribute funds in Switzerland

Old Mutual Global Investors (Schweiz) (OMGI Switzerland) has received approval from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) to distribute funds in Switzerland.

80% of Nordic institutional investors to introduce climate risk profiling within two years: Survey

Eighty percent of Nordic institutional investors expect their firm to introduce climate risk profiling within the next two years, according to a survey conducted by Northern Trust in Stockholm.

Deutsche Bank unveils new robo-advisor service for equity investors

Deutsche Bank has launched a new robo-advisor service, called AnlageFinder, to help equity investors make better investing decisions.