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Verdict Staff

EXPERT COMMENT: China – Confucius or Confusion

Dr. Marie Owens Thomsen, Chief Economist at Crédit Agricole Private Banking, comments on the concers over China’s slowing growth rate

Mattioli Woods purchases pension administration business of Lindley Group

British wealth manager Mattioli Woods has purchased the pension administration business of Lindley Group for £199,001.

AMG Wealth wraps up investment in myCIO Wealth Partners

AMG Wealth Partners, a subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, has completed its investment in myCIO Wealth Partners.

Lazard Asset Management unveils new European alternative fund

Lazard Asset Management has rolled out a new European alternative fund that will focus on bottom-up stock selection aimed at delivering disproportionate positive returns given the risk taken.

Old Mutual Wealth, Intrinsic launch new advice firm in UK

Old Mutual Wealth and its adviser network Intrinsic have launched a new national advice business, Old Mutual Wealth Private Client Advisers to target underserved segments of the British market.

Belgian private banks Degroof, Petercam complete merger to form new entity

Belgian private banks Bank Degroof and Petercam have completed their merger to create a new entity Bank Degroof Petercam following receipt of approval from the authorities.

Manulife Asset Management names new CEO and CIO for Taiwan

Manulife Asset Management has hired Jim Chang as new CEO and Karen Chang as new chief investment officer for Taiwan unit.

Renaissance Capital implements Calypso’s back-office solution

Moscow-based investment bank Renaissance Capital has implemented Calypso Technology’s cross-asset back-office solution for its client and proprietary operations.

French Duncan renames wealth management arm

Scottish accountancy firm French Duncan has re-branded its wealth management arm as French Duncan Wealth Management from French Duncan Financial Services.

ANZ Banking Group names new CEO

ANZ Banking Group has appointed its CFO Shayne Elliott as the group’s new CEO, replacing Mike Smith – who joined the bank as CEO in 2007.