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Aberdeen Asset Management to acquire Advance Emerging Capital

Aberdeen Asset Management has agreed to purchase 100% stake in Advance Emerging Capital (AEC), a London-based investment manager.

Standard Bank names new CFO

South Africa-based Standard Bank has named Jonathan Peake as its new chief financial officer (CFO), replacing Will Thorp.

First Foundation opens wealth management office in Northern California

First Foundation, a financial services firm providing investment management, wealth planning, trust and banking services to HNWIs and businesses, has opened a new wealth management office in Oakland, Northern California.

JPMAM expands market insights team in EMEA

JPMorgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has expanded its market insights team in EMEA by hiring Michael Bell as a new global market strategists succeeding Kerry Craig.

BMO Global Asset Management hires new sales head for Spain

BMO Global Asset Management, a unit of unit of Bank of Montreal (BMO), has hired Luis Martín Hoyos as head of sales, Spain.

ICBC Credit Suisse names international sales and client relationships head

ICBC Credit Suisse Asset Management International, a JV between the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and Credit Suisse, has appointed Elvin Yu as new head of international sales and client relationships.

Calamos Investments to acquire Phineus Partners

Calamos Investments, a US-based investment management firm, has agreed to acquire Phineus Partners, an alternative asset specialist based in San Francisco.

PwC snaps up Ellis Financial Systems

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has purchased Ellis Financial Systems, a UK-based software company, in a move to support financial services firms meet new tax information reporting rules coming into force.

Wolters Kluwer rolls out OneSumX AML solution in Taiwan

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services has rolled out its OneSumX Anti-Money Laundering (AML) solution for the Taiwanese market.

WealthCloud rebranded as WealthHub Solutions

WealthCloud, a US-based a technology company serving the wealth management industry, has renamed itself as WealthHub Solutions.