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Manulife inks 15-year distribution deal with Standard Chartered in Hong Kong

Manulife has signed a 15-year distribution deal with Standard Chartered to offer its mandatory provident fund (MPF) product to the bank’s customers in Hong Kong.

DeAWM hires new managing director for Mexico

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (DeAWM) has named Pascal Landrove as new managing director and senior relationship manager for Mexico in an effort to expand its private bank in Latin America.

National Australia Bank to roll out new digital advice platform

National Australia Bank (NAB) has unveiled plans to launch a new digital advice platform that offers its customers personalised financial advice through its online internet banking platform.

FallLine Securities unveils new wealth management platform

FallLine Securities, a US-based firm which helps private wealth advisors grow their businesses, has rolled out a new wealth management platform for private wealth advisors and their UNHW clients.

SYZ Asset Management expands multi-asset team

Switzerland-based SYZ Asset Management has named Hartwig Kos as new co-head of the multi-asset team, effective from 15 October 2015.

Zurich launches new robo-advice tool for advisors

Zurich Financial Services Australia has launched a new robo-advice tool that enables advisors to create their own custom, client-facing surveys on a range of areas such as estate planning, investments, superannuation and insurance.

BlackRock expands European smart beta offering

iShares, the ETF business of BlackRock, has expanded its European smart beta offering by adding three new multi-factor ETFs to it.

EX- Merrill Lynch advisors launch new multi-family office in Florida

Former Merrill Lynch private wealth advisors Steven and Michael Wagner have launched a new $1.4bn independent multi-family office in Florida called Omnia Family Wealth.

Allfunds Bank opens new office in Colombia

Allfunds Bank, a Spanish open architecture and mutual fund platform, has expanded its presence in Latin America by opening a new representative office in Bogota, Colombia.

Mattioli Woods buys financial advisory firm Taylor Patterson for £8.3m

British wealth manager Mattioli Woods has purchased the entire share capital of Taylor Patterson, a Lancashire-based financial advisory and wealth management firm, for £8.3m.