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Verdict Staff

Investors taking ‘risk-off’ stance amid interest rate and grexit concerns: BofA Merrill Lynch

Global investors have moved out of equities into cash ahead of an expected U.S. Fed rate hike, according to June’s BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey (FMS).

Annex Wealth Management to open new office in Delafield, Wisconsin

Annex Wealth Management, based in Elm Grove, Wisconsin, is planning to expand its footprint by launching its third office in Delafield.

More millennials lacking trust in financial institutions: Study

US millennials (69%) — aged 18 to 34 years — were more likely to trust financial institutions, a trust that was still missing compared to consumers age 35 to 54 (59%) and 55 and over (54%), according to the 2015 Makovsky Wall Street Reputation Study.

BNP Paribas Wealth Management names new managing director for NRI unit

BNP Paribas Wealth Management has appointed Harjeet Singh as its new managing director, team head and senior banker for Non Resident Indians (NRI) Singapore and Southeast Asia.

Narrative Science launches new wealth management reporting solution

Narrative Science, a provider of advanced natural language generation for the enterprise, has launched its new wealth management solution, Quill Portfolio Review.

ACE Life opens wealth management centre in Hong Kong

ACE Life, the global life insurance division of ACE Group, has opened a wealth management centre in Hong Kong to target the growing needs of high-net-worth individuals in Hong Kong.

Pramerica set to buy Deutsche AMC’s Indian mutual fund arm

Pramerica Mutual Fund is set to acquire the India assets of Deutsche Asset Management Company (Deutsche AMC) for INR4bn ($62.38m).

US appeal court dismisses JPMorgan shareholder lawsuit over ‘London Whale’ scandal

A US federal appeals court in New York has dismissed the lawsuit brought by JPMorgan shareholder Ernesto Espinoza against the bank over ‘London Whale’ trading scandal that caused $6.2bn in losses.

Legal & General seeking buyers for French private banking, insurance arms

British group Legal & General is reportedly looking for buyers for its private-banking and insurance divisions in France.

AXA Investment bolsters core emerging markets portfolio management team

AXA Investment Managers has named Ian Smith and Paul Birchenough as the new co-managers of the AXA Framlington Emerging Markets fund.