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UBS names new China country head

Swiss banking giant UBS has appointed Eugene QIAN as the new China country head and president of UBS Group China, and Di HE as chairman of the Board of UBS Securities Company.

ITG rolls out new hedge fund platform for Asia Pacific

ITG, a US-based execution broker and research provider, has introduced a new comprehensive hedge fund platform for Asia Pacific.

Coutts recruits new non-executive director

Coutts, the wealth unit of Royal Bank of Scotland Group, has named Mark Lund as its new non-executive director.

America’s emerging wealthy prefer wealth relationship managers to specialists: SEI

America’s emerging wealthy prefer to rely heavily on relationship managers for navigating their financial future rather than supporting product specialists, according to a new report by SEI, Scorpio Partnership, and NPG Wealth Management.

New investment risk demands action by investors: Mercer

Investors cannot ignore the implications for investment returns, finds a new report from Mercer modelling the potential impact of climate change on investments.

Walker Crips names senior investment portfolio manager for York office

Walker Crips Group, a UK-based investment management firm, has hired Alison Pickup as its new senior investment portfolio manager for its York office.

PBI Greater China Awards 2015: winners revealed

Private Banker International (PBI) announced the winners for the 2015 Private Banker International Greater China Awards.

Seven countries join OECD agreement to fight offshore tax evasion

Seven new countries have joined the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) that enables exchange of information automatically under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) standard, to bolster international efforts to fight against offshore tax evasion.

Devere Group launches new tax consultancy unit

Devere Group, a UK-based financial advisory firm, has launched its new standalone tax consultancy unit.

Alternative investments diversify portfolios but some advisors still wary: Pershing

The majority of advisors intend to continue recommending alternative investments over the next year, yet believe the asset class has underperformed since the economic crisis, according to a new survey from Pershing, a BNY Mellon company.