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UBS to roll out new wealth management service in Taiwan

Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission has approved UBS Wealth Management to launch a new wealth management service branded UBS Advice in Taiwan.

Barclays, StanChart, HSBC commence Fifa payments investigation

British banks Barclays, HSBC and Standard Chartered have launched internal investigations to review their role in the alleged Fifa payments corruption scandal.

EFG International names new private banking head for Geneva

Swiss private bank EFG International has appointed Philippe Bruyère as its new head of private banking, Geneva.

Nearly half of global financial services firms expect to pursue M&A in next 12 months: EY

Global financial services transaction activity is gaining momentum, with 46% of executives intending to pursue acquisitions in the next 12 months, according to EY’s 12th Financial Services Capital Confidence Barometer.

UBS Global Asset Management to launch target-date collective investment trusts

UBS Global Asset Management Trust Company (UBS) is planning to launch a series of target-date collective investment trust funds (CITs) that seek to track the performance of the Morningstar Lifetime Allocation Indexes.

Philately, is there investment potential?

Keith Heddle, managing director of Stanley Gibbons, comments on the investment potential of rare stamps

Investec Asset Management launches China equity fund

Investec Asset Management has rolled out a China equity fund for European investors looking to gain direct access to Chinese markets.

Investor confidence rises by 7.0 points to 120.8 in May: State Street

State Street’s global Investor Confidence Index (ICI) for May 2015 increased to 120.8, up 7.0 points from April’s revised reading of 113.8.

Evercore names new managing director for private capital advisory unit

Evercore has hired Lea Lazaric Calvert as the new managing director for its private capital advisory business.

RBC wealth unit Q2 income down 3%

The wealth management business of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has registered a net income of C$271m for the second quarter of 2015, a drop of 3% or C$7m compared to a year ago.