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Fed bars five ex-Credit Suisse private bankers from banking sector for aiding tax evasion

The US Federal Reserve has barred five former private bankers and senior managers of Credit Suisse employees from the banking sector over their role in tax evasion.

Coutts names chairman for Jersey trustee business

Coutts, the private banking arm of RBS, has appointed Lord William Waldegrave as the new chairman of its trustee business in Jersey.

Standard Bank Jersey names new CEO

Standard Bank Jersey has appointed Will Thorp as its new chief executive, replacing Mark Hucker- who has been named CEO of Standard Bank Offshore Group, encompassing Jersey, the Isle of Man and Mauritius.

AXA IM rolls out new property fund

AXA Investments Managers (AXA IM) has launched a property fund in an effort to produce a return profile similar to that of direct real estate investment.

Cribstone Capital partners with Dynasty Financial to become independent RIA

Cribstone Capital Management, a Maine-based investment advisor, has partnered with Dynasty Financial Partners to be launched as an independent RIA.

Credit Suisse names new head of media relations private banking & wealth management

Credit Suisse Group said that Dominique Gerster will take the position of head of media relations private banking & wealth management.

Standard Life completes Pearson Jones acquisition

Standard Life has completed the purchase of British wealth manager Pearson Jones from Skipton Building Society.

Bellpenny makes fresh acquisitions to expand Scotland, Midlands presence

British wealth manager Bellpenny has acquired Scotland-based Caledonia Edinburgh and Rawson Steele in Midlands.

Acquire Real Estate creates new technology to simplify real estate investing

Acquire Real Estate has created unique technology to significantly reduce the time and effort registered investment advisors need to bring institutional-quality commercial real estate investments to their clients.

Assets in ETFs linked to MSCI indexes reach record high of $418bn: MSCI

Assets in ETFs linked to MSCI indexes grew more than 12 percent in the first quarter of 2015, reaching an all-time high of $418 billion, according a report by MSCI, a provider of research-based indexes and analytics.