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Verdict Staff

Envestnet launches innovative industry analytics platform

Envestnet has launched ENVESTAT, an industry analytics platform that will deliver insights, trends and predictions about investor behavior and advisory practices.

QIC appoints Northern Trust as global custodian

QIC, Australia’s institutional fund manager, has appointed Northern Trust to provide global custody, fund accounting, taxation and associated services for its range of Australian fund products.

UBS collaborates with Mercer to expand manager research offering

UBS Wealth Management Americas (WMA) has struck a strategic relationship with institutional investment consulting firm Mercer Investments to expand manager research offering.

Allianz Global Investors names new US chief

Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), the asset management arm of German insurer Allianz, has appointed Douglas Eu as its new CEO for the US.

PKB Privatbank selects SunGard’s Ambit Private Banking solution suite

Swiss private lender PKB Privatbank has deployed SunGard’s Ambit Private Banking solution suite to achieve more flexibility, operational efficiency and agility.

China’s ICBC forges alliance with IDB to tap Islamic finance market

The leasing arm of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has signed a collaboration agreement with the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IDB).

Ballentine Partners opens office in Florida

Ballentine Partners, an independent investment and wealth management firm based in Boston, has opened an office in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

EFG International names new MD for Continental Europe business

EFG International has appointed Daniel Furtwangler as the new managing director, and member of the senior management team of its Continental Europe business.

ING Group Q1 net result dips 7.7%

Dutch banking major ING Group has posted a net result of EUR1.77bn in the first quarter of 2015, down 7.7% from EUR1.92bn a year ago.

BizEquity launches new Advisor Office service

BizEquity, an online provider of business valuation knowledge and big data, has launched its new dedicated Advisor Office subscription service for wealth managers, registered investment advisors and insurance advisors.