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Verdict Staff

Investec rolls out private banking services in Birmingham

South African bank Investec has launched private banking services in Birmingham for professionals, entrepreneurs and HNW clients.

Yes Bank to foray into asset management business

Indian private sector lender Yes Bank is planning to enter into asset management business in the next fiscal year.

HSBC makes public apology for tax evasion scandal

HSBC has issued a public apology to its customers over allegations that it helped wealthy clients dodge taxes.

BNP Paribas names new UK external distribution head

BNP Paribas Investment Partners has named Mike Woolley as new head of external distribution for the UK.

Multi-family office Taurus Wealth plans to open office in Dubai

Singapore-based multi-family office Taurus Wealth Advisors is planning to expand its footprint in the Middle East by opening a new office in Dubai.

Redi2 rolls out cloud-based billing tool for RIAs and broker-dealers

Redi2 Technologies, a fee-billing software firm, has launched a cloud-based billing tool, BillFin, for broker-dealers and registered investment advisers (RIAs).

BNP Paribas chairman admits his bank made legal and ethical mistakes

BNP Paribas failed on ethical and legal counts by processing billions of dollars of transactions between 2002 and 2012 for groups in Sudan, Iran and Cuba that were allegedly involved in terrorism and genocide, the bank’s chairman Jean Lemierre conceded.

St James’s Place set to open first offices in Middle East – report

Wealth manager St James’s Place is reportedly planning to open its first offices in the Middle East by the end of this year in a bid to lure wealthy European expatriates.

Rate of Americans giving up US citizenship due to tax laws will slow, says deVere chief

The historic numbers of Americans giving up their US citizenship due to onerous and costly new US tax laws are likely to subside over the coming years, forecasts founder and chief executive of deVere Group Nigel Green.

UK lawmakers to grill HSBC chief over tax evasion row

British lawmakers are planning to question the chiefs of HSBC and the tax authority HMRC over allegations that the lender had helped wealthy clients evade taxes.