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Verdict Staff

Douglas Elliman and Knight Frank Residential launch new global brand alliance

Douglas Elliman Real Estate and Knight Frank Residential has launched a new global brand alliance, resulting in the largest interactive and connected network for prime and super prime residential properties in the world.

Ashmore annual pretax profit down 34%

Emerging markets asset manager Ashmore Group has reported a pretax profit of £170.3 million for the year ended 30 June 2014, down 34% compared to £257.6 million a year ago.

Zurich hires new head of local financial advisers and banks

Zurich has hired Belinda Tan as new head of local financial advisers and banks for its life business in Singapore, effective 15 September 2014.

Two out of top three investments are now UK asset classes: Lloyds

At the start of September two of the three top-performing asset classes in terms of consumer confidence were Sterling-denominated, according to the monthly Lloyds Bank Private Banking Investor Sentiment Index.

Millionaire investors becoming more reliant on financial advisors, says Spectrem report

Millionaires are becoming more reliant on financial advisors, as 26% investors said that say they are self-directed investors with no assistance from advisors in 2014, down by 6 percentage points from 2013, reveals a Spectrem study.

TrueWealth Advising Group opens new office in Crown Point, Indiana

Airey Financial in Merrillville has opened a new TrueWealth Advising Group office in Crown Point, Indiana, United States.

CILOGER grants real estate fund mandate to SGSS

CILOGER has granted a French real estate fund mandate to Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) to provide depositary and regulatory reporting services within the framework of the Alternative Investment Funds Management Directive (AIFMD).

Alpha Strategic buys stake in Premium Point Investments

Alpha Strategic, a UK-based affiliate of asset management group Northill Capital, has entered into an agreement to invest in Premium Point Investments, a US-based alternatives firm.

GSV Asset Management partners with Gentry Financial to launch new firm

US-based GSV Asset Management has teamed up with Gentry Financial Group to launch a new firm called GSV Financial Group.

AXA Investment Managers bolsters Asian fixed income team

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has bolstered its Asian fixed income team by appointing Honyu Fung as new senior portfolio manager and Jason Pang as portfolio manager.