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Berkshire Hills restructures its Board of Directors

Berkshire Hills Bancorp said that William J. Ryan has been appointed to its Board of Directors as Chairman.

AKG Actuaries & Consultants names new head of communications

AKG Actuaries & Consultants, a UK-based consultancy to the financial services industry, has named Matt Ward as new head of communications.

Altegris appoints new deputy chief investment officer

Altegris, provider of premier alternative investments, has named Robert Murphy as deputy chief investment officer.

Global survey finds businesses sceptical about success of intergovernmental action on tax

A global survey of more than 3,000 businesses in 40 countries finds only 23% of those surveyed think the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plan is likely to be successful.

Morgan Stanley launches new Asian UCITS fund

Morgan Stanley has unveiled a new long/ short UCITS Fund on its FundLogic Alternatives plc platform.

US Capital Partners expands Its New York and San Francisco investment teams

US Capital Partners, a private investment bank for small to lower middle market businesses, has added two new bankers to its team.

Market Vectors ETFs partners with ChinaAMC to launch new ETF

Market Vectors ETF Trust has launched the Market Vectors ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF, a new fund which seeks to provide exposure primarily to China’s market of innovative, non-government owned companies.

JPMorgan Chinese Investment Trust names new non-executive director

JPMorgan Chinese Investment Trust has named Oscar Wong as an independent non-executive director to its Board, effective August 2014.

France collects €1.3 billion from tax evaders

French tax authorities have reportedly collected €1.3 billion in unpaid taxes and fines from nearly 30,000 tax evaders with secret bank accounts overseas.

Former UBS, Glencore senior executives to launch new advisory business

The former chairman of UBS Luqman Arnold has partnered with Simon Murray, a former chairman of Glencore to launch a new advisory business.