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Verdict Staff

Institutional investors want high quality not high returns from hedge funds: Preqin

Majority of hedge fund investors are not looking for double digit returns from their hedge fund investments, according to a research from Preqin.

Stifel Financial poaches three financial advisors from Raymond James

Stifel Financial has hired three financial advisors from Raymond James for its broker-dealer subsidiary, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company.

Gottex Fund Management eyes acquisitions in US and China – report

Gottex Fund Management, a Switzerland-based hedge fund group, is looking for acquisitions in the US and China.

Indians’ money in Swiss banks jumped 40% in 2013

Indian citizens deposited nearly CHF2.3 billion (US$2.57 billion) in Swiss banks last year despite a global clampdown against the country’s banking secrecy laws.

Deutsche Bank names new global head of regulatory affairs

Deutsche Bank has named Sylvie Matherat as new global head of government & regulatory affairs, effective 1 August 2014.

Santander divests 50% stake iin custody unit for £328 million

Banco Santander has agreed to sell half its custody business in Spain, Mexico and Brazil to FINESP Holdings, an affiliate of Warburg Pincus for £328 million.

Citigroup hires new Asia-Pacific head of corporate and investment banking

Citigroup has hired Mark Slaughter as new Asia-Pacific head of corporate and investment banking (CIB) replacing Farhan Faruqui, who departed for ANZ last month.

Montage Portfolio Management unveils DFM service

Montage Portfolio Management, an Essex-based wealth management company, has launched a discretionary fund management (DFM) service.

Majority of compliance professionals concerned about compliance culture: NICE Actimize

NICE Actimize anti-money laundering poll has found that only 48% of compliance professionals believe that the financial institutions they work for have a strong culture of compliance, with 29% expecting change in their firms approach to AML compliance this year.

Towers Watson hires new global CIO

Towers Watson has named Craig Baker as new global chief investment officer (CIO).