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Gluskin Sheff + Associates agrees to purchase Blair Franklin

Gluskin Sheff + Associates has signed a deal to purchase entire outstanding shares of Blair Franklin Asset Management Holdings, the parent company of Blair Franklin Asset Management.

Barclays to start eliminating 100 jobs across Asia-Pacific business

British banking major Barclays will reportedly begin cutting 100 jobs across investment-banking and markets businesses Asia-Pacific this week.

FireMyAdvisor.com shows easy way to evaluate and switch financial advisors

FireMyAdvisor.com is a new service that provides professional help and a guidebook to investors who are ready to fire their financial advisor.

Switzerland hands over account holder data to India

Emerging from the veil of decades long bank secrecy laws, Switzerland has reportedly provided information pertaining to some Indians holding Swiss bank accounts.

Dreyfus launches program to help investors and advisors navigate risks of challenging fixed income market

As investor interest grows in non-traditional fixed income, Dreyfus, a BNY Mellon company, has launched an integrated program designed to help educate investors and their financial advisors about the risks and opportunities for investing in a changing fixed income environment.

Civitas Capital Group establishes EB-5 regional center in Atlanta

Civitas Capital Group has announced that the United States Citizen and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has approved the establishment of the Civitas Atlanta Regional Center.

Credit Suisse UK private bank CEO to quit

Philip Cutts, the chief executive of Credit Suisse’s private banking arm in the UK, is set to leave the firm on 1 July 2014.

BlackRock receives RMB2 billion China RQFII quota

China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) has awarded RMB2billion (US$320 million) investment quota to BlackRock’s Hong Kong subsidiary to invest in the domestic capital markets in China.

Belgium investigating UBS over alleged money laundering crime

Belgium authorities have launched an investigation against Swiss banking group UBS alleging the bank of money laundering and organized crime.

New York’s financial regulator asks BNP Paribas to fire some senior executives-report

Benjamin Lawsky, New York’s financial regulator, is reportedly asking BNP Paribas to fire few senior executives as part of a probe that the French bank evaded US sanctions against Iran and other countries for years.