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European Wealth Management appoints new investment manager

European Wealth Management Group has appointed Jeff Hodgetts as new investment manager.

LPL Financial to offer financial advice through Ingham Retirement Group

LPL Financial said that Ingham Retirement Group will now offer the LPL Financial Worksite Financial Solutions employee advice platform.

SFG Australia CFO to quit for Commonwealth Bank role

SFG Australia (SFGA) company secretary and CFO Linda Fox, is set to leave the firm to assume a new role with the Commonwealth Bank, effective 11 July 2014.

GLG hires fund manager to launch new European equity fund

GLG has appointed a European fund manager Rory Powe as part of its plans to launch a new European long-only equity fund.

Charles Stanley hires new CIO

Charles Stanley has hired Paul Abberley as its new chief investment officer (CIO).

FOS not taking on-board adviser complaints evidence: APFA

New figures from the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) reveal that advisers feel the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is at times failing to take their evidence into account when ruling on complaints and does not always explain the reasoning behind its decisions.

MAS re-appoints Lim Hng Kiang to its board of directors

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced that Lim Hng Kiang, Minister for Trade and Industry, has been re-appointed to the MAS Board of Directors, as deputy chairman, for a further period of two years with effect from 1 June 2014.

Emil van Essen unveils new EvE multi-strategy programme

Emil van Essen, a US-based investment firm, has unveiled a new EvE multi-strategy programme (EvE MS).

SEC charges fund manager with stealing investor money and conducting Ponzi scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced fraud charges and an asset freeze against a Chicago-based investment fund manager accused of stealing money he raised from investors to pay personal and business expenses.

Morningstar names co-head of investment consulting and portfolio management

Morningstar Investment Management has named Dan Kemp as co-head of investment consulting and portfolio management, effective 2 June 2014.