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Citigroup boosts private banking unit with U.S. Trust hires

Citi Private Bank on Thursday declared the hiring of Heather Kirby, Charles Walker and John Hilderbrandt from U.S. Trust for its New York office, according to a report in InvestmentNews.

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Credit Suisse makes key appointment for Asian funds unit

Credit Suisse has appointed Sudip Thakor, former chief of its global structuring group in fixed income, as head of global emerging-markets products in the Swiss bank’s asset management arm, according...

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Asia-Pacific drives global asset recovery in wealth sector

The number of global millionaire households grew 14% over 2009 as worldwide client assets surged 11.5% to $111.5 trillion (€92.2 trillion), as per Boston Consulting Group's 10th annual...

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Sales chief quits multi-manager specialist to launch wealth venture

Philippa Gee has resigned as chief of sales at T.Bailey, the UK multi-manager specialist, to launch her own IFA venture called Philippa Gee Wealth Management, according to a report in Investment Week.

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Financial adviser steers clear of stocks

Despite stocks recovering from their lows of the financial crisis, one financial adviser is keeping her clients out of stocks, and thinks "rationality has gone out the window".

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Barclays continues Asia-Pacific expansion with risk officer hire

Barclays Wealth made another hire from UBS to bolster its coverage of the Asia-Pacific region as western wealth managers prepare for the growing numbers of high-net-worth individuals in the region.

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Enel to test new form of solar power

ROME—In the industrialised eastern Sicilian town of Priolo Gargallo, Italian energy company Enel SpA is about to begin testing a new form of solar power that, it says, has the potential to displace...

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Rothstein draws 50-year sentence

A former Florida lawyer, Scott Rothstein, was on Wednesday sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to running a Ponzi scheme out of his law office.

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US law cracks down on tax evasion

American taxpayers face being refused investment and banking services outside of the US as a result of recent US legislation, which imposes a 30% tax on all non-US financial institutions that fail to...

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Rothschild taps Exor and Jardine Matheson for Asia buyout venture

Rothschild has tied up with Exor and Jardine Matheson Holdings to launch a private equity partnership in China and India, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

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Paulson reaps robust returns on gold-linked share classes

Paulson & Co’s gold-denominated investments have more than doubled the underlying returns in the $34bn (€28.1bn) hedge fund’s client funds, according to a report in the Financial Times.

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Coutts rebuilds its team for wealthy clients

UK wealth manager Coutts has bolstered its team for clients with assets of £30m (€36) or more with hires from Robert Fleming and Credit Suisse following the departures of two senior relationship...

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Enel to file prospectus for green power offering

Rome - Enel SpA is expected to file an initial public offering prospectus for its renewable energy unit next Thursday in one of Europe's biggest stock market listings in years, according to a person...

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World Cup fever: wrap up

The waiting is nearly over and rather unsurprisingly football has turned into a bit of a theme among market participants, with an avalanche of references and analysis taking centre stage.

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Fantasy football fashion

In Milan's high-fashion shopping district, the "quadrilatero d'oro," or golden rectangle, just about all the designers are playing the same game - buy my clothes, they seem to say, and you, too, can...

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Wealth assets rebounded 10% in 2009

The assets of wealthy individuals rebounded strongly in 2009, but profitability at the private banks and other institutions that service them remained depressed because of underperformance and a...

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Co-founder to relinquish AXA Rosenberg role

Barr Rosenberg will step down as chairman of AXA Rosenberg Group’s board, as well as give up control of its research group, it has emerged, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

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Howes Percival strengthens private client practice

Solicitor Justine Flack and associate partner William Chalk have quit BP Collins to join Howes Percival’s private client unit, according to a report in The Lawyer.

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Abu Dhabi wealth start-up targets HNW women

Al Bashayer Investment Company, an Abu Dhabi-based wealth management start-up, began operations on Monday, promising to cater exclusively to high-heeled female individuals, according to a report in...

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Citigroup hires in wealth

Citigroup is out to get back on the front foot in UK wealth management with the hire of three senior executives based in London.

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