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STEP establishes Private Banking & Wealth Management Group
STEP – The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners - has established a Private Banking & Wealth Management Group to discuss how best to demystify the private wealth sector and explain its benefits to policymakers in government
Knight Frank Predictions for 2012
After two years of growth the world’s prime markets look set to cool in 2012
Saffery Champness: What George Osborne's Autumn Statement Holds
Tax experts at top 20 accountancy firm Saffery Champness give their view on what could be changing in George Osborne's Autumn Statement
WBrief: Deutsche to review asset management
Deutsche Bank, Germany’s largest bank, has thrown the future of its asset management business into the air by announcing a “strategic review” of this side of its business
Chinese Super-Wealthy: The Data
China’s rapid growth in recent years has seen a huge rise in its number of HNWs and UHNWs. WealthInsight analyses who they are, where they live, how they achieved their wealth... and how they like to spend it…
Stephen Rothwell to head Kleinwort Benson Wealth Management
Kleinwort Benson has appointed Stephen Rothwell as Head of Wealth Management. He joins from Schroders Private Banking, where he was Head of Business Development
Knight Frank: London property prices to hit £10,000 per square foot
£10,000 per square foot – the price threshold expected to be reached by London’s residential developments by 2016, according to a report released today by Knight Frank
FT: Ermotti appointed permanent CEO at UBS
UBS has appointed Sergio Ermotti as its permanent chief executive, removing uncertainty surrounding its future leadership two days before a crucial meeting with investors
WBrief: Credit Suisse to 'fully integrate' Clariden Leu
Credit Suisse is to “fully integrate” Clariden Leu into its bank, achieving annual cost savings of around SFr200 million (around $219 million) and some job reductions that are part of an intended 3 per cent staffing reduction over two years which was announced earlier this month
WBrief: UBS to appoint Emotti as permanent CEO
UBS will appoint Sergio Ermotti as its permanent chief executive before its investor day on 17 November, according to media reports
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