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Barclays
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Barclays fined $97m for overcharging advice clients in US
Barclays has agreed to pay more than $97m (£74.9m, €89.2m) to refund advice and mutual fund sales fees to US clients who were charged for services they did not receive.
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Bob Diamond joins forces with Qatari bank for London comeback
Former Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond has teamed up with a Qatari investment bank to buy one of London’s oldest stockbroking firms Panmure Gordon.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Value Partners, Standard Life Inv., Nordea AM
Value Partners has poached the chief executive of Prudential’s Asian investment arm, Eastspring Investments. Standard Life Investment has named a head of investments, with Nordea Asset Management replacing its outgoing chief executive.
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AnaCap buys Barclays France, plans wealth manager launch
Barclays is to sell its French retail banking operations, life insurance business, and wealth and investment management operations to European financial services private equity firm AnaCap Financial Partners.
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ANALYSIS: Is Barclays’ new platform the start of Fintech 2.0?
Barclays’ announcement on Monday that it has launched an execution-only platform should come as no surprise. But, it should serve as a reminder to wealth managers not to get too complacent.
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Zedra picks up Barclays UK trust operation
Trust and corporate services provider Zedra has agreed a deal to acquire Barclays UK trust business for an undisclosed sum.
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FCA plans to ban Barclays Wealth man over destroyed report
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it intends to ban former chief operating officer of Barclays Wealth and Investment Management Andrew Tinney.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Axa IM, Old Mutual, Standard Life
Axa Investment Managers has named a global head of product, retail and institutional development, while Old Mutual Global Investors has created a country head position in Italy. Following a battle with cancer, Standard Life’s head of adviser engagement has died.
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Barclays and Deutsche continue non-core business sell-off
Barclays has completed the sale of its Italian retail banking network, while Deutsche Bank is to sell its subsidiary in Argentina, as the banks continue to rationalise their footprints and business strategies.
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Barclays sells Spanish pension assets and liabilities
Barclays is continuing to offload its non-core operations, selling its Spanish pension assets and liabilities to Vidacaixa, S.A.U. de Seguros y Reaseguros, a member of the Caixa Group.
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Barclays Africa to expand insurance business into Ghana
Barclays Africa Group (BAGL), one of South Africa’s ‘big four’ banks, is looking to expand its insurance business into Ghana, local media reports suggest.