Fairview’s Yearsley: August yields ‘mixed bag’ for fund trends
August marked by rate cut discussions and selloff at beginning of month
Brazil
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Brazil unveils changes to tax rules
Trusts included for the first time
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How can wealth firms be successful in Latam?
Companies ‘try to impose too much of a European or American style business culture’
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BTG Pactual acquires stake in Brazilian investment platform
Deal will give the bank access to a wider range of products
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Wealth manager sells off Brazil operation
Deal is expected to complete in the second half of 2021
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Global wealth manager opens Brazil office
Country is ‘a key business location and centre of wealth with an increasing demand’ for services
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Credit Suisse agrees deal with Brazilian investment platform
Private bank says it has growth ambitions for the ‘priority market’
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Brazilian eco-housing investment scheme boss banned
UK court disqualifies fraudster with links to Gibraltar after victims were promised 20% returns
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Julius Baer targets tech-savvy Brazilian investors
Via investment in fintech firm offering advice and online automated portfolio management solutions
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Brazil vs Mexico – which is the better bet?
Both have new presidents intent on bringing big changes, writes EFG Asset Management’s Moz Afzal
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Providence boss pleads guilty to $150m fraud
The chief executive of Providence Companies Group has admitted to orchestrating a $150m (£110m, €125m) scam that duped mostly elderly and vulnerable people across the world.
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Signs of growth but Latin America still a ‘work in progress’
After a multi-year slowdown, 2017 was the year in which Latin America’s growth resumed. But each country is still, very much, its own economic and investment story.