Australia’s IOOF profits fall after trimming adviser business
One of Australia’s biggest and oldest independent financial advice and wealth management companies, IOOF, has posted a 45% drop in net profit for the six months to 31 December 2016.
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HK investors prefer commission-based model, survey finds
Investors in Hong Kong still prefer a commission-based charging structure when it comes to paying for wealth management services, while their mainland Chinese counterparts are increasingly opting for a fee-based model, according to the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association (HKIFA).
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Lombard Int’l welcomes growing complexity in life products
Lombard International Assurance welcomes the increasing complexity in providing cross-border planning solutions for high net-worth families as it is their bread and butter, and one of the reasons the company has grown so successfully over the years.
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Hong Kong seeks private bankers for local, mainland clients
There is a huge demand for relationship managers to look after high net worth (HNW) clients in Hong Kong and mainland China, a trend which is expected to continue in the coming year.
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Asia’s wealth managers turn to local markets for new hires
Wealth management firms in Asia are ramping up domestic recruitment due to rising demand by Asian clients for advice from managers with local knowledge, language skills and cultural understanding.
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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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Cerno Capital’s James Spence on his Asian adventure
With a mistrust of global macro managers and concerns over an economic cycle ‘de-fanged’ by central banks, Cerno’s co-founder is drawing on his ‘apprenticeship’ in Asia to inform his current investment choices.
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Product Spotlight: review of Old Mutual Int’l Wealth Mgt Plan
In the third of a series of three independent reviews of international life products, Brian O’Neill, consultant at Isle of Man-based actuary and consultancy firm Boal & Co, puts the spotlight on Old Mutual International’s Wealth Management Plan.
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ANZ eyes Australian wealth management exit
ANZ Bank is considering selling its life insurance, advice, and superannuation and investments businesses in Australia which would see one of the country’s largest financial institutions effectively withdraw from the wealth management sector.
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Mark Paine to take over the Meyado Group
Wealth management firm Meyado is to see a change at the top after Singapore chief executive Mark Paine announced plans to buy out the shares of the group’s founder and chairman Martin Young.
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DBS buys ANZ Asia wealth units, nets $16.5bn in assets
The trend of banks offloading assets continues as Singapore-based DBS acquires ANZ’s WM and retail units in Asia, adding S$23bn ($16.5bn, £13.5bn, €15bn) of wealth assets, which includes S$6bn from high net worth individuals.
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Farringdon to launch Shariah-compliant robo-adviser in Asia
The Malaysian-based wealth management firm, Farringdon Group, said it plans to launch Asia’s fist Shariah-compliant robo-adviser in December.