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  • Richard Pursglove leaves Artemis

    Richard Pursglove leaves Artemis

    Artemis head of retail has left the business after 12 months.

  • Invesco hires new multi manager

    Invesco hires new multi manager

    Invesco has hired Claudia Raoul as a fund manager on the Paris-based multi-management team.

  • Tavistock stems losses as it inks deal

    Tavistock stems losses as it inks deal

    Tavistock Investments had cut its losses for the six months to the end of June to £172,000 versus £270,000 for the same period in 2013.

  • Skandia listens to advisers keeps Invesco option

    Skandia listens to advisers keeps Invesco option

    Skandia has retreated from its decision to automatically switch life clients out of the Skandia Invesco Perpetual Income fund into a newly created Old Mutual Woodford Equity Income fund, and will now keep both funds open.

  • US ETP investors leave Europe EM funds gain

    US ETP investors leave Europe EM funds gain

    The global ETP market had a strong finish to the summer, reporting inflows of $23.3bn in August, Blackrock said on Thursday.

  • Strong US jobs data likely

    Strong US jobs data likely

    The United States is likely to release strong jobs numbers tomorrow (5 September) according to economics consultancy Fathom.

  • Standard Life seals global agreement with Manulife

    Standard Life seals global agreement with Manulife

    Standard Life is to let Manulife Financial distribute its investment products across retail markets in Asia, the US and Canada as part of a deal that also involves the sale of the Edinburgh-headquartered company’s Canadian arm for £2.2bn ($3.6bn, 2.75bn).

  • Chase de Vere ordered to pay compensation

    Chase de Vere ordered to pay compensation

    The Financial Ombudsman Service has ruled in favour of a client which was advised by Chase de Vere to invest £145,000 into three high risk UCIS funds, six years before his retirement.

  • Three key client trends to watch Faulkner

    Three key client trends to watch Faulkner

    There are three key trends influencing the way clients want to engage with investment houses, says River & Mercantile CEO Mike Faulkner.

  • Fidelity to launch new Asia Pacific fund

    Fidelity to launch new Asia Pacific fund

    Fidelity Worldwide Investment is planning to launch the Fidelity Asia Pacific Opportunities fund on 24 September, it said today.

  • Wyllie joins Connor Broadley

    Wyllie joins Connor Broadley

    Former Iveagh CIO Chris Wyllie has joined Mayfair-based Connor Broadley to look after its £200m of discretionary assets.

  • A view from Asia Citibanks Roger Bacon

    A view from Asia Citibanks Roger Bacon

    In Asia, Citibank’s $251bn retail and private wealth management business is growing at roughly 12% per year, while at the same time discretionary mandates are gradually increasing.