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News by: David Campbell
AAA-rated Train lifts Rathbone stake above 10%
Citywire AAA-rated UK equity star Nick Train has near doubled his investment in discretionary fund management business and broker Rathbone Brothers.
Top trades: nine market moves to catch our eye in January
Crispin Odey, John Dodd, Mark Slater and Giles Hargreave have all been active at the start of the year with a horticulture specialist, a software provider and a well known sports brand all on their radar.
RDR outsourcing: how to keep ahead of the curve
How is wealth management being changed by its new role at one end of the retail investment supply chain, and how do you get ahead of the curve?
Gatekeeper: how to pitch to Glen Gilson of HBJ Gateley
Our private client partners, and indeed our clients, share a dislike of unreadable, badly explained reports that confuse and alienate the lay trustee or client
Wealth Manager Profile: the secret behind Credo's success
Since taking over Credo in 2005, Roy Ettlinger staff has doubled staff numbers to 70 across four offices and assets under management have risen more than fourfold, from £300 million to £1.3 billion
Wealth Manager: Quilter explains how it has kept continuity through changing hands
While Quilter can trace its heritage back to 1777, its parent company has changed a number of times.
Gatekeeper: how to pitch to Darren Jefferson of Pitman Trustees
It’s always good to see something different in a pitch – we like to see innovation, new products and new ideas
A perfect storm brewing for 2012
While there were reasons to start the year on a positive, most outlooks have inevitably been overshadowed by the looming endgame for Europe
Wealth Manager: Dalton Strategic explains its succession plan
Dalton Strategic's Andrea Di Nisio and Neill Blanks fill us in on the company's future following the death of Andrew Dalton.
Gatekeeper: how to pitch to Caroline Wallis of Boyes Turner
An inability to communicate investment objectives clearly and lack of empathy for the client will kill a pitch
The emerging markets most exposed to 2012 tailwinds
Global emerging markets face another year of intensively volatile trading as liquidity drains from world markets, with central and eastern Europe most at risk of a removal of external funding.
Government shelves plans to cut 50% tax rate
Conservative ministers are believed to have quietly shelved plans to reduce the top 50% rate of tax, as their Liberal coalition partners say the spring budget will focus on tax avoidance.
Moment of truth for US equity as earnings growth tipped to falter
US corporate earnings are expected to show their weakest growth for more than two years when Q4 numbers begin to be reported later today, as global economic uncertainty began to take its toll.
RBS considers up to 10,000 further job losses in downsizing
Royal Bank of Scotland could shed as many as 10,000 jobs in its global banking and markets division should it not be able to find a wholesale buyer for the investment banking arm.
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