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Active Management The Best Approach For Bonds - RBC Wealth Management
May 16, 2013
In a constrained fixed income environment, investors need to rethink their approach to bonds and adopt a more active approach, according to Royal Bank of Canada's wealth management arm. At a roundtable held at its London offices yesterday, RBC Wealth Management experts discussed the advantages of incorporating active fixed income strategies into their portfolios and how private investors are coping in a low-yield environment. “Strategies that can capitalise on the evolving market environment, rather than simply holding an asset to maturity, will be better positioned for gain.
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Vestra Launches SEC-Regulated US Wealth Business
May 15, 2013
Vestra Wealth, the UK-based firm, is launching a US business dedicated to addressing the complex regulatory and tax issues faced by transatlantic investors. Vestra US Wealth Management is regulated by both the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority and the US Securities and Exchange Commission. It is led by directors Paul Nixon and Neil Williams, and also has a specialist team which will create portfolios for clients that take into account income and growth requirements, as well as tax and investment constraints.
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Trio Of Hires For RBC Wealth Management's Indonesia-Focused Team
May 9, 2013
Royal Bank of Canada’s wealth management arm has further boosted its Indonesia-focused sales team with three senior bankers. Samuel Witjaksono has been hired as executive director, RBC Wealth Management. He brings with him over 30 years of banking experience, mostly recently from Sarasin & Cie, a spokesperson for the bank told WealthBriefingAsia, a sister website of this publication.
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Summary Of Executive Moves In Global Wealth Management - April 2013
May 7, 2013
UK Barclays appointed Kenneth Warnock as portfolio manager in its wealth and investment management division in Edinburgh. Warnock joined Barclays from Alliance Trust in Edinburgh. He previously worked for Premier Fund Managers, Jupiter Fund Management and Johnson Fry.
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EXCLUSIVE: Top Level Promotion At Sarasin
April 25, 2013
Scott Duncan at Sarasin has been promoted to vice chair client advisory, from his previous role of managing director at the bank, this publication can confirm. The move follows the departure of former vice chair of client advisory Southeast Asia, Febby Avianto, who has since joined RBC Wealth Management as managing director and market manager, reporting to Grace Barki, managing director and head of Southeast Asia at the Canadian bank. Under his new title, effective since March, Ducan reports to Eric Morin, managing director and chief executive of Sarasin's Si.
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Judges Issue Shortlist For WealthBriefingAsia Awards 2013
April 19, 2013
Judges for the WealthBriefingAsia Awards 2013 have produced a shortlist of individuals and firms considered outstanding examples in a swathe of categories. The awards, designed to honour best practice and outstanding contributions in the industry, are due to be announced on 6 June at what promises to be a glittering evening at the legendary Raffles Hotel in Singapore. The firms and individuals shortlisted are: Bank of Singapore Citi Private Bank HSBC Private Bank J.
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EXCLUSIVE: Four Additions To RBC Wealth Management Asia
April 18, 2013
Royal Bank of Canada Wealth Management has continued its hiring spree with four further appointments in Asia, this publication can exclusively reveal. Enoch Tan has been hired as managing director, reporting to Andrew Turczyniak, managing director and head of RBC Wealth Management, Asia. “Tan is heading up a regional effort to provide corporate finance advisory services and specialised strategic solutions to the corporate concerns of high net worth clients in Asia,” a spokesperson for the bank told this publication in an emailed stat.
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RBC Wealth Management Hires London-Based Director For East Asian Clients
April 8, 2013
RBC Wealth Management has added Angelina Yap as a London-based director within its UK private client team to serve clients from east and southeast Asia. Ms Yap will develop relationships with UK-resident, non-domiciled high and ultra high net worth clients from countries such as Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia and Greater China. Ms Yap joins RBC from EFG Private Bank, where she was tasked with building a book of HNW Chinese resident and non-resident clients.
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Summary Of Executive Moves In Global Wealth Management - March 2013
April 8, 2013
Switzerland The Liechtensteinische Landesbank board nominated Dr Patrizia Holenstein and Peter Fanconi as new members for election by the general meeting of LLB shareholders on 3 May 2013. Dr Holenstein is the founder and managing partner of Holenstein Attorneys-at-Law Ltd and Fanconi was a member of the group executive management and chief executive of private banking at Bank Vontobel in Zurich from 2009-2012. The UBS board of directors will nominate Reto Francioni, chief executive of Deutsche Börse, for election to the board at the Swiss bank’s annu.
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UK BUDGET REACTION: RBC Wealth Management Goes Through The Fine Print
March 21, 2013
Editor’s note: As readers can imagine, this publication was bombarded with reactions from the industry over yesterday’s annual budget statement from UK Chancellor of the Exchequer (aka finance minister), George Osborne. Among the notable points made by groups such as the Investment Management Association, for example, was a warm response to the changes to stamp duty on shares traded via the Alternative Investment Market; there was a more bemused reaction to the continued drive against “aggressive” tax avoiders and evaders, given that such measures have been in place for some time.
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