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Asset managers support bank pay
Despite criticism of bankers' pay by some investors ... In a report yesterday, Pirc noted that: "No ... Directors at Barclays, HBOS, Lloyds and Royal Bank ... Pirc did point out, however, that fund managers ... According to publicly-available voting records, at least one...
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Coutts steers clear of RBS job cuts
Coutts, the private bank owned by The Royal ... The private bank has recently hired private bankers ... RBS, which acquired Coutts when it took over ... It is understood the cuts will be made ... Some cuts are expected in the UK given ... RBS' wealth management business - which included Coutts,...
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Top politician says UK government should bin offshore tax havens
Vince Cable , a Liberal Democrat MP and ... Cable told Wealth-Bulletin that the government, which has ... With the recent bail-outs, the government will hold ... The British government has said protecting taxpayers is ... "The overall aim of these measures is to ... Coutts & Co, the 300-year old UK private...
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Barclays targets rivals' staff
Barclays, which has opted to raise fresh capital ... Speaking on a call to discuss Barclays' plans ... The effective nationalisation of the combined Lloyds TSB ... RBS said this morning that it would “significantly ... One headhunter said: “RBS is clearly no longer ... Varley said people “might make a judgement” that...
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RBS plans aggressive push into Singaporean wealth market
Royal Bank of Scotland will beef up its ... The wealth centres, formerly known as Van Gogh...
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Europeans in the firing line as Fed bails out AIG
European banks could face billions of dollars in ... According to one analyst close to the situation, ... One source at a European financial institution said: ... AIG said in the filings that the trades ... AIG had over $30bn of imminent financial liabilities, ... In a statement AIG said it had recently...
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Coutts increases customer savings charges
Coutts & Co, the private banking division of ... Under the new regime, effective September 1, holders...
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Coutts gets serious about strategy
Royal Bank of Scotland has asked its adviser ... Kingsmill, a lawyer, is a former deputy chairman ... A Coutts spokeswoman said Kingsmill will work with ... The capture of first-generation business helps explain a ... But one analyst said: “A brand like Coutts ... According to some of Coutts’ clients, a strategy...
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Investec bolsters Jersey office with top bankers
Investec Bank has hired a senior private banker ... Kevin Allen joins as head of Investec Bank's ... Allen has over 24 years experience in the ... Allen will concentrate on client lending opportunities with ... Grimes joined Investec in 2000, following the acquisition ... Investec’s Jersey branch has been registered with the...
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SG Private Banking buys ABN's Gibraltar office
SG Hambros, part of SG Private Banking, has ... The bank, owned by Société Générale of France, ... The bank did not disclose the figure paid. ... The bank said in a press release that ... ABN sold its London-based business to SG Hambros ... The French bank’s shares declined 1.65 euros, or...
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RBS buys stake in Chinese wealth manager
Royal Bank of Scotland has secured approval from ... Suzhou Trust, one of China's oldest trust houses ... Under Chinese rules, an overseas institution can hold...
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Coutts gets Qatar private banking licence
Coutts & Co, the private banking unit of ... The report quoted Phillip Thorpe, the QFC’s chairman...
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HSBC Private Bank launches in Scotland
HSBC Private Bank officially launched last week in ... HSBC PB, which is primarily targeting individuals with ... Scotland is seen as fertile territory for private ... HSBC PB launches into a Scottish market where,...
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Bond traders start to move back into financials
Bond managers have welcomed Royal Bank of Scotland’s ... Owen Murfin, global bond manager at BlackRock, said ... RBS, UBS and other banks are committed to ... John Stopford of Investec Asset Management is less ... But he agreed that a period of distress ... Pimco’s flagship Total Return fund has taken a...
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