Thursday, 20th November 2008

 

Merrill appoints Zurich wealth management head

Merrill Lynch has appointed a new head of its Zurich wealth management office, as the latest move to boost its operations in the Swiss-German region.

He will report to Michelle D’Ancona, head of private banking in Europe and Swiss market leader.

Kahnau joined Merrill n 1994 as a financial advisor. In his new role as office manager, he will lead a team of financial advisors covering the Swiss German market. The bank said he will also continue to focus on advising high net worth clients in the Swiss German region.

Michelle D’Ancona said: ”Kahnau's appointment will help us to continue to expand the services we offer to clients in the Swiss German region.”

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Mayfair goes Modern

Sebastian + Barquet, a three-year old design gallery based in New York and Chelsea, is opening a new gallery showing museum quality pieces in Mayfair next month, the first in London to focus on international modernism from the 1940s to the 1960s. Its opening exhibition is dedicated to American modernist design and is curated by celebrated architect Eric Parry.

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Barclays Wealth forecasts 400,000 Indian dollar-millionaires

Barclays Wealth on Wednesday predicted the number of dollar-millionaires in India to grow to over 400,000 by 2017, making it a leading world wealth market, according to a report in The Economic Times of India.

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