Companies
Weatherbys launches private banking service for British expats
Weatherbys Private Bank has launched a service for British expats offering cross-border private banking and cross-currency mortgages.
PEOPLE MOVES: Nucleus, J Safra Sarasin, JO Hambro
Nucleus has appointed a successor to chairman Paul Bradshaw who died in January. J Safra Sarasin is targeting ultra-high net worths in Asia with a new division and managing director, while JO Hambro Capital Management prepares to bid farewell to an investment management veteran.
Bob Diamond joins forces with Qatari bank for London comeback
Former Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond has teamed up with a Qatari investment bank to buy one of London’s oldest stockbroking firms Panmure Gordon.
Resurgent Brooks Macdonald Int’l boosts group results
Double-digit revenue growth by Brooks Macdonald International (BMI) helped drive the specialist discretionary fund management group’s total revenue up 17% to £45.3m ($55.1m, €51.8m) during the six months to 31 December 2016.
Asia drives strong results for Prudential
Prudential’s new business sales of life products rose by 19% to £6.3bn ($7.7bn, €7.2bn) with strong growth in Asia and the UK offsetting a decline in the US market.