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Bank of Singapore buys Barclays wealth unit for 30% less
Bank of Singapore (BoS), a subsidiary of one of Singapore’s largest banks, has completed the acquisition of the wealth and investment management business of Barclays in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Aberdeen’s profit slides as net outflows continue
Aberdeen Asset Management has reported £32.8bn ($40.9bn, €38.6bn) in net outflows for the year to 30 September 2016 after negative economic and political news “weighed on investor sentiment”, according to chief executive Martin Gilbert.
Best Practice | news 28 Nov 16
Nearly 40% of Britons looking at a career in financial advice
Almost two fifths (38%) of British workers are interested in a career that enables them to give people advice on their investments and finances, according to new research by St. James’s Place Academy.
Finance, energy and health sectors in focus for 2017 – Citi
Sector investing may come back in 2017 and an EM `stability premium’ could develop as the grand economic ideas of the new US administration are put into practice. says Roger Bacon, Citi Private Bank’s Asia-Pacific head of managed investment.
Macro Views | news 28 Nov 16
It’s anyone’s guess what’s going on inside Trump’s head
What a game changer the election of Donald Trump as US president is likely to be across so many fronts.