Investec
Westpac senior exec departs immediately in misconduct probe
Following allegations of inappropriate contact, the chief investment officer of Australian wealth manager BT Financial Group has left the business with immediate effect. Other People Moves this week include Quilter Cheviot, Investec, European Wealth and Edison.
PEOPLE MOVES: Globaleye MD departs with immediate effect
Globaleye’s managing director has departed with immediate effect, as St James’s Place is to lose its chief executive of 11 years at the end of 2017. Indosuez Wealth Management has bolstered its Midde East team with two appointments.
Best Practice | 6 Feb 17
Five DFMs band together to launch industry partnership
Five UK discretionary fund management (DFM) firms have formed the DFM Alliance, a partnership offering financial advisers a platform to improve client outcomes through information, education and collaboration.
Investment | 16 Jan 17
Challenging short termism among investors
After a year of political surprises, and more bumps in the road to come, Investec Wealth & Investment’s Chris Hill is gearing up his portfolios to take advantage of the inevitable market wobbles.
Investment | 22 Dec 16
Seven investment themes for 2017
The end of a 35-year bond bull market, the rise of so-called robojobs, rapid developments in gene editing and the ‘sharing economy’ will be among the seven themes that will interest investors next year and beyond , according to Investec Wealth & Investment.