News, Comment & Analysis results for M and A

M and A
12 June 2024

HSBC Completes Purchase Of Citigroup's Greater China Retail Wealth Arm

Time will tell whether Citigroup's sale of 14 businesses around the world, from Mexico to Malaysia,...

M and A
29 May 2024

Swiss Bank Consolidation Chatter Shows How Scale Dominates Thinking

Regardless of the truth of specific rumours and media stories, the idea that more Swiss banks might...

M and A
6 May 2024

OCBC Completes Indonesian Bank Purchase

In buying the business, the Singapore-listed group is acquiring a firm with private banking and...

M and A
10 April 2024

UBS In Talks For Full China Platform Ownership – Report

The report said the Swiss bank is acting in the aftermath of its acquisition of Credit Suisse,...

M and A
4 April 2024

Multi-Family Office Continues Acquisitions

Since its formation into a transatlantic MFO more than a year ago, the group has bought a business...

M and A
3 April 2024

iCapital Agrees To Buy Mirador In Data, Financial Reporting Play

The transaction reflects how the busy space around private markets and alternative investments is...

M and A
20 March 2024

Singlife Becomes Fully Owned Sumitomo Subsidiary

The agreement was originally announced last December. Under terms of the transaction,...

M and A
7 March 2024

Trident Trust Makes Asia Business Acquisition

The purchase of the business increases Trident Trust's assets under administration to $62 billion. ...

M and A
3 January 2024

HSBC Wraps Up French Retail Business Sale; To Launch International Payments App

The New Year got off to a busy start for the UK/Hong Kong-listed group. It has just completed the...

M and A
2 January 2024

Summary Of Asia Wealth Management M&A – October, November And December 2023

The latest in M&A activity as it affected the Asia-Pacific sector in Q4 2023. ...

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M and A
20 December 2009

It Is Feeding Time For Wealth Management M&A

Australia is a country set for an unprecedented boom in wealth over the next 40 years, as the huge...

M and A
22 September 2009

The Contrasting Charms Of ING's Suitors

The bidders for ING's Asian private wealth assets have narrowed and those left in the field have...

M and A
9 July 2007

The Winners & Losers in Recent US Wealth Management M&A Activity

The completion, on 2 July, of both Bank of America’s $3.3 billion acquisition of US Trust...

M and A
10 April 2007

FT.com: Sarasin/Vontobel - Short-Term Tie-up Unlikely Despite Synergies

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M and A
28 April 2006

Comment: Clariden Leu – Consolidation Gets a Boost, But Who to Buy Next?

Credit Suisse was very good at disguising what it had planned for its four independent private...

M and A
6 April 2006

Wealth Management Acquisitions Increase Rapidly in 2005

Consolidation in global wealth management gained pace in 2005, with acquisitions in the sector...

M and A
20 July 2005

Merrill Lynch’s Abbas and Hays Discuss Growth & Acquisition Strategy

Two of Merrill Lynch Global Private Client’s most senior managers, James Hays, head of US private...

M and A
12 July 2005

KPMG Says Private Banking M&A on the Rise

Mergers and acquisition activity among global private banks and wealth management firms rose by 26...

M and A
16 June 2005

WealthBriefing Research: Wealth Management Acquisitions Rise Steeply in 2005

Acquisitions in the wealth management sector rose by 58 per cent in the first five months of 2005,...

M and A
13 April 2005

Julius Baer: To Be the Acquirer?

It is difficult to gauge exactly what Julius Bear is up to. Yesterday at its annual general meeting...