Rothschild

Rothschild UK Wealth Management has poached RBC Brewin Dolphin's London head Annabel Bosman. Bosman resigned from RBC Brewin last weeks following seven years with the firm to join Rothschild UK, which has been investing heavily on its UK wealth business.

The Rothschild family's RIT fund is likely to face rival challenges in its merger bid with the Dundee-based Alliance Trust, city analysts have predicted. Stephen Peters, investment trust expert at wealth manager Charles Stanley, told the Financial Times: "We should expect more proposals. Two billion