Column: Report card on aging nations gives U.S. mixed grades

Click to View in Browser Friday, September 8, 2017 Column: Report card on aging nations gives U.S. mixed grades CHICAGO (Reuters) - Which nations are doing the best job adapting to their aging populations? U.S. banks move to broaden reach of Zelle instant payments app NEW YORK (Reuters) - A consortium of U.S. banks is taking another step next week to attract a critical mass of users to their Zelle network, a rival to PayPal's Venmo for handling instant payments between individuals with smartphones. UK wealth manager Rathbone says online allegations are baseless (Reuters) - Rathbone Brothers, the wealth manager that this month ended its pursuit of rival Smith & Williamson, said its share price fall on Friday had coincided with anonymous allegations made in an online discussion forum. Tilney names two new financial planners (Reuters) - British investment management firm Tilney Group has appointed Tyrone Samsonroy and Ben Gibson as financial planners at its London office. Robeco names Maureen Beshar as head of its U.S. business (Reuters) - Netherlands-based Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. said it appointed Maureen Beshar as head of its United States business, effective immediately. Investors pull $1.1 billion from stock funds, add $6.8 billion in money funds: Lipper NEW YORK (Reuters) - Risk aversion was on display this week given geopolitical concerns and uncertainty over North Korea as investors in U.S.-based funds pulled $1.1 billion out of stock funds in the week ended Sept. 6, and moved money into "safe haven" money-market and gold funds, data from Thomson Reuters' Lipper service showed on Thursday. Up to 70 Swiss private banks fighting for survival: KPMG ZURICH (Reuters) - Some 60 to 70 Swiss private banks are facing serious problems that could force them to close down or sell up, according to a study published on Thursday by consultancy KPMG. Investors defend hedge funds amid rush to passive and private strategies (Reuters) - Some big money investors are warning that the rush to cheap stock bets and private asset strategies at the expense of hedge funds may prove costly. U.S. firm backing ether-based ETF says to refile listing application NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. firm behind an effort to start an exchange-traded fund based on the cryptocurrency ether said on Thursday it planned to refile an application to list the security on Intercontinental Exchange Inc's NYSE Arca exchange after an initial filing was withdrawn. FINRA reverses policy on Brokercheck information, allows access to bulk data NEW YORK (Reuters) - The head of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority told a congressional committee on Thursday that FINRA overhauled its policy on allowing public access to information it has on brokers' professional and financial records and will allow the public to download the information in bulk. Related Video Nick Colas on how the jobs report impacts the markets Art Hogan on why the market is in a tug of war Related News Wall St. opens lower as Irma powers toward Florida Will Saudi Aramco deliver world record profit for next year's IPO? Counterparties is a curated snapshot of the best finance news and commentary around the web. Register Today A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2017 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook