Focus on intraday liquidity management
by Peter Hainz, SmartStream Intraday liquidity risk has been a focus for regulators since the start of the 2007/08 financial crisis. Five years later, in…
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In conversation with Eddie Astanin, National Settlement Depository, Russia
What trends have you seen in the settlement and clearing space over the last 12 months, as well as some of the work NSD has…
Focus on intraday liquidity management
by Peter Hainz, SmartStream Intraday liquidity risk has been a focus for regulators since the start of the 2007/08 financial crisis. Five years later, in…
Benguela selects Prescient Fund Services as UCITS management company
Benguela Global Fund Managers, a fundamental research-driven and quality-focused investment manager, has selected Prescient Fund Services (Ireland) Limited as the UCITS Management Company and Fund…
DSB Announce User Fee Discounts amid Additional Service Improvements
The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) has announced additional service improvements for 2019, as well as estimated 2019 user fees 4% below 2018 levels, assuming similar uptake of…
State Street Completes Acquisition of Charles River Development
State Street Corporation has completed its acquisition of Charles River Systems, Inc. (Charles River Development). The combination of State Street and Charles River Development will…
Value Partners establishes new office in Kuala Lumpur
Value Partners Group Limited (“Value Partners” or “the Group”) has established a new office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The new location is the latest addition…
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Allfunds expands its Asia team
Allfunds is expanding its capabilities in Asia with the appointment of Oliver Stewart-Malir, who has joined as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Asia,Vinita Badlani, who has joined as Head…
SGSS wins Transtrend’s mandate
SGSS has won Transtrend’s Luxembourg fund range for depositary and custody services under AIFM-D further increasing its Dutch client base. The key reasons for selecting…
QIB (UK) plc selects Volante Technologies’ PSD2 Open Banking solution
Volante Technologies Inc. has announced that Qatar Islamic Bank UK plc (QIB) has selected VolPay Channel: Open Banking and Token to implement PSD2 compliance for the bank. …
Finastra appoints Torsten Pull as new general manager
Finastra has announced that Torsten Pull has joined the company as General Manager for Corporate Banking. Torsten brings over 19 years’ experience in global transaction…
State Street Appoints Angela Summonte to top EMEA role
State Street Corporation has appointedAngela Summonte as senior vice president and head of Asset Owner and Official Institutions Sector Solutions for Europe, the Middle East…
Northern Trust launches new trading solution
Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has launched an outsourced trading capability designed to help asset owners and asset managers achieve better overall trading and performance outcomes….
Fenergo Expands Strategic Approach to Partnering & Alliances
Fenergo, provider of Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions to Banks and Asset Managers, has created a new team dedicated to developing and fostering its partner…
Euroclear UK & Ireland offers dollar settlement in central bank money through the Federal Reserve
Euroclear UK & Ireland (EUI) has become the first foreign financial market infrastructure to connect to the Federal Reserve’s National Settlement Service, enabling clients to…
SuMi TRUST merges institutional and retail asset management businesses
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group (SuMi TRUST), Japan’s largest asset management group, has completed the merger (effective 1st October 2018) of its retail and institutional asset management…
BNY Mellon Investment Management Announces Mellon as New Name of U.S. Investment Manager
Following the successful integration of BNY Mellon Investment Management’s U.S. multi-asset manager, the firm will be branded Mellon effective on January 2, 2019. The firm was…
Quorum 15 and Greenwich Associates Partner to Launch Q15 Digital
Quorum 15, the global financial markets think tank, and Greenwich Associates have announced the launch of Q15 Digital, a new partnership venture that significantly expands…
ASX OTC Client Clearing Launched by J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) have announced that J.P Morgan is the first ASX Over the Counter (OTC) Clearing participant to launch…
Bank Pekao Opens First International Rep Office in London
Bank Pekao S.A. has opened its first representative office abroad in London coinciding with the FTSE Russell upgrade of Poland from emerging to developed market…
Societe Generale Securities Services launches “D-View”
With this tailor-made reporting and analytics solution, Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) offers to asset managers an innovative tool for decision support in the fields…
FIA Tech Launches Transfer Protocol for Brexit Contingency Planning
FIA Tech has launched a new Transfer Protocol to help firms prepare for the transitioning of execution and clearing businesses triggered by the UK’s departure from the European Union….