Fund administration, corporate and real estate specialist JTC has boosted its presence in Luxembourg with the acquisition of Signes, a Luxembourg-based ‘Expert Comptable’ business that provides accounting, administration and tax compliance services to institutional investors.

Nomura Research Institute (NRI), a provider of consulting services and system solutions, reports the successful go-live of its custody solution with Golomt Bank of Mongolia, which it describes as a pioneer among Mongolian banks in introducing initiatives to accelerate development in the regional financial sector.

Stichting Bedrijfspensioenfonds voor het Bakkersbedrijf (Bpf Bakkers), the EUR 3.4 billion Dutch pension scheme for the bakery sector, has mandated State Street to provide a range of investment servicing solutions.

Australian boutique asset manager Bennelong Funds Management Limited (Bennelong) has appointed RBC Investor & Treasury Services as its custodian and administrator. 

Multifonds, a Temenos company and provider of investment fund software, reports the expansion of its core transfer agency (TA) solution, Multifonds Global Investor (MFGI). 

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is the first global custodian to go live on the new Omgeo ALERTS GC Direct service. 

Eurex Exchange is to offer a new interest rate future based on long-term bonds issued by the Spanish government, starting October 26.

The Securities & Futures Commission of Hong Kong has given regulatory approval to Global Prime Partners, a provider of prime brokerage, execution and clearing services to all classes of professional investors.

More than 1,125 financial institutions have now signed up for SWIFT's Know Your Customer (KYC) Registry, a centralised repository that maintains a standardised set of information about financial institutions required for KYC compliance.

BNP Paribas Securities Services has finally confirmed that Mark Hillman has been named as head of global client services, a newly created role which he assumed in May this year. 

HSBC Securities Services (HSS) has named Rafael Moral Santiago as its new head of securities services, Europe, responsible for the business across Europe and leading its growth agenda.

NOREXCO ASA is to start exchange services for the pulp and paper industry, becoming the world´s only derivatives exchange for the sector.

RBC Investor & Treasury Services has launched a new tool for fund managers to gain insight into their global UCITS fund distribution trends.

Northern Trust has announced a series of appointments within its global capital markets business.

BNY Mellon says it has enhanced its foreign exchange payment capabilities.

CACEIS has been appointed by the Advenis Investment Managers management company (the entity previously known as Avenir Finance Investment Managers) to provide account-keeping/custody and depositary services for its entire fund range. 

Northern Trust has appointed Douglas Gee as head of sales for its asset servicing business. It says the move is to continue to drive sales momentum for its business across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Northern Trust has won a mandate from Muscat Capital, the Saudi Arabia-based investment banking arm of Bank Muscat, the largest commercial bank in Oman. 

The International Securities Services Association has adopted a set of Financial Crime Compliance Principles. The aim, it says, is to support the efforts of the global community of securities custodians and intermediaries to address the critical challenges posed by financial crime (he Principles can be downloaded from the ISSA website).

UK regulators have approved Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) to offer trustee and depositary services in the UK for UCITS and alternative investment funds.