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UCITS cannot invest in unregulated hedge funds, says Esma

23 November 2012 Paris
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The European Securities and Markets Authority has made its opinion clear on Article 50(2)(a) of the UCITS Directive, the so-called “trash ratio”, which permits UCITS to invest up to 10 percent of their net assets in transferable securities...

Euroclear widens Collateral Highway

23 November 2012 Seoul
Reporter: Jenna Jones

In a continued effort to create the first fully open global market infrastructure to source and mobilise collateral across geographic borders, Euroclear Bank’s ‘Collateral Highway’ has expanded into South Korea...

It’s a miserable month for hedge funds

22 November 2012 Connecticut
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The amount of clients giving notice to withdraw their cash from hedge funds rose this month, due to relatively weak fund performances...

BNY Mellon offers Baylor College a helping hand

20 November 2012 New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Baylor College of Medicine has appointed BNY Mellon to a variety of trustee and agent roles to aid the restructuring of its $462 million debt, which comprises four bond issues...

Third party administrator SLPE chooses SunGard

20 November 2012 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Third party administrator SL Private Equity Fund Administration Services (SLPE) has selected SunGard’s Investran to help with administration and reporting...

Overboarding an issue for Institutional Shareholder Services

19 November 2012 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has released its 2013 policy updates for the US, Canada, Europe and Asia and other international markets...

Deutsche Börse and Moscow Exchange join forces

19 November 2012 Moscow and Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Deutsche Börse and Moscow Exchange have agreed on a strategic partnership and exchange of information to encourage further development of the financial markets...

Moore is more for IFG Trust

16 November 2012 Jersey
Reporter: Jenna Jones

IFG Trust and Corporate Group has acquired Jersey-based Moore Group adding more than $145 billion AUA to its existing business...

Citi expands trust and custody to wealth managers

16 November 2012 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Citi has expanded its OpenWealth solution to enable global wealth managers to manage trust accounts and cross-border investments on a single platform...

Santander Mexico appoints J.P. Morgan after $4.1 billion IPO

16 November 2012 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Santander Mexico has chosen J.P. Morgan to act as the depositary bank for the company’s American Depositary Receipt (ADR) programme in relation to its recent initial public offering $4.1 billion...

eVestment expands with two new takeovers

14 November 2012 Georgia
Reporter: Jenna Jones

In a bid to expand expertise, scale and capabilities and offer improved portfolio solutions across asset classes that are available to institutional investors, eVestment has acquired PerTrac and Fundspire...

BNY Mellon gets Brazilian banking licence

09 November 2012 Rio de Janeiro
Reporter: Jenna Jones

BNY Mellon will enhance its securities capabilities in Brazil after the Brazilian Central Bank issued it with a commercial banking licence...

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