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Political intelligence firm hit with fine


01 December 2015 Washington DC
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

A political intelligence firm has agreed to pay a $375,000 penalty for passing non-public information obtained from government employees to hedge funds...
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Pinnacle chooses PFS for fund operations admin


30 November 2015 Vancouver
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Canadian fund administrator Pinnacle Fund Services has chosen the Pacific Fund Systems PFX-PAXUS platform to provide administration for its own global fund operations business...
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Barclays hit with record financial crime fine


30 November 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays more than £72 million for poor handling of a transaction that posed a high risk of financial crime...
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Former Goldman Sachs employee in hot water with SEC


27 November 2015 Washington DC
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

A former Goldman Sachs employee hired to develop software for preventing misconduct has been charged by the US Securities Exchange Commission for using his knowledge to conduct insider trading...
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SWIFT and EFAMA: Automation on the up


27 November 2015 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Automation rates for fund processing increased in the first half of 2015, according to a report from European Fund and Asset Management Association and SWIFT...
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CACEIS selected for RMB UCITS servicing


26 November 2015 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Bank of China in Luxembourg has chosen CACEIS to provide services for its Luxembourg RQFII UCITS fund...
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NeMa: Regulatory terrain difficult for foreign investors


26 November 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Regulators in Africa should be more engaged with banks and custodians, and also with their western counterparts, according to Habib Motani, a partner at Clifford Chance...
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NeMa: costs not the only factor in custody


26 November 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Banks can avoid the hidden costs of providing custody services by using a ‘hub’ model, but this should be carefully balanced with providing a good service, according to Duncan Smith...
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NeMa: African funds going global


25 November 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Once considered a specialist investment destination, Africa is gradually carving out its place on the global fund management scene, according to Paul Forsyth, a managing partner at Apache Partners...
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EFAMA and SWIFT find Irish and Lux automation gains


25 November 2015 Brussels
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The automation rate of fund orders received by transfer agents in Luxembourg and Ireland increased to 83.5 percent in Q2 2015, according to a new report...