AST talks to Marek Zacal of Czech Republic bank CSOB about the country’s capital markets, the new Russian CSD, and whether a local brand name can stand up to the big players in CEE countries
Since FATCA’s introduction, there has been a slew of predictions on how the financial services industry will adapt. AST talks to Colin Camp of Dion, who explains that things are not as bad as they might appear
AST speaks to Philip Dempsey of software solutions company Koger about replicating a business model, transfer agency systems and growing
diversity in complex legal structures
It has been a busy month for Société Générale, with its securities services division winning four transfer agency mandates in as many weeks. Its Italian division signed three agreements: AllianceBernstein Sicav and AllianceBernstein FCP, Aberdeen Global and Aberdeen Global II funds, and Mantex Sicav, a Luxembourg-registered open-ended collective investment fund.
As Asian unlisted fund assets swell, custodians are thinking hard about balancing low costs with top-notch service. Phil Cook of Milestone Group gives AST the lowdown
AST talks to Geoff Harries and Chris Lord of DST Global Solutions about their asset servicing platform HiPortfolio, as well as wider concerns in the industry
