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First country-wide adoption of SWIFT KYC Registry
06 May 2015 Santo Domingo
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Dominican Republic has become the first country to implement SWIFT’s know-your-customer (KYC) Registry as a financial community...

BNP Paribas appoints trio
06 May 2015 Netherlands
Reporter: Becky Butcher

BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Robert Van Kerhoff, Ronald Koelewijn and Erwin Reyes in the Netherlands...

David Linds retires
05 May 2015 Toronto
Reporter: Stephen Durham

David Linds is to retire from his role as senior vice president of business development and relationship management at CIBC Mellon on 1 July 2015...

NSD securities on the up
05 May 2015 Moscow
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository (CSD) has seen a 23 percent increase in securities on deposit in its Q1 2015 results...

Mercer appoints Kenneth Shimberg
01 May 2015 New York
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Mercer Investments has appointed Kenneth Shimberg as US endowment and foundations chief investment officer for outsourced CIO services...

SmartStream expands Middle East operations
30 April 2015 Riyadh
Reporter: Becky Butcher

SmartStream Technologies has expanded its global operations with the opening of a new office in Riyadh WTC...

PIMCO appoints former chairman of Federal Reserve
30 April 2015 California
Reporter: Becky Butcher

PIMCO has appointed Ben Bernanke, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, as a senior advisor to the firm...

ESMA approves APAC clearing houses
30 April 2015 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

ESMA has recognised ten third-party CCPs in the APAC region, allowing them to provide clearing services to members or trading venues in the EU...

Maitland expanding in to US market
30 April 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Maitland has hired Scott Price to spearhead its growth in the US market as head of business development and client management in North America...

RMB 50 billion RQFII quota for Luxembourg
29 April 2015 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Luxembourg has been granted an RMB 50 billion RQFII quota by the People’s Bank of China, meaning that Luxembourg investors can now invest directly in the Chinese capital market...

Fundtech to provide services for non-profit organisation
29 April 2015 Santa Cruz
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Fundtech has been chosen to provide its remote deposit solution for the Santa Cruz Country branch of not-for-profit organisation United Way...

Luxembourg sees record-breaking March
29 April 2015 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Luxembourg’s funds industry has retained its title as the leading European funds domicile, with March’s figures showing record net sales, and a growth of net assets under management...