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BNP Paribas European depository tops €1 trillion
25 March 2015 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

BNP Paribas Securities Services has reached over €1 trillion in assets held in its depositary bank in Europe, in its network covering 12 fund domiciles on the continent...

ESMA in a pickle over buy-ins
25 March 2015 Brussels
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The mandatory buy-in regime present in the CSDR is “an interesting conundrum” for the ESMA, according to chair Steven Maijoor...

Clarus calls for EMIR debate
25 March 2015 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Clarus Financial Technology is pushing for greater debate around the format and extent of data made public on reporting under European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR)...

HSBC chosen for first RQFII money market ETF
25 March 2015 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

HSBC has become the custodian bank and asset services provider for the first ever Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) money market exchange-traded fund (ETF). The ETF will be domiciled and listed in the UK...

ALFI: resistance is futile
24 March 2015 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Imminent developments in technology will change the funds investment world, and the industry must be ready to adapt, according to a speaker at the ALFI Spring Conference...

BNY Mellon chosen by Canadian Solar
24 March 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephen Durham

BNY Mellon, through its subsidiary BNY Trust Company of Canada, has been appointed depositary and collateral agent by Canadian Solar, a manufacturer of solar panels and a provider of solar energy solutions, for four power plants in Ontario, Canada...

ALFI: invest responsibly or risk losing business
24 March 2015 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Responsible investment could create huge opportunities for fund managers, as long as they take advantage of it, said an expert at the ALFI Spring Conference...

ALFI: funds crucial to the global economy
24 March 2015 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Luxembourg as a funds centre is “misunderstood at best, maligned at worst”, according to a speaker at ALFI Spring Conference...

Calastone expands Middle East coverage
24 March 2015 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Calastone has been mandated by the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) Global Asset Management to provide distribution and processing services via its global network...

Duetsche Bank named as depository for Veolia
24 March 2015 New York
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Deutsche Bank has been appointed as successor bank for the non-capital raising sponsored Level I American depository receipt programme of Veolia Environnement...

BNY Mellon names head of corporates and insurance
23 March 2015 New York
Reporter: Becky Butcher

BNY Mellon has appointed Kathleen Scott to a newly created role to lead corporate and insurance activities within the bank’s corporate trust business in the US...

Confluence appoints duo to London office
23 March 2015 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Confluence has appointed Tom Pfister as manager of Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA) market management and Nicola Le Brocq as regulation and compliance market analyst to its London office...