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Investors want a regulated product, says Northern Trust
07 January 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Investors in alternative investment funds are increasingly demanding products that comply with new regulations, according to a survey by Northern Trust...

SimCorp selected to support SOFAZ
07 January 2015 Baku
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

SimCorp Dimension has signed a licence agreement with the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan to support equities, fixed income and alternative investment management activities...

Eurex clearing passes €100 billion milestone
07 January 2015 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Eurex clearing has reached the milestone of €100 billion in over-the-counter transaction volumes since its launch in 2012...

Derivatives users not ready for margin regulations
06 January 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Derivatives end users are concerned about their ability to meet new margin requirements for non-cleared derivatives, according to a survey by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)...

Citisoft: Asset managers risk falling behind on Pillar III
06 January 2015 Boston
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Citisoft has launched a facility to help asset managers prepare for the implementation of Pillar III data delivery expectations for Solvency II in January 2016...

AIFMs not ready for Annex IV reporting
06 January 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Only half of alternative investment fund managers are ‘fully aware’ of the Annex IV reporting requirements applicable to them under the alternative investment fund managers' directive...

SWIFT delivers messaging rebate
06 January 2015 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

SWIFT has announced a 10 percent rebate of messaging fees, which will return about €30 million to its users...

First Names Group hires Guernsey director
05 January 2015 Guernsey
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

First Names Group has appointed Alasdair McLaren as client services director in Guernsey...

Broadridge acquires foreign exchange ally
05 January 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Broadridge has acquired foreign exchange technology company TwoFour Systems in a bid to meet rising demand for foreign exchange and cash management technology in financial institutions...

Exclusive: Guernsey's vision for 2015
05 January 2015 Guernsey
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Newly appointed chief executive of Guernsey Finance, Dominic Wheatley, has outlined a number of the jurisdiction’s plans for growth in 2015...

SGSS appoints new head of commercial
05 January 2015 Paris
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has appointed Christophe Baurand as global head of commercial, marketing and liquidity management...

BlackRock builds iShares team
05 January 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BlackRock has appointed Matthew Fowles to its iShares team to focus exclusively on the securities lending ecosystem and to help propel ETFs in to the mainstream assets market...