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Spaulding Group lays down benchmark cost guidelines
17 December 2014 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Spaulding Group has released a set of custodian guidelines for transparency in benchmark cost, partnering up with three custodian banks; BNY Mellon, State Street and Northern Trust...

Fundtech: Customer service means greater efficiency
17 December 2014 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Improved customer services can lead to improved operational efficiency, lower costs and higher-speed processing, according to a white paper by Fundtech...

Clearstream supporting ICBC RMB launch
17 December 2014 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has launched its services as a renminbi clearing bank for Luxembourg, with Clearstream acting at the securities settlement system...

HSBC names new Americas head of securities services
17 December 2014 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

HSBC has appointed Alexis Meissner as head of its securities services business in the Americas...

BNP Paribas secures Liquidnet mandate
17 December 2014 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BNP Paribas Securities Services has been selected to provide back-office services in the Asia Pacific region for the institutional trading network Liquidnet...

Gibraltar and Swiss authorities sign MoU agreement
17 December 2014 Gibraltar
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Swiss Financial Markets Supervisory Authority and the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission have signed an agreement to work together in the supervision of alternative investment fund managers...

Bucharest Stock Exchange announces AeRO launch
16 December 2014 Bucharest
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Bucharest Stock Exchange will launch AeRO, its alternative trading system, on 25 February 2015...

ICE acquires Holland Clearing House
16 December 2014 Amsterdam
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Intercontinental Exchange has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Holland Clearing House, and been granted full authorisation by the European Market Infrastructure Regulation...

European growth damaged by politics, says RBI
16 December 2014 Vienna
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The European financial market is hampered by geopolitical tensions in the euro area, as growth remains slower than in the US, Valentin Hofstätter said in his presentation of Strategy Global Markets for Q1 2015...

BNP Paribas appoints two seniors in Zurich
16 December 2014 Zurich
Reporter: Becky Butcher

BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed two senior sales executives to its client development team in Zurich...

Deutsche Börse boosts Tradegate shares
16 December 2014 Berlin
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Deutsche Börse has increased shares in Tradegate AG, boosting its stake from 5 percent to 15 percent...

SWIFT identifies enablers of payments integration
16 December 2014 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

A common settlements currency, aligned motivations and a common data standard are among the enablers of success for regional payments integration, according to new research...