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BNY Mellon get AIFMD authorisation
16 July 2014 London
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

BNY Mellon has received formal approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide trustee and depositary services to alternative investment funds (AIFs) under the Alternative Investment Fund Manager Directive (AIFMD)...

State Street offers BAAM liquid alternatives
16 July 2014 New York
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

State Street has been selected by Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM) and Legg Mason for liquid alternatives fund servicing...

G’day, Sibos!
16 July 2014 Sydney
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

Sydney has won the bid to host the largest financial conference, Sibos, in 2018...

Moving to the (Vi)Valdi tune
15 July 2014 New York
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities is expanding its use of SunGard’s Valdi to help achieve greater operational efficient through an integrated software and services approach...

'Break glass for stop': Traiana's single dealer kill switch
15 July 2014 London
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

Traiana is extending the scope of its CreditLink service to include a kill switch capability for single dealer platforms in foreign exchange (FX) trading...

Fundtech opens on Broadway
15 July 2014 New York
Reporter: Tammy Facey

Fundtech has opened its new global corporate headquarters in New York City...

Lombard Odier appoints new head for 2015
15 July 2014 London
Reporter: Tammy Facey

Lombard Odier has appointed Henry Fischel-Bock as head of its domestic European private client business, effective 1 January 2015...

RBC Investor & Treasury Services bags Rausch
15 July 2014 Toronto
Reporter: Tammy Facey

RBC Investor & Treasury Services has appointed James Rausch as head of banks, brokers and exchanges in transaction banking...

AIFMD ready? 13 percent unsure in new survey
15 July 2014 London
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

A survey released by Alceda and Kepler Partners shows 47 percent of alternative investment fund managers have still not filed under the Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive (AIFMD)...

SimCorp launch Legal Rule Set Service
14 July 2014 London
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

SimCorp is launching its Legal Rule Set Service for fund managers...

BNP Paribas adds strings to its asset bow
14 July 2014 London
Reporter: Tammy Facey

BNP Paribas has added four professionals to its sales and relationship management team for UK asset managers...

Euroclear to progress Rathbones
14 July 2014 London
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

Rathbone Brothers has chosen Euroclear UK & Ireland (EUI) to help progress its automating fund settlement process...