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Hong Kong to comply with FATCA
03 June 2014 Hong Kong
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Hong Kong and the US have substantially concluded discussions on an inter-governmental agreement (IGA) that will facilitate compliance with the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) by financial institutions in Hong Kong...

CMI Ventures appoints Deutsche Bank
03 June 2014 Mumbai
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Deutsche Bank has been appointed as designated depository participant (DDP) and custodian bank by CMI Ventures under the new foreign portfolio investors (FPI) regime in India...

Bradley Mirkin to Nixon Peabody
03 June 2014 New York
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Nixon Peabody has expanded its government investigations and white-collar defence practice in New York City with the arrival of Bradley Mirkin, former senior litigation counsel at Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Enforcement...

KPMG adds strength of Rothstein Kass
02 June 2014 New York
Reporter: Stephen Durham

KPMG is to become the leading audit, tax and advisory services provider in the US hedge fund market with the addition of Rothstein Kass partners and employees...

Everest Re appoints BNY Mellon
02 June 2014 New York
Reporter: Stephen Durham

BNY Mellon has been appointed indenture trustee, reinsurance trustee, registrar and paying agent for the $450 million Kilimanjaro catastrophe (cat) bond transaction sponsored by Everest Re...

BNY Mellon becomes global custodian for Connecticut
30 May 2014 Hartford
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The Connecticut State Treasurer's Office has confirmed BNY Mellon as the global custodian for the state’s $28.5 billion public pension plans and trusts...

MUFG complete Meridian acquisition
30 May 2014 Bermuda
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Global asset administrator Mitsubishi UFJ Fund Services has completed its acquisition of Meridian Fund Services Group, which closed on 27 May 2014...

Atlantic Fund Services enters the UK
29 May 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Atlantic Fund Services has opened a new office in London that will focus on business development...

Portuonodo becomes BNY Mellon Trust president
29 May 2014 New York
Reporter: Tammy Facey

Antonio Portuonodo has been appointed president of the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company...

European UCITS through the roof
28 May 2014 Brussels
Reporter: Stephen Durham

The European investment fund industry saw a surge in demand for UCITS in Q1 of 2014 with the total rising to €148 billion, according to statistics from the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA)...

Serbian pension funds name Societe Generale
28 May 2014 Serbia
Reporter: Tammy Facey

Four Serbian pension funds have mandated Societe Generale Securities Services to act as their custodian and depository bank...

Clearstream launches monitoring report to aid AIFMD compliance
28 May 2014 Frankfurt
Reporter: Tammy Facey

Clearstream has released new report aimed at helping firms to comply with the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)...