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Information Mosaic boosts Irish qualifications
13 January 2014 Dublin
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Information Mosaic and Griffith College have joined forces to create a diploma for the investor services industry, with the aim of maintaining Ireland's strength as an investment funds centre...

Clearstream's custody is solid for 2013
13 January 2014 Frankfurt
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Clearstream closed off the year with a record a record €12 trillion in assets under custody held on behalf of customers...

FundsNetwork appoints Bravura
10 January 2014 London
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

FundsNetwork has selected software provider Bravura Solutions to support part of its multi-year programme aimed at enhancing the platform for advisers and their clients...

Canadian regulators lay down clearing laws
10 January 2014 Ontario
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Canadian securities commissions have laid out rules in regard to seeking recognition as a clearing agency (or an exemption from the recognition requirement) under local rules...

Russia/Armenia link solidified
10 January 2014 Moscow
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

A partnership between Russia and Armenia has been confirmed, after the National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, and the Central Depository of Armenia (CDA) signed a memorandum of co-operation...

First European RQFII ETF appoints HSBC custodian
09 January 2014 Hong Kong
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

HSBC has become the custodian bank for the first RQFII ETF (RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor Exchange-traded Fund) to be listed in Europe...

BNY farms for funds
09 January 2014 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

BNY Mellon is, for the first time, providing depository and related services in Germany for closed alternative investment funds investing in property, agriculture, private equity and renewable energies...

Gemini has a new hedge fund services business
09 January 2014 Omaha
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Gemini Fund Services now has an expanded range of services for hedge fund clients...

Back offices have learnt from banks' mistakes
08 January 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Untapped data gold mines are the future for fund administrators, predicted Confluence in a recent report...

BNY Mellon asset management unifies data
08 January 2014 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Markit’s enterprise data management platform has been chosen by BNY Mellon Asset Management to unify significant components of its data management operations and eliminate manual processes...

First Names acquires in Guernsey
07 January 2014 Guernsey
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

First Names Group has bought Guernsey trust, funds and corporate services provider Mercator, in what has become is the latest in a long line of acquisitions...

OCC reshuffles management
07 January 2014 Chicago
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) has reshuffled its leadership team, and appointed Craig Donohue as executive chairman, with Michael Cahill becoming president and CEO...