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Pascal Thorens assumes RBC Swiss role
03 April 2014 Zurich
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

RBC Investor & Treasury Services has hired Pascal Thorens as the managing director of Switzerland...

Survey reveals uncertainty among fund managers
02 April 2014 Pittsburgh
Reporter: Stephen Durham

67 percent of alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) say they are still concerned with reporting to local regulators, according to Confluence's 2014 Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive (AIFMD) Transparency Reporting Survey...

Euroclear and Latin Clear welcomes global investors
02 April 2014 Panama City
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Euroclear Bank and Central Latinoamericana de Valores SA (Latin Clear) are to launch an international link to enable global investors to participate in Panama’s capital markets. The link is to be sponsored by Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Fina

Cost cutting drives down custody scores
01 April 2014 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

In a 2014 survey of global custodians, it was found that Pictet, RBC and BNP Paribas were highest ranked, but that overall, scores declined across the board...

CGI Group chooses Lombard Risk
01 April 2014 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

GFI Group has selected Lombard Risk REPORTER for EBA Common Reporting for its operations in the UK and for those of its subsidiary, Kyte Group...

NSD and GoldenSource open Russian access
01 April 2014 Moscow
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Russia’s central securities depository, NSD, has gone live with its centre of corporate information, which will provide financial institutions with a consolidated repository of information relating to the Russian market...

Guernsey and Switzerland strengthen ties
31 March 2014 Guernsey
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Guernsey’s financial services regulator, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the FINMA regarding the distribution of investment funds to retail investors...

Think before you diversify
31 March 2014 Luxembourg
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

A risk institute is cautioning institutional investors to look carefully at the effectiveness of their portfolio diversification...

SmartStream heads into China with Steve Murphy
31 March 2014 Hong Kong
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

SmartStream Technologies is expanding into the greater China region by hiring Steve Murphy as country manager of Hong Kong...

CIBC Mellon now services all Horizons' ETFs
28 March 2014 Toronto
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Horizons ETFs Management in Canada has selected CIBC Mellon to provide fund administration, custody and ETF services for the Horizons family of 38 leverage and inverse ETFs...

Thomas Murray IDS benches for Aon
28 March 2014 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Thomas Murray IDS will provide Aon Hewitt's clients in the UK with advisory, benchmarking and monitoring services in the field of asset servicing, global custody and related activities...

Northern Trust recruits for Asia-Pac fund services
28 March 2014 Melbourne
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Northern Trust has appointed Peter Jordan as head of global fund services in Australia and New Zealand...