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Is fear in emerging markets hedge funds unwarranted?
07 February 2014 Atlanta
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Though hedge fund performance was negative in January, falling an average of -0.6 percent, the industry broadly outperformed global equity markets...

Clearstream and VPS collaborate on collateral
07 February 2014 Oslo
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

Verdipapirsentralen ASA and Clearstream have signed a letter of intent aimed at developing new collateral management services...

Citi reshuffles jobs to create investor services group
06 February 2014 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Citi has integrated its services in a new platform, forming an “investor services group” that promises to address financing, execution, collateral management, custody and fund services...

NSD extend collateral and clearing fees
06 February 2014 Moscow
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The supervisory board of National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, voted to extend the validity of the fees for collateral management services and the fees for clearing services...

BNP Paribas bolsters its ranks
06 February 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

BNP Paribas Securities Services has made four new appointments to its existing UK client development team for institutional investors...

BNY Mellon picks up Aon Hewitt mandate
06 February 2014 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

BNY Mellon has scored a fund administration and securities lending mandate with Aon Hewitt on two of its Irish-domiciled fund ranges with assets of roughly £4 billion...

Abu Dhabi licenses first administrator under new regs
05 February 2014 Abu Dhabi
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The United Arab Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (ESCA) in Abu Dhabi has granted Apex Fund Services a licence to provide fund administration services under the authority’s new regulations...

Calastone builds on Asia foundation
05 February 2014 Singapore
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Aviva, a life and health insurer in Singapore, and Navigator Investment Services, an Aviva-owned integrated investment portfolio administration service, have both chosen to use Calastone’s order routing services...

J.P. Morgan shuts up UK transfer agency shop
04 February 2014 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

J.P. Morgan has closed the shutters on its UK transfer agency business...

Carrhae Capital implements treasury service
04 February 2014 New York
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

HazelTree has successfully implemented its next generation treasury system at Carrhae Capital...

NSD and CDA sign foreign nominee agreement
04 February 2014 Moscow
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

National Settlement Depository and the Central Depository of Armenia have concluded a central securities depository agreement...

Fundtech appoints Kyle McGaffey as head of sales
04 February 2014 New Jersey
Reporter: Daniel Jackson

Fundtech has hired Kyle McGaffey as sales manager for the Americas...