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Clearstream sees €11.5 trillion assets under custody
08 April 2013 Frankfurt
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

In March 2013, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered an increase of four percent to €11.5 trillion (compared to €11.1 trillion in March 2012)...

Markit nabs DTCC’s MaritSERV stake
08 April 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Financial information services firm Markit has acquired the ownership stake in MarkitSERV held by the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC)...

BNP Paribas secures Knight Capital mandate
08 April 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Knight Capital Europe has selected BNP Paribas Securities Services to provide it with clearing and custody services on a pan-European scale...

BNY Mellon dons its Howard gown
05 April 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

BNY Mellon has been named as custodian for Howard University's $1.1 billion endowment and pension plan...

CYMBA Technologies launches new compliance solution
05 April 2013 London
Reporter: Jenna Jones

CYMBA Technologies has singled out its pre and post trade compliance engine and created CYMBA Centurion, a stand-alone compliance solution product...

CACEIS is new custodian for French insurance group MACSF
04 April 2013 Luxembourg
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

CACEIS has become the new asset servicing provider for the French insurance group MACSF, following a tender process run by the firm in conjunction with the consultancy firm, Pilcer...

Asia-Pacific hedge funds beat out European counterparts
04 April 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Preqin’s latest report revealed that hedge funds focusing on the Asia-Pacific region posted significant returns in January and February 2013...

Moscow Exchange see negative equity but strong FX
04 April 2013 Moscow
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Strong revenue growth and higher volumes on FX and money markets were some of the highlights of the Moscow Exchange’s full-year 2012 results...

Pension plan sponsors see funding levels bounce back
04 April 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The aggregate deficit in pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies improved significantly in the first quarter of 2013...

Quilter selects Cofunds as custodian
03 April 2013 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Quilter has selected Cofunds as its custodian, in a mandate that will see an initial £3 billion of funds moved onto the platform...

Moscow Exchange renovates Russian security settlement
03 April 2013 Moscow
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Moscow Exchange has begun the settlement of securities on the T+2 basis, one amongst many recent reforms which are hoping to make trading on Russia’s main exchange more attractive to both international and Russian market participants...

Cayman moves forward with FATCA
03 April 2013 George Town
Reporter: Jenna Jones

The Cayman Islands government is planning to adopt a model one intergovernmental agreement (IGA) in response to the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)...