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Clearstream’s custody assets quiver
08 June 2012 Frankfurt
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Clearstream recorded a slight decrease in assets under custody, which dropped by 2 percent to €11.1 trillion in May 2012, compared to €11.3 trillion year-on-year...

Conifer group fires 4
08 June 2012 San Francisco
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

San Francisco-based Conifer Group, which provides fund administration services, has laid off four of its employees, it has been reported...

ISDA partnering up with Markit
07 June 2012 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) will partner up with Markit to develop a solution that enables counterparties to amend their OTC derivatives documentation to help compliance with Dodd-Frank...

Edward Watson is BNY Mellon’s new chief operations officer
07 June 2012 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

BNY Mellon has named Edward Watson as executive vice president and chief operations officer. In this newly-created position, he will report to Kurt Woetzel, BNY Mellon's head...

Asset Control goes for Japan
07 June 2012 Tokyo
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Solutions provider Asset Control is looking to expand its Japanese presence, both by opening a new office in Tokyo, and the appointment of Hidet Kobayashi as country manager...

Fidessa lends a hand with Japanese equities
07 June 2012 Tokyo
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Nissan Century Securities, an independent securities company in Japan, has selected Fidessa's Japanese trading platform to trade Japanese cash equities...

Polish brokerage house selects SunGard
07 June 2012 Warsaw
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

DM BOS, the Polish stock exchange member and OTC brokerage house, has chosen SunGard’s Valdi and SunGard Global Network (SGN) for direct market access and global connectivity for its traders...

BNP Paribas mandated for Equinox fund
06 June 2012 Princeton
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

BNP Paribas will provide administrative services for the Frontier fund. The fund is owned by Equinox Fund Management, a US alternative investment manager with approximately $1.5 billion in assets under management...

Polish CSD links with Latvian counterpart
06 June 2012 Warsaw
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The National Depository for Securities, the Polish CSD, is opening a new direct link with the Latvian Central Depository...

BNY Mellon asset servicing vital to valuation
06 June 2012 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Forbes declared BNY Mellon’s asset servicing business crucial to its $27 per share market valuation...

Nasdaq OMX Nordic plans to broaden offering
04 June 2012 Stockholm
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

All Nasdaq OMX Nordic members will be able to trade all of the shares that are listed on the securities trading marketplace Oslo Børs via Nasdaq OMX Stockholm...

Barclays scores a trillion
01 June 2012 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Barclays has cleared more than $1 trillion notional of interest rates, credit and FX OTC derivatives transactions on behalf of its clients...