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MaplesFS expands Middle East presence
24 April 2012 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

MaplesFS has expanded its presence and regional commitment in the Middle East with three recent hires. All three newcomers will be based in Maples Dubai office......

SGSS wins Grindrod mandate
24 April 2012 Paris
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Societe Generale Securities Services has been mandated in South Africa by Grindrod Bank to provide custody and trustee services.....

Dillon Eustace open in Cayman
24 April 2012 Dublin
Reporter: Justin Lawson

In response to client needs Dillon Eustace have opened up a fully serviced practice on the Island. The Cayman branch will add to the firm’s existing international office network which includes Asian, European and North American representative offic

BNY Mellon teams up with Investor Analytics
23 April 2012 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

BNY Mellon teams up with Investor Analytics to introduce liability modeling to its risk management solution for institutional clients...

Brown Advisory goes live with Calastone
23 April 2012 London
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Brown Advisory has signed up to Calastone's order routing service for its range of US Equity Funds domiciled in Dublin...

MarkitServ and Swift combine forces for FX clearing
20 April 2012 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

MarkitServ has teamed up with Swift to deliver trades from Swift to FX CCPs, via MarkitServ’s FX clearing gateway...

$50,000 hunt for promising financial services start-ups
20 April 2012 Singapore
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Innotribe, an initiative by Swift to find promising financial technology and services start-ups, has chosen its 15 semi-finalists to enter the first challenge, where new companies will pitch their products...

Opus Fund Services launch new dashboard
19 April 2012 Chicago
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Opus Fund Services is to launch its new online client dashboard, iSymphony, which provides hedge fund administration clients with real-time access to a secure environment...

Citi mandated by Guggenheim Investment Advisory
19 April 2012 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Citi will provide a complete suite of services including middle office, fund administration and custody for Guggenheim's hedge fund investment platform...

Fresno’s stormy pension fund will see new administrator
19 April 2012 Fresno
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Fund administrator Phillip Kapler will supervise Fresno County's $3.1 billion pension fund. Kapler will replace Roberto Pena as head of the Fresno County Employees' Retirement Association...

BNY Mellon custody a standout among poor first quarter
19 April 2012 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Though the bank reported lower first quarter earnings, with net income for the quarter declining one per cent from $625 million to $619 million, assets under custody or administration rose 4 per cent...

NAB asset servicing replaced by BNP Paribas as Australian custodian
19 April 2012 Canberra
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

BNP Paribas Securities Services Australia & New Zealand will act as the new custodian of AU$1.25 billion of assets held by the AvSuper superannuation fund...