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NSD and KSD agree cooperation deal
03 May 2012 Moscow and Seoul
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Russia’s National Settlement Depository has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korea Securities Depository that will contribute to improving the health of the countries’ financial markets and promote cross border investment...

Wade McDonald joins HSBC from State Street
03 May 2012 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Wade McDonald has left his position as senior vice president and head of client services at State Street to join HSBC Securities Services as head of sales and business development in Europe...

Bravura creates new propositions team
03 May 2012 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Software and services provider Bravura Solutions has formed a new propositions taskforce...

DTCC wraps up repositories
03 May 2012 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) began user testing of its new global trade repository service for foreign exchange on 1 May, and is planning full production by the fourth quarter...

Three is the magic number for Trinity
02 April 2012 Dublin
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Trinity Fund Administration, eClerx and Arbor Financial Systems have joined forces to launch the platform ‘TotalHedge3’, which will offer fund administration services...

Goldman Sachs uses Calastone for SICAVs
01 May 2012 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Goldman Sachs Asset Management has signed up to Calastone’s network’s order routing service for its range of SICAV funds domiciled in Luxembourg and Money Market funds domiciled in Ireland...

Northern Trust offering specialist services for Solvency II
01 May 2012 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Northern Trust will provide specialist custody and asset administration services to help insurance clients prepare for Solvency II...

J.P. Morgan new administrator for Bob Geldof fund
01 May 2012 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

J.P. Morgan’s Worldwide Securities Services business will provide private equity fund administration services to 8 Miles Fund I, an initiative of Bob Geldof...

Clearstream to join T2S
30 April 2012 Frankfurt
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Clearstream announced today that the CSD for Germany, Clearstream Banking AG, will join the European Central Bank’s T2S initiative. The platform will go live in 2015...

SunGard's risk manager goes global
30 April 2012 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

SunGard's Valdi Options Risk Manager, which helps firms manage overall position risk and identify options trading opportunities, now supports options traded on international exchanges...

SIX Financial Information uses Asset Control solution
30 April 2012 London and New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Asset Control, which provides financial data management solutions, has sold its solution AC Plus to SIX Financial Information, formerly known as SIX Telekurs...

Irish funds industry association opens in Hong Kong
30 April 2012 Hong Kong
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA) is opening a representative office in Hong Kong to assist the increasing number of local managers seeking to establish funds in a regulated environment...