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Nomura holds hands up
31 July 2012 Tokyo
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Japan's Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) issued a recommendation to the Prime Minister and the Japanese FSA Commissioner to bring administrative action against Nomura Securities...

Citi holds Value for Asia
30 July 2012 Dublin and London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

One of Asia's largest asset management firms, Value Partners, has selected Citi to provide its first UCITS-compliant fund, the Absolute Greater China Classic Fund, with global custody, fund administration and fiduciary services...

Citi to guard Huntington ETFs
26 July 2012 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Citi has been appointed by Huntington Asset Advisors to provide fund administration, custody and index receipt services for Huntington Strategy Shares ETFs...

CalPERS brings in Bill Slaton
18 July 2012 California
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has welcomed Bill Slaton to the pension fund's board of administration. Slaton, a publicly elected director on the board of...

Daiwa sells global asset services arm to Sumitomo
03 July 2012 Dublin and London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Daiwa Securities Group has sold its global asset services division to Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (SMTB), after letting go of its synthetic prime brokerage arm in December...

Street gets new role at Citi
28 June 2012 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Citi has made Richard Street the EMEA head of client sales management for investors...

Citi secures Victory
27 June 2012 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Citi Transaction Services will continue to provide fund services to Victory Capital Management and its Victory funds after its contract was renewed...

Mutual fund assets in China to surpass $1 trillion by 2015
22 June 2012 China
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

A report has predicted Chinese mutual fund assets will triple by 2015 to reach over $1 trillion, and possibly doubling again by 2020, as policy changes are instituted to encourage the development of investment markets and internalization of the curre

Confluence creates new leadership roles
18 June 2012 Pennsylvania
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Automated data management solutions provider Confluence has created three senior vice president positions, as well as a HR leadership role...

Alliance Bernstein begins clearing OTC IRS
14 June 2012 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The asset management firm is using LCH.Clearnet’s SwapClear service to clear its OTC IRS...

Canadian mutual fund manager re-signs with Citi
14 June 2012 Toronto
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Citi has renewed its agreement with Chou Associates Management and will continue to provide fund accounting, transfer agency, custody, and trust and securities lending services for the $600 million that it oversees in mutual fund assets...

Eurex Clearing partners with seven for new clearing service
31 May 2012 Frankfurt
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citibank, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley will all support the launch of EurexOTC Clear for IRS...