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Technology upgrade enhances NorthPoint offering
04 May 2011 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

NorthPoint prime services and technologies business has enhanced its offering for traditional mutual funds that are looking to employ alternative investments, including trading in shorts, options and futures as part of their overall strategy......

AIS Fund Administration appoints Perugini CTO
03 May 2011 Hackensack
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

AIS Fund Administration (AIS), has hired Anthony J. Perugini as Chief Technology Officer, a new position. Perugini brings more than twenty years of experience in financial services technology development and support, with a concentration in hedge fun

Clearstream and Euroclear set new securities framework
03 May 2011 Brussels
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Euroclear Bank and Clearstream have developed a new industry framework to increase transparency and efficiency for the issuance and asset servicing of international securities in collaboration with the International Securities Market Advisory Group (

Meridian GFS Group expands senior management team
02 May 2011 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Meridian Global Fund Services Group, has appointed Annabel H. Marisca as senior vice president, business development. Marisca will be based in New York and will report to Randy Troy, President of the New York office. She will be responsible for......

AIMA to engage with the Brazilian hedge fund market
28 April 2011 London
Reporter: Justin Lawson

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), has launched an initiative to engage with the Brazilian hedge fund industry and announced the appointment of a local representative, Michelle Noyes of BRZ Investimentos......

NSD to launch Ruble settlements through Euroclear and Clearstream
28 April 2011 Moscow
Reporter: Justin Lawson

National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia's only settlement depository servicing the full range of debt and equity securities of Russian issuers, will from 3 May launch a new service allowing its customers to hold ruble settlements through........

Northern Trust launches Mobile Passport
27 April 2011 Chicago
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Northern Trust announced has launched a mobile version of its web portal, Passport...

RealTick adds Wells Fargo Securities to broker network
27 April 2011 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

RealTick 10, ConvergEx's global multi-asset class execution platform, continues to expand its global multi-broker dealer network with the addition of Wells Fargo Securities...

Vitte joins RBC Dexia in Switzerland
27 April 2011 SwitzerLand
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Corinne Vitte has joined RBC Dexia Investor Services in Switzerland. She takes on the role of director of relationship management...

J.P. Morgan launches Repo Trade Matching Engine
22 April 2011 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

J.P. Morgan WSS has launched its Repo Trade Matching Engine. This new functionality will enhance the operating model of the US Tri-Party Repo market, in support of the May 2010 recommendations of the Tri-Party Repo Infrastructure Task Force....

Two promotions at BNY Mellon
22 April 2011 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

BNY Mellon has appointed Susan Skerritt to lead global product management & strategic development for treasury services, with Alan Verschoyle-King named head of global sales & relationship management. Both will report directly to J. David Cruikshank,

Bank of England reports on securities lending
22 April 2011 London
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

The Bank of England has published the minutes from its recent market update for the securities lending industry.....