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Christian School Pensions selects CIBC Mellon
06 January 2011 Toronto
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company has been selected to provide a full suite of asset servicing solutions for the Canadian Christian School Pension Trust Fund including custody, fund accounting, securities lending and performance & risk a

McCorvey joins Gar Wood
06 January 2011 New York
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Gar Wood Securities has hired John McCorvey III as senior vice president of its Global Prime Brokerage business unit...

Societe Generale win new mandate
06 January 2011 Paris
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

Societe Generale Securities Services mandated by Fondo Italiano di Investimento per le Piccole e Medie Imprese

Regulation to hit back office in 2011
05 January 2011 Pittsburgh
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

A new wave of global regulatory reform, combined with the prospects for renewed growth in the investment management industry, will deliver a “one-two punch” for fund administrators in 2011...

Alta Trust chooses Huntington for transfer agency services
05 January 2011 Columbus
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Huntington Asset Services, has been selected by Alta Trust Company to provide transfer agency services for its family of collective investment funds.

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing selected in Costa Rica
05 January 2011 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, has been named to provide global custody for an $800 million investment portfolio of equities, fixed income and U.S. Treasury bonds by Banco Nacional de Costa Rica, the largest commercial bank in Costa Rica.

Phoenix appoints Rice as CEO
05 January 2011 London
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

Phoenix Fund Services has appointed John Rice to the new role of CEO. Rice has over 25 years management experience in financial services, with wide experience of business disciplines across investment management, sales, service, operations and risk.

WTP Advisors acquires Sala Associates LLC
04 January 2011 White Plains
Reporter: Justin Lawson

WTP Advisors, has announced that it has acquired Sala Associates LLC, an esteemed provider of operations consulting for hedge funds and investment banks. Sala Associates will now become WTP Capital Markets.

Scott quits Deutsche
30 December 2010 London
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Rob Scott, co-head of global sales and relationship management at Deutsche Bank, has left the firm.

CBOE sued by hedge fund
29 December 2010 Chicago
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

New York-based hedge fund Platinum Partners has instigated legal proceedings against the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE)...

New Asia UCITS fund from Sloane Robinson
29 December 2010 London
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Sloane Robinson is to launch a new Asia-focused hedge fund using Deutsche Bank's UCITS platform...

IFDS expands its distribution capabilities to promoters
23 December 2010 Dublin
Reporter: Justin Lawson

State Street Corporation and International Financial Data Services (IFDS) has announced today a new solution to support Offshore T+0 Money Market Funds to be accepted on the National Securities Clearing Corporation platform (NSCC).