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Conifer Group nominated as a Top Hedge Fund Administrator
25 October 2010 San Francisco
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Innovative servicing for small, startup hedge fund market cited in selecting Conifer Group as candidate for 2010 service provider honor

Northern Trust Launches Data Direct for Microsoft Excel
25 October 2010 Chicago
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Northern Trust has released Data Direct, an application programming interface plug-in designed to provide clients with a streamlined approach to accessing risk and performance data through Microsoft Excel(R).

Handelsbanken top rated custodian in the Nordics
25 October 2010 Stockholm
Reporter: Justin Lawson

With ratings second to none, Handelsbanken custody service leads the way in Denmark, Finland and Norway. Handelsbanken Nordic Custody Services is top rated in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

CIBC Mellon ranked no.1 in survey
25 October 2010 Toronto
Reporter: Justin Lawson

CIBC Mellon GSS ranks first in Canadian sub-custody according to leading and cross-border clients and is "Top-Rated" by domestic clients in industry magazine's 2010 Agent Banks in Major Markets Survey.

RZB Group chooses Megara suite
25 October 2010 SIBOS
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

Vermeg, announced today that after an intensive selection exercise RZB Group has chosen Vermeg and the Megara suite of modules, as its global custody system.

Information Mosaic launches new IMConnecting
25 October 2010 SIBOS
Reporter: Justin Lawson

IMConnecting uses latest Web 2.0 technologies to provide a market-leading user experience; solution to be demonstrated on iPad at Sibos 2010 in Amsterdam

New head of SunGard's Astec Analytics Operations in Asia
14 September 2010 Hong Kong
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Richard Allin has been named senior vice president for Asia for SunGard's Astec Analytics business unit, which specializes in providing market information solutions for the global securities financing industry.

BNP Paribas Securities Services shuffle
14 September 2010 London
Reporter: Steven Lafferty

BNP Paribas Securities Services has reorganised globally, introducing a business-line and regional orientated organisation reflecting the increasingly global needs of its clients and the company itself.

Changing tax schemes and their impact
14 September 2010 Concord
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Finadium releases new research report: Tax harmonization or tax coordination in Europe? The implications for asset managers and financial markets

Paul Hanley joins Citi
14 September 2010 London
Reporter: Ben Wilkie

Paul Hanley has been appointed by Citi as prime finance head of sales and capital introduction for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Direct Access Partners buys EFX
14 September 2010 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Institutional agency-only brokerage firm has bought EFX Prime Services from First New York Securities