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RBC I&TS bolsters due diligence team
30 January 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Morgan will be based in London and will report to Andrea Horton and Joanna Meager

META launches new platform for software providers
19 January 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

META Finance is designed to help financial institutions and software providers face the challenges brought by fintech and regulations, such as General Data Protection Regulation

MetLife selects HSBC for custody services
18 January 2018 Hong Kong
Reporter: Becky Butcher

HSBC Securities Services has been selected as custodian for MetLife across three key markets in Asia

HSBC creates head of innovation role for blockchain actions
15 January 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Nabi will be responsible for establishing and managing initiatives across HSS — focusing on technology as well as digital and data solutions

GCF: Concerns linger around MiFID II compliance
06 December 2017 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

With only 28 days left to go before MiFID II comes into effect, less than half of Global Custody Forum attendees feel they will be compliant in time

Citi’s Karczewski moves on to HSBC
13 November 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Jane Karczewski has left her position as managing director of strategic risk solutions at Citi, and is set to join HSBC as head of global custody

SIFMA elects board for 2018
24 October 2017 New York
Reporter: Theo Andrew

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Authority has elected its principal officers for 2018, naming Lisa Kidd Hunt, executive vice president of Charles Schwab & Co, as its chair

Culture changes required before blockchain
18 October 2017 Toronto
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Blockchain could lead to cost savings in the back office, but cultural change and collaboration is required before it can be fully implemented

BNY Mellon and HSBC sign up to Algomi’s Honeycomb
18 October 2018 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The collaboration is expected to bolster fixed income market liquidity by giving both BNY Mellon and HSBC clients the ability to make select holdings information available anonymously through the new solution

HSBC expands EFGAM relationship
17 October 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Theo Andrew

EFGAM assumed management of the BSI public funds, including the New Capital Fund Lux, after its parent company EFG International purchased BSI in November 2016

RBC tops R&M fund admin survey
03 October 2017 London
Reporter: Theo Andrew

The R&M Investor Services survey asked asset managers and other financial services clients to score their fund accounting and administration providers out of seven

Citi and Deutsche Bank execute first SwapAgent trades
07 September 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

LCH’s new SwapAgent service has completed its first trades, facilitating an interest-rate swap and an inflation swap between Citi and Deutsche Bank