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Custom House invests in China
06 April 2017 Beijing
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Custom House Global Fund Services has expanded its presence in China, opening a new office in Beijing and hiring two new relationship managers

Northern Trust boosts UK fund services team
16 March 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Northern Trust has appointed Katharine Morris as head of sales for its UK global fund services business

Standard Chartered bolsters securities services team
31 January 2017 Singapore
Reporter: Barney Dixon

Standard Chartered has appointed Colin Brooks as vice chairman for its securities services and transaction banking business...

First Irish UCITS funds win stock connect approval
30 January 2017 Dublin
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Value Partners Ireland, an Irish UCITS funds umbrella, has become the first to be approved by the Central Bank of Ireland to start investing in China A-shares through the new Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect...

Eurex Exchange council picks new chair
26 January 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Eurex Exchange’s council has elected Carola Gräfin von Schmettow as chair...

NSD to launch OTC repo collateral service
24 January 2017 Moscow
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Russia’s National Settlement Depository, in partnership with Bloomberg, is preparing to launch a new collateral management service for over-the-counter repo transactions in March...

Tim Wood to head up UK HSBC Securities Services
24 Janaury 2017 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Tim Wood has been named the new head of HSBC Securities Services (HSS) in the UK, effective 28 March...

Blockchain consortium focuses on SMEs
16 January 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Seven banks have joined forces to develop a blockchain-based platform designed to simplify domestic and cross-border commerce for small and medium-sized enterprises...

2017 investor services survey goes live
04 January 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The R&M Consultants 25th Investor Services Survey is now open for responses...

O’Hanlon on the up at First Names Group
20 December 2016 Singapore
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

First Names Group has promoted Karen O’Hanlon to the position of managing director for its Singapore business, effective immediately...

FundBPO granted permission for Malta office
19 December 2016 Sliema, Malta
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Fund administrator FundBPO has opened a new office in Malta, having been granted regulatory approval to act as a fund administrator in the island...

HSBC creates data and digital chief role
19 December 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

HSBC has appointed Paul Clark to the newly created position of head of data and digital for the bank’s securities services business, effective 1 January 2017...