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Pictet takes top spot in R&M survey
31 March 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Pictet has topped the tables as the best overall investor services provider, according to R&M’s latest survey results

UK pension funds embrace alternatives
22 March 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

UK public sector pension funds are jostling to expand their alternatives exposure as a way to diversify their portfolios

Industry reluctance holding blockchain back
13 February 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Blockchain is high on the agenda in the post-trade sector, but the lack of industry adoption could prove an obstacle to the technology, according to a survey by the Post Trade Distributed Ledger Group

Deloitte and Irish Funds explore blockchain for regs
03 February 2017 Dublin
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Irish Funds is working with Deloitte and a handful of industry participants to develop a blockchain proof-of-concept for regulatory reporting...

State Street secures investment services mandate
26 January 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Allianz Global Investors has appointed State Street to provide a range of investment services for its more than €450 billion in assets under management...

J.P. Morgan wins State Street’s $1 trillion custody gig
26 January 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BlackRock has switched custodian for $1 trillion in client assets from State Street Bank and Trust Company to J.P. Morgan Corporate & Investment Bank...

State Street Global Exchange names new global head
04 January 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

John Plansky has been named as global head of the State Street Global Exchange, responsible for global strategy and new business development...

Ex-State Street EVP joins U.S. Bank
14 December 2016 Minneapolis
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

U.S. Bank has appointed Gunjan Kedia as vice chairman of its wealth management and securities services division...

Irish funds industry sees growth in 2016
07 December 2016 Dublin
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Ireland's funds industry has seen growth of 4.2 percent in 2016, according to a Monterey Insight report...

State Street snags Smith as SPDR COO
07 November 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

State Street Global Advisors has appointed Malcolm Smith to the newly created role of global COO for the Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts business...

Lower liquidity is the new normal
04 November 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Almost half of surveyed institutions believe the current liquidity drought is here to stay, according to State Street...

Maitland shakes up institutional client team
03 November 2016 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Fund administrator Maitland has restructured its institutional client management team in a bit to better reflect the main services on offer, and to further align with client needs...