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First US asset manager granted RQFII licence
15 December 2016 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Blackrock Fund Advisors has become the first US-based asset manager to be awarded an RQFII licence, allowing it to invest directly into China’s domestic capital markets...

HSBC helps work towards cash-free India
29 November 2016 Pune, India
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

HSBC India has launched a new unified payments interface (UPI) solution for corporates in the country...

BNY Mellon acts as trustee on Aberdeen bond
23 November 2016 Aberdeen
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

BNY Mellon has been appointed as trustee and paying agent on Aberdeen City Council's £370 million bond for infrastructure projects...

FSB updates G-SIB list
21 November 2016 Basel
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Financial Stability Board has revised its ranking list of globally systemically important banks using year-end 2015 data...

HSBC appoints new head of securities services for Germany
08 November 2016 Dusseldorf
Reporter: Drew Nicol

HSBC has appointed Gina Slotosch as head of securities services for Germany...

Clearstream and HSBC in CIBM collaboration
20 October 2016 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

HSBC and Clearstream have paired up to offer Clearstream customers access to the China Interbank Bond Market...

HSBC selected to service SICAV
05 October 2016 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Rathbone Unit Trust Management has selected HSBC Securities Services to provide custody and fund administration services for its new Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV fund...

R3 members trial Intel’s distributed ledger prototype
26 September 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Financial innovation company R3 and eight of its largest consortium member banks, including HSBC, Societe Generale and State Street, have successfully tested Intel’s distributed ledger prototype for bond transactions...

Industry heavyweight joins MUFG Investor Services
20 September 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

MUFG Investor Services has appointed Kate Stallard as executive director for business development EMEA, focusing on the private equity, real estate and infrastructure business..

McDonnell expands his role at HSBC
08 September 2016 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

HSBC has appointed Tony McDonnell as head of sales and business development for its securities services unit in Europe...

MRF scheme funds choose HSBC
18 August 2016 Hong Kong
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

HSBC has become the trustee to four of the six Hong Kong-domiciled fund approved for distribution in mainland China under the Mutual Recognition of Fund scheme...

China approves new Stock Connect
16 August 2016 Beijing
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

China has approved the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect programme, paving the way for a better-regulated stock market...