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Canadian pension plans end year in negative territory
06 February 2019 Toronto
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Canadian defined benefit pension plans ended 2018 in negative territory, with an annual return of -0.7 percent, reversing gains from the previous three quarters this year, according to the RBC Investor & Treasury Services All Plan Universe

Alpha and Kaizen to partner for MiFID II
06 February 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Alpha FMC has partnered with Kaizen Reporting to provide independent transaction reporting assessments for specialist wealth managers and smaller asset managers to help them to meet the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) sta

No safe haven yet for the UK regarding Brexit
05 February 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

There is no safe haven yet for financial services in terms of Brexit, but the ESMA’s agreement with the UK Financial Conduct Authority gives some clarity, according to one panellist at this year’s Fund Marketing & Distribution Europe Conference

ESMA to recognise UK CCPs and CSD in no-deal Brexit scenario
05 February 2019
Reporter: Becky Butcher

The European Securities Markets Authority has agreed a deal with the Bank of England for the recognition of CCPs and of the CSD established in the UK, should there be a no-deal Brexit scenario

NAFAA marks its first birthday
05 February 2019 Boston
Reporter: Becky Butcher

The North American Fund Administration Association marked its first birthday on 1 February

BayernLB selects Profidata’s XENTIS for custody services
04 February 2019 Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Bayerische Landesbank has chosen Profidata’s XENTIS software to optimise its entire custodial processes

ADX partners with Edaa to strengthen bilateral cooperation
04 February 2019 Abu Dhabi
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has signed an agreement with the Securities Depository Center Company

Shield FC partners with niiio Finance Group
04 February 2019 Berlin
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Shield Financial Compliance has partnered with Germany based firm, niiio Finance Group AG

Broadridge acquires regulatory capabilities from PivotData and Sol Hedge
01 February 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Broadridge Financial Solutions has acquired a number of private fund regulatory reporting capabilities from PivotData and its partner, Sol Hedge

ESMA eases no-Brexit uncertainty
01 February 2019 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

ESMA has agreed a deal with the FCA that removes uncertainty for the worst-case scenario, the European Fund and Asset Management Association reveals

SimCorp: Counterparty exposures present biggest struggles for firms
01 February 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Some 79 percent of buy-side heads of operations reported that their biggest operational struggle as accurately measuring firm-wide limits and counterparty exposures in a recent SimCorp commissioned survey

Bridging Finance selects RBC I&TS as custodian
31 January 2019 Toronto
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

RBC Investor & Treasury Services has been appointed custodian by Bridging Finance for the assets of the Bridging Income Fund LP and the Bridging Income RSP Fund