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R3 completes prototype for ECP issuance
27 June 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

R3 and four of its member banks have collaborated to build a solution for issuing Euro Commercial Paper on a distributed ledger technology platform

€50 billion mandate win for Caceis
27 June 2017 Rome
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Caceis has been selected to provide custody, depository, fund administration and transfer agency services for Amundi SGR, the Italian subsidiary of the Amundi Group

EFAMA elects Nott as new president
26 June 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The European Fund and Asset Management Association has elected William Nott of M&G Securities to serve a two-year terms as president

Access to China’s bond market formed through Tradeweb
26 June 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Northbound trading will begin in the initial phase, meaning overseas investors will be able to invest in the China inter-bank bond market

ECB calls time on struggling Italian banks
26 June 2017 Vicenza
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Two Italian banks have been deemed ‘failing or likely to fail’ by the European Central Bank, and will be wound up under Italian insolvency procedures

MiFID II unbundling compliance will be last-minute scramble for 85 percent
23 June 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Asset managers are cutting it fine in compliance with research unbundling rules under MiFID II, with 85 percent saying they expect to be compliant in Q4 2017 or later, ahead of the January 2018 deadline

ICMA: NSFR will make EU repo less attractive
23 June 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The association also point to increased automation of highly manual and labour-intensive processes of the market as a way to mitigate rising costs and create efficiencies

Caceis welcomes two new clients to TEEPI
23 June 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Swiss Life Global Solutions, a Luxembourg-based insurance and wealth management provider, and European asset manager Amundi have joined the Caceis Tailored Electronic Exchange Platform for Investors

ECB to launch new faster payments system
22 June 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The European Central Bank (ECB) is expanding its TARGET 2 instant payments system to facilitate retail payments throughout Europe

Clients demand innovation in custody
22 June 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Custodians must embrace new technologies if they’re to survive in the digital age, according to a survey of sell-side executives by BNP Paribas Securities Services and TABB Group

Citi recruits Matthew Bax
21 June 2017 London
Reporter: Barney Dixon

Citi has hired Matthew Bax as its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) head of sales for custody and fund services

Denise Voss re-elected as ALFI chair
21 June 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Association of the Luxembourg Funds Industry has re-elected Denise Voss to serve a further two years as chair of the board of directors