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CACEIS to facilitate bitcoin fund investment
08 March 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Depository and transfer agent CACEIS is partnering with Bitstamp to allow fund promoters to accept bitcoin investments into investment funds

Proof of concept affirms blockchain as reporting tool
07 March 2017 Dublin
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Irish Funds and Deloitte have completed their proof of concept for a platform using blockchain technology for regulatory reporting, RegChain

Paul Farrell joins BNY Mellon MENA team
07 March 2017 Dubai
Reporter: Theo Andrew

BNY Mellon has named Paul Farrell as head of sales and relationship management for corporate trust in the Middle East and North Africa

Eurex’s Brendan Bradley joins Global Alternatives
07 March 2017 London
Reporter: Theo Andrew

Global Alternatives has appointed Eurex’s Brendan Bradley as non-executive chairman, in time for the launch of Prop-X, Global Alternatives’s industry-wide property trading exchange

Standard Life and Aberdeen agree £11 billion merger
6 March 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management are set to create Britain’s largest asset manager, agreeing terms for an £11 billion merger

Silverfinch wins pan-European regulatory mandate
06 March 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

International investment boutique J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM) has appointed Silverfinch to help manage its European regulatory reporting requirements

Citi reorganises EMEA leadership
06 March 2017 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Citi has given Pervaiz Panjwani oversight of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) global custody business

CCDC and Clearstream partner for CIBM access
03 March 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Clearstream is partnering with the China Central Depository and Clearing Company to help support settlement and custody for overseas investors into the CIBM

ITAS: More fintech required for KYC
02 March 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Financial services providers should make better use of financial technology to help manage their KYC and AML requirements, heard attendees of ITAS Luxembourg

ITAS: UCITS V not smooth sailing yet
02 March 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Although UCITS V has already been implemented, there are still issues that local regulators need to iron out, according to a speaker at ITAS Luxembourg

Northern Trust expands office in South Korea
02 March 2017 Seoul
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Northern Trust has enhanced its presence in Asia with the opening of an expanded office in Seoul, South Korea

Arlington Advisors and Pensions Infrastructure Platform join forces
2 March 2017 London
Reporter: Theo Andrew

The Pensions Infrastructure Platform and Arlington Advisors have formed a partnership targeting on-campus student accommodation