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French pension fund CNAVPL mandates Societe Generale for custody
11 May 2017 Paris
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Caisse Nationale d’Assurance Vieillesse des Professions Libérales, the French national pension fund for self-employed professionals, has appointed Societe Generale Securities Services to provide custody services for its funds

trueEX sues IHS Markit for anti-competition
11 May 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Interest rate swaps exchange trueEX has brought an anti-competition action against Markitserv, accusing the IHS Markit business of cutting it out of the market

New deputy CEO at Guernsey Finance
10 May 2017 St Peter Port
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Guernsey Finance, the island’s promotional agency, has promoted Kate Clouston to deputy chief executive

Apex receives investment, buys Equinoxe
10 May 2017 San Francisco
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Apex Fund Services has simultaneously been recapitalised and acquired Equinoxe Alternative Investment Services, signalling its intent to expand within fund administration

HSBC wins Direct Line mandate
09 May 2017 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Direct Line Group has selected HSBC Securities Services as its custodian and middle-office services provider

SIX expands equity repo baskets list
09 May 2017 Zürich
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Natixis has signed up to SIX Repo’s two new European equity index baskets

Dodd-Frank replacement clears first hurdle
09 May 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The repeal and replacement of Dodd-Frank is underway, with the Volcker rule a likely casualty

NT and Donnelley tackle reporting
08 May 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The bank will use Donnelley Financial’s ArcFiling solution to generate and submit the new N-PORT and N-CEN forms required under the reporting modernisation rules of the US Securities and Exchange Commission

Des Johnson joins Centaur Fund Services
08 May New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Former SS&C Technologies global co-head of investor services Des Johnson has joined Centaur Fund Services as CEO of the US

Pension funds given three-year exemption to EMIR central clearing
05 May 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Pension funds have been handed a three-year exemption from central clearing of over-the-counter derivatives under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation

Fidelity names new RIA leader
05 May 2017 Boston
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Fidelity Clearing & Custody Solutions has appointed David Canter as head of its registered investment adviser segment, following the departure of Bob Oros

HSBC sees securities services revenue bump
05 May 2017 Hong Kong
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The bank’s securities services revenue increased by $42 million during the first three months of 2017