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AEW hires research and strategy head
22 November 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Real estate asset manager AEW has appointed Hans Vrensen as European head of research and strategy...

DTCC’s GTR covers ground in Canada
22 November 2016 Toronto
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Post-trade infrastructure DTCC has extended its GTR service to Newfoundland and Labrador, meaning it now covers all provinces and territories in Canada...

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...

Italian bank chooses Misys for innovation
21 November 2016 Rome
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Iccrea Banca has selected the Misys FusionCapital service to drive innovation and reduce operating costs across its Italian trading business...

Connolly joins ICAP post-trade info team
21 November 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

ICAP has appointed Stuart Connolly to the newly created role of head of client product development for the post-trade risk and information (PTRI) business, effective immediately...

Trump presidency a positive for asset managers
18 November 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Alternative asset managers are generally optimistic about the performance of their portfolios under the presidency of Donald Trump, according to a Preqin survey...

SEC’s Fleming defends Dodd-Frank Act
17 November 2016 Maryland
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Rick Fleming has come out in defence of the embattled Dodd-Frank Act following President-Elect Donald Trump’s repeated threats to repeal and replace it...

Calastone: Tech driving change in asset management
17 November 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Asset managers must make an effort to monitor and understand new technology developments, and to adopt them “sensibly” according to a report from Calastone...

RBC I&TS mandated for innovative biotech fund
17 November 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

iBionext has chosen RBC Investor & Treasury Services to provide custody services for its new innovation fund, the iBionext Growth Fund for institutional biotech investors...

DTCC: ‘speedbumps’ remain in road to China
17 November 2016 Hong Kong
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Regulatory differences and a complex local settlement cycle are among the challenges still facing international firms looking to invest in the Chinese markets, according to a paper from DTCC and Celent...

ESMA delays Category 3 EMIR phase in deadline
16 November 2016 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Securities Markets Authority has offered respite to ‘Category 3’ firms struggling to comply with European Market Infrastructure Regulation implementation burdens...

Wisconsin taps BNY Mellon for middle office services
16 November 2016 Milwaukee
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board has expanded BNY Mellon’s mandate to provide middle-office investment services for assets worth $105 billion...