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State Street secures investment services mandate
26 January 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Allianz Global Investors has appointed State Street to provide a range of investment services for its more than €450 billion in assets under management...

Eurex Exchange council picks new chair
26 January 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Eurex Exchange’s council has elected Carola Gräfin von Schmettow as chair...

Chilean markets open up to international investors
26 January 2017 Santiago
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Euroclear is cooperating with the Chilean Ministry of finance to facilitate access to the Chilean capital markets for international investors...

J.P. Morgan wins State Street’s $1 trillion custody gig
26 January 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BlackRock has switched custodian for $1 trillion in client assets from State Street Bank and Trust Company to J.P. Morgan Corporate & Investment Bank...

Blockchain regulations top the list
25 January 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Regulation should be top of the agenda for blockchain start-ups in the financial services sector, attendees of Blockchain Week heard...

Dutch fintech descends on London
25 January 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Dutch financial technology company Ohpen has been granted authorisation to carry out regulated activities in the UK...

Not the blockchain it wants, the blockchain it needs
24 January 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Financial services require their own blockchains to suit their specific needs, according to speakers at Blockchain Week...

NSD to launch OTC repo collateral service
24 January 2017 Moscow
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Russia’s National Settlement Depository, in partnership with Bloomberg, is preparing to launch a new collateral management service for over-the-counter repo transactions in March...

Tim Wood to head up UK HSBC Securities Services
24 Janaury 2017 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Tim Wood has been named the new head of HSBC Securities Services (HSS) in the UK, effective 28 March...

Grady takes the helm at ADISA
23 January 2017 Indianapolis
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The board of the Alternative & Direct Investment Securities Association has named its officers for 2017, as John Grady begins his term as president of the board...

Northern Trust warns of repo timebomb
23 January 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The repo market could “shut down” under stress conditions with pension funds most at risk, according to a new Northern Trust whitepaper...

Lennon joins Capita Irish funds business
20 January 2017 Dublin
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Capita Asset Services has appointed Andrea Lennon as head of business development for its Irish funds business...