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IHS Markit tackles MiFID II challenge for buy-side
29 June 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

IHS Markit has launched RPA Manager, a new service to help asset managers acquire investment research in compliance with MiFID II

Harmonisation will mean success for T2S
29 June 2017 Warsaw
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

More harmonisation and standardisation is required for the market to fully realise the intended benefits of the Target2-Securities platform

Network Forum: Don’t fear disruption
29 June 2017 Warsaw
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Custodians should embrace innovation and collaboration in order to move forward, according to Markus Ruetimann, chief executive of advisory firm Hardy London

Intertrust brings on key global hires
29 June 2017 Amsterdam
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Dutch capital market solutions provider Intertrust fills senior fund services roles for its Luxembourg, Hong Kong, Channel Islands offices

Custody not a commodity
28 June 2017 Warsaw
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Viewing custody and clearing as a commoditised industry could be putting pressure on pricing and threatening the industry, according to speakers at The Network Forum

BNY Mellon and One Investment Group partner for Australian custody solution
29 June 2017 Sydney
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BNY Mellon and Australian financial service provider One Investment Group are joining forces to offer global custody services to Australian fund managers, trustees and responsible entities

70 percent say cyber crime will lead to financial crisis
28 June 2017 Warsaw
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The next financial crisis is ‘highly likely’ to be caused by cyber crime, and the only way to manage this is for the industry to come together, according to a panel session at The Network Forum in Warsaw

J.P. Morgan recruits new head of global custody
28 June 2017 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Hughes has joined the bank from Deutsche Bank, where he was head of strategic execution for global securities services

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