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MiFID II challenges abound
22 March 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Data requirements and target market rules under MiFID II could pose challenges for asset managers and distributors, heard attendees of the ALFI European Asset Management Conference

ESG key for millennial investors
22 March 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Millennial investors find environmental, social and governance factors to be important, but their return expectations are unrealistic

UK pension funds embrace alternatives
22 March 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

UK public sector pension funds are jostling to expand their alternatives exposure as a way to diversify their portfolios

Northern Trust retains Australian pension fund custody mandate
22 March 2017 Melbourne
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Northern Trust has received a renewed endorsement from the Australian government employee and Australian Defence Force pension fund

Maijoor: Brexit cannot mean regulatory competition
21 March 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is taking steps to prevent “regulatory competition” between EU member states as the UK prepares to exit the union, Steven Maijoor, chair of the authority, has warned

ESG changing the face of asset management
21 March 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The role of the asset manager is evolving as a more challenging regulatory environment and changing demographics bring environmental, social and governance issues to the fore

Northern Trust undergoes C&IS reshuffle
21 March 2017 London
Reporter: Barney Dixon

Northern Trust has made a round of top-level appointments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa following the promotion of Peter Cherecwich to president of corporate and institutional services in January

FundBPO outsources workflow to DST Systems
21 March 2017 Sydney
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Wealth management software specialist DST Systems has secured Australian fund administrator FundBPO as the first user of its new transfer agency solution for a five-year contract

SmartStream appoints new CFO
21 March 2017 London
Reporter: Barney Dixon

SmartStream Technologies has appointed Richard Bowler as its new CFO

EU market participants too busy for CMU
20 March 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

EU financial market participants are too bogged down in regulatory implementation to make the most of capital market opportunities, according to a BNY Mellon regional chief

SIX unveils DLT bond issuance solution
17 March 2017 Zurich
Reporter: Katherine Brown

SIX Securities Services has created a distributed ledger technology solution to cover the entire bond lifecycle, from issuance to settlement, in partnership with Digital Asset Holdings

Irish fund admins warned to buck up on outsourcing
16 March 2017 Dublin
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Central Bank of Ireland has issued recommendations to fund administrators that outsource part of their fund administration activities, following a review of outsourcing arrangements in relation to operational risk