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KYC data causing chaos at ITAS
02 March 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Know-your-client requirements pose a major challenge for clients opening accounts with transfer agents, and the only way to manage this challenge is through a common solution on which the industry cannot seem to agree

ITAS: TAs given stark warning on data security
01 March 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Transfer agents must be aware of, and reactive to, the increasing importance of cyber security, according to William Long, partner at law firm Sidley Austin

Volante releases patch for Designer system
01 March 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Financial messaging provider Volante Technologies has launched Designer 5.2 to bring greater interoperability with other messaging systems across financial markets

ITAS: Regulatory burden reaches transfer agency
01 March 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Transfer agents need to start paying more attention to the regulatory challenges affecting their customers, according to panellists at ITAS in Luxembourg

UCITS and AIF sales fell in 2016
01 March 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Net sales of UCITS and alternative investment funds fell to €455 billion last year as Europe was beset by plunging stock markets and Brexit, but AUM reached an all-time high

Regtech expert Farhadi joins Hitachi Data Systems
28 February 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Hitachi Data Systems has appointed Nirvana Farhadi as global head of financial services, regulatory technology, risk and regulatory compliance affairs

Proof-of-concept complete for US repo netting DLT
28 February 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

DTCC, in partnership with distributed ledger technology (DLT) developer Digital Asset, is preparing to embark on the second phase of constructing its repo netting blockchain solution

NEX Exchange brings Dyrberg to board
28 February 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

UK stock exchange NEX Exchange has appointed Mireille Dyrberg to its board as a non-executive director

JTC builds on funds team
27 February 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

JTC Fund Services is strengthening its funds business with the appointment of Daniel Essoo and Fèmy Mouftaou

PIMCO raises Stafford to Asia Pacific head
27 February 2017 Hong Kong
Reporter: Drew Nicol

PIMCO has secured Kimberley Stafford as its new head of Asia Pacific

LSEG-Deutsche Börse merger hits new roadblock
27 February 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The proposed merger of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Deutsche Börse has hit yet another stumbling block, as the board of LSEG declined to comply with fresh demands from the European Commission

Record-breaking 2016 for Irish funds
27 February 2017 Dublin
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Assets in Irish-domiciled funds reached record highs in 2016, passing the €2 trillion mark for the first time