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ESMA issues non-EU AIFMD passport advice
19 July 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

ESMA has issued additional advice on application of the AIFMD marketing passport for non-EU markets, finding issues outstanding for the US, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the Isle of Man...

BNY Mellon taps Kablawi for investment services
19 July 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Hani Kablawi has moved up a rung at BNY Mellon by becoming head of investment services for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

JPX subsidiary adopts Nasdaq matching engine
19 July 2016 Osaka, Japan
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Osaka Exchange (OSE) has gone live with Nasdaq’s next-generation derivatives trading system...

Fund admin mandate for BNY Mellon in Germany
18 July 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BNY Mellon has won a mandate to provide fund administration and collateral management services to the German-domiciled funds of Nomura Asset Management...

Apex wins Irish fund mandate
18 July 2016 Dublin
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Irish investment manager BCP Asset Management has selected Apex Fund Services as administrator for three funds, including two recently launched property investment funds...

Illinois pensions agency seeks new custodian
18 July 2016 Chicago
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Illinois State Board of Investment is seeking a new provider for master trust and custody services both on a domestic basis and internationally...

Northern Trust wins middle-office mandate
15 July 2016 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Rothesay Life has appointed Northern Trust to provide middle office services for a portfolio of approximately £20 billion in assets under management...

GLEIF launches LEI data challenge facility
15 July 2016 Basel
Reporter: Becky Butcher

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has launched its new data challenge facility...

Linear taps RSRCHXchange for compliant research
15 July 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Linear Investments has partnered with RSRCHXchange to offer its hedge fund clients to access to research in a manner compliant with MiFID II...

Frost receives warm welcome as CalPERS CEO
15 July 2016 Sacramento
Reporter: Drew Nicol

CalPERS's board of administration has unanimously voted Marcie Frost as the CEO, effective 3 October...

Brexit update: BoE keeps interest rates the same
14 July 2016 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The Bank of England has declined to raise interest rates in the face of economic uncertainty following Brexit, but warned that volatility in property prices might require action in the future...

MainstreamBPO opens New York office
14 July 2016 New York
Reporter: Becky Butcher

MainstreamBPO has expanded its presence in New York with the opening of a new office for its hedge fund administration business...