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Clearstream: banks on track for T2S
08 July 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The vast majority of banks are confident that they’re prepared for implementation of TARGET2-Securities, according to a survey by Clearstream and Accenture...

SEDCO and Milltrust launch Saudi UCITS fund
08 July 2016 Riyadh
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Milltrust International, an asset manager focused on emerging markets, has appointed SEDCO Capital to manage a new UCITS Middle East and North Africa fund...

Heffernan joins HSBC securities team
08 July 2016 Dublin
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

HSBC Securities Services has appointed Paul Heffernan as head of cross-border sales for securities services for Europe, the Middle East and Africa...

Microsoft’s Turner takes the helm at Citadel Securities
07 July 2016 Chicago
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Citadel Securities has tapped Microsoft for COO Kevin Turner to fill its vacant CEO position...

Yet another new hire for MUFG Investor Services
07 July 2016 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

State Street’s Marc Russell-Jones has become the latest recruit to MUFG Investor Services, joining as head of business development for Europe, the Middle East and Africa...

IPC network REDI for trade management
07 July 2016 New Jersey
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

IPC Systems has added REDI Global Technologies to its cloud-based Financial Markets Network...

Legacy systems causing hassle for asset managers
07 July 2016 Copenhagen
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Buy-side firms are still resorting to legacy IT systems and manual processes, according to a survey by SimCorp and TABB Group...

BNP Paribas extends custody offerings in Americas
06 July 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BNP Paribas Securities Services has become a direct securities participant of the US Federal Reserve and the Peruvian CSD, improving its custody services in both markets...

Russia’s corporate actions reform in full swing
05 July 2016 Moscow
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The legal framework for Russia’s corporate actions reform has come into force, cementing the National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s CSD, as a single source of information...

New faces at the top of PwC
05 July 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Bob Moritz, the new chair of PwC has appointed his leadership team, which took office on 1 July...

GBST recruits David Simpson
04 July 2016 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

David Simpson has joined GBST as head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa...

Brexit and MiFID II don't mix, says Deutsche Börse
01 July 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

It will be “very difficult” for UK-based firms to maintain equivalency with the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/MiFIR) once the UK breaks away from the EU, according to Deutsche Börse...