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AuM reaches record highs in Luxembourg
20 February 2017 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Luxembourg has seen a new record for assets under management in investment funds domiciled in the country, reaching €3.74 trillion

Northern Trust nabs UBS fund admin businesses
20 February 2017 Zurich
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Northern Trust has completed an agreement to acquire UBS Asset Management’s fund administration servicing units in Luxembourg and Switzerland

ESMA wades into DLT debate
17 February 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The European Securities and Markets Authority has acknowledged a number of benefits that distributed ledger technology could bring, including greater post-trade efficiency, enhanced reporting capabilities and reduced costs

Euronext initiates new post-trade platform launch
17 February 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Euronext has set out a timeline for the implementation of its new post-trade solution, which will offer risk analytics, inventory management and collateral transformation services

BNY Mellon expands relationships team
16 February 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BNY Mellon has appointed Stephen Doyle to the newly created role of head of UK institutional relationship development for asset servicing

CACEIS wins Swiss depository mandate
16 February 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Swiss boutique Bellevue Group has selected CACEIS to provide depository services for its UK investment trust, the BB Healthcare Trust

CFTC offers respite from 1 March margin deadline
16 February 2017 Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Swaps dealers have been gifted a seven-month grace period to finalise their compliance infrastructures for the new variation margin requirements set to come into force on 1 March

Hazeltree hires strategic lead
15 February 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Hazeltree has appointed Don Jefferis as managing director of strategic accounts, to lead business expansion into new markets

Eagle wins new business in Singapore
15 February 2017 Singapore
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Singapore-based insurer NTUC Income has selected Eagle Investment Systems to provide data management, investment accounting and performance measurement systems

Gallagher adds new string to BNP Paribas bow
15 February 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BNP Paribas has promoted Claudine Gallagher to head up its new Americas business...

FCA seeks feedback on UK capital markets
14 February 2017
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has issued a discussion paper seeking feedback on how the UK capital markets can most effectively meet the needs of issuers and investors

Confluence wins another AIFMD mandate
14 February 2017 Pittsburgh
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Arendt Regulatory & Consulting has selected Confluence’s Unity NXT regulatory reporting solution to support clients’ transparency reporting under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive