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First US asset manager granted RQFII licence
15 December 2016 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Blackrock Fund Advisors has become the first US-based asset manager to be awarded an RQFII licence, allowing it to invest directly into China’s domestic capital markets...

Ex-State Street EVP joins U.S. Bank
14 December 2016 Minneapolis
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

U.S. Bank has appointed Gunjan Kedia as vice chairman of its wealth management and securities services division...

UK’s clearing benefits won’t pass to the EU
14 December 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Although the UK will likely lose its ability to clear euro-denominated transactions when it exits the EU, the economic benefits will probably not be passed to Europe...

QIC extends mandate with Northern Trust
14 December 2016 Melbourne
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Northern Trust has been reappointed to provide global custody, fund accounting, taxation and investment operations outsourcing services for Australian fund manager QIC Limited...

Changes in ranks at Barings Real Estate Advisors
13 December 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Barings Real Estate Advisors has strengthened its European real estate debt platform, hiring Lars Røgeberg and Henry Marlow, while John Bryant Gerber has relocated to the London office...

Pension fund service mandate for BNY Mellon
13 December 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BNY Mellon has been appointed to provide fund accounting, transfer agency, custody, trust and depository services to the Local Pensions Partnership £5 billion global equity fund in the UK...

SEK selects OneSumX for regulatory reporting
12 December 2016 Stockholm
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Swedish Export Credit Corporation has opted for the Wolters Kluwer OneSumX solution for compliance with IFRS9 implementation and reporting requirements...

FCA and HKMA collaborate on innovation
12 December 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has entered into a cooperation agreement with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) to collaborate on promoting financial innovation...

New financial markets head for Standard Chartered
09 December 2016 Singapore
Reporter: Katherine Brown

Standard Chartered has appointed Roberto Hoornweg as global head of financial markets...

Linedata Global Hedge gets an upgrade
09 December 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Linedata has launched a new version of its portfolio management system, Linedata Global Hedge...

AFME issues new sub-custodian questionnaire
08 December 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe has published a new due diligence questionnaire in a bid standardise and simplify them for sub-custodians...

Lombard’s Colline heads to Germany in 2017
08 December 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Lombard Risk’s flagship cloud-based collateral management solution Colline will be introduced to the German market in early 2017...