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Citi extends global custody settlement times
26 July 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Citi has made improvements to its integrated custody programme, extending cut-off times for settlement and cash instructions for global custody accounts...

GFT gains data architect
25 July 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Mohit Dwivedi has joined technology consultancy GFT as principle architect for data consultancy...

Mixed Q2 for Citi securities services
25 July 2016 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Citigroup has released its earnings for Q2 2016, revealing a dip in revenue for securities services, but a 10 percent increase in its total markets and securities services segment...

Smith switches it up at Citi
21 July 2016 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Citi’s Jervis Smith is moving to the newly created position of head of investor services for Luxembourg...

Citigroup admits to 15-year blue sheet violation
13 July 2016 Washington DC
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Citigroup Global Markets has admitted wrongdoing and agreed to a $7 million penalty to settle charges that it provided incomplete blue sheet information to the SEC over a 15-year period...

Centaur expands with Bermuda office
13 July 2016 Hamilton, Bermuda
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Centaur Fund Services has opened a new office in Bermuda and appointed Marc Weaver to run it as COO...

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...

UEA ETF custody mandate for BNY Mellon
27 June 2016 Abu Dhabi
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BNY Mellon has been appointed as global custodian and fund administrator to the first liquid, tradable and transparent ETF listed in the Middle East under the UAE’s new regulations...

BrickVest: Brexit threatens London’s fintech status
27 June 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

London could lose its status as a ‘fintech’ hub as a result of the UK’s vote to leave the EU, according to Emmanuel Lumineau, co-founder and CEO of BrickVest, an online real estate investment platform...

State Street’s Hayes joins BNP Paribas
08 June 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Patrick Hayes as head of the UK, the Middle East and South Africa...

Fund Forum: Technology and regulation still rule
06 June 2016 Berlin
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Technology and regulation are still the two forces determining success in the asset management industry, and those that are adaptable will come out on top, according to Tom Brown, global head of investment management at KPMG...