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BME Clearing launches OTC swaps service
02 December 2015 Madrid
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BME Clearing has introduced a new over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate swaps (IRS) service...

GCF: Time to innovate is now
01 December 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The time for custodians to innovate is now, said Jürg Unger, speaking at the Global Custody Forum in London...

GCF: Wave two of T2S not all smooth sailing
01 December 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Markets are joining late and creases are yet to be completely ironed out, but the T2S platform could expand to new markets and further throughout Europe...

Standard Chartered joins OTC Clearing Hong Kong
01 December 2015 Hong Kong
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

OTC Clearing Hong Kong has signed up Standard Chartered as its first UK clearing member...

Political intelligence firm hit with fine
01 December 2015 Washington DC
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

A political intelligence firm has agreed to pay a $375,000 penalty for passing non-public information obtained from government employees to hedge funds...

Pinnacle chooses PFS for fund operations admin
30 November 2015 Vancouver
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Canadian fund administrator Pinnacle Fund Services has chosen the Pacific Fund Systems PFX-PAXUS platform to provide administration for its own global fund operations business...

Barclays hit with record financial crime fine
30 November 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays more than £72 million for poor handling of a transaction that posed a high risk of financial crime...

Global Prime appoints head of prime brokerage
30 November 2015 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Global Prime Partners has appointed Sean Capstick as head of prime brokerage...

Former Goldman Sachs employee in hot water with SEC
27 November 2015 Washington DC
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

A former Goldman Sachs employee hired to develop software for preventing misconduct has been charged by the US Securities Exchange Commission for using his knowledge to conduct insider trading...

SWIFT and EFAMA: Automation on the up
27 November 2015 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Automation rates for fund processing increased in the first half of 2015, according to a report from European Fund and Asset Management Association and SWIFT...

Kennedy on the up at HSBC Securities Services
26 November 2015 Hong Kong
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

HSBC Securities Services has appointed Glenn Kennedy as head of trustee and fiduciary services for Asia...

CACEIS selected for RMB UCITS servicing
26 November 2015 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Bank of China in Luxembourg has chosen CACEIS to provide services for its Luxembourg RQFII UCITS fund...