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Regulatory lawyer joins AIMA in Singapore
26 October 2015 Singapore
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Kher Sheng Lee has joined the Alternative Investment Management Association as global deputy head of government affairs and head of Asia Pacific government affairs...

INDOS Financial appoints depository manager
26 October 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Independent AIFMD depository INDOS Financial has hired Andrew Watson to manage its private equity and real estate depository business...

Irish regulator tentatively supportive of CMU
26 October 2015 Dublin
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

A capital markets union could be beneficial to the European economy, however successful implementation will require significant commitment from European Union member states...

Moody’s: Asset managers vulnerable to bond volatility
23 October 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Asset managers are becoming more exposed to disruption in secondary credit market liquidity as investment banks reduce their exposure to volatility in the bond markets, according to Moody’s Investors Service...

Deutsche Börse develops FX with 360T
23 October 2015 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Deutsche Börse has completed its acquisition of foreign exchange (FX) trading network 360T...

SunGard and Markit continue data relationship
23 October 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

SunGard is extending its pricing and data services to include the full portfolio of Markit’s fixed-income data, giving clients access to customisable data sets, pricing and validation...

SEC appoints two new associate directors
22 October Washington DC
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has appointed two new associate directors to its clearing and settlement office...

Boost for Citi’s global custody and fund services team
22 October 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Citi has hired two experienced executives to its global custody and fund services business, and promoted another to run its North America franchise...

Celent predicts remodelling of post-trade landscape
22 October 2015 Boston
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Regulatory upheaval and new market initiatives are set to “fundamentally alter” the post-trade industry in Europe, according to a Celent report, commissioned by Nasdaq...

Alternative ETFs still number one for BNY Mellon
22 October 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Alternative and derivatives strategies continue to be the most popular new products in 2015 so far, making up 25 percent of all BNY Mellon’s exchange traded funds launched...

Europe split in approach to Solvency II
21 October 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Asset managers’ approaches to the Solvency II regulation, and their readiness for the 1 January 2016 implementation, differs depending on geographies, according to a Silverfinch white paper...

IFDS platforms CIO joins Bravura
21 October 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Bravura Solutions has hired Ian Wilkinson to the newly created role of director of project management...