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Caceis wins Italian SICAF mandate
05 May 2016 Milan
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Caceis has been selected by Italian investment holding company Oltre Venture as depository for the first operational below-threshold, self-managed fixed-capital investment fund, or SICAF...

New members join post-trade blockchain consortium
05 May 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Ernst & Young and two other institutions have joined the Post-Trade Distributed Ledger (PTDL) Group, bringing the total number of members to 37...

Riva TA solution launches in Canada
05 May 2016 Toronto
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Riva Financial Systems has launched its Riva Transfer Agent application in Canada, in partnership with local service provider Fundserv...

IBM tackles blockchain's security concerns
05 May 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

US technology giant IBM is working with the likes of BNY Mellon to create a “tamper-resistant” blockchain solution for trading and transfer of assets...

ALFI: Leverage causing grief for liquid alternatives
04 May 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The calculation and reporting of leverage for liquid alternatives can be misleading for investors, according to speakers at the ALFI Conference in London...

ALFI: Asset managers gotta make a change
04 May 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The asset management industry will have to make some significant strategic changes if it is to stay relevant in the modern market, according to Sony Kapoor...

Qumram expands in London and San Francisco
04 May 2016 Zurich
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Qumram, a Swiss financial technology provider, has expanded its presence with the opening of new offices in London and San Francisco...

BNP Paribas Securities Services sees revenue rise
04 May 2016 Paris
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

BNP Paribas saw its securities services business secure a slight rise in revenue during Q1 2016...

Bravura and Schroders continue TA relationship
03 May 2016 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Schroders has signed a five-year deal with Bravura Solutions, extending the 16-year working relationship between the two firms...

European CCPs in ESMA stress test success
03 May 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

European central counterparties are generally well equipped to manage extreme negative developments in the market, according to the first ESMA EU-wide stress test report...

College funding mandate for BNY Mellon
29 April 2016 Worcester, Massachusetts
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BNY Mellon has been appointed as trustee, registrar and paying agent for $35.5 million in revenue bonds belonging to the Massachusetts Development Financing Agency...

D+H: Faster payments are the future for US
29 April 2016 New york
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

US financial institutions that do not embrace faster payments risk getting left behind in the long run, according to a D+H white paper...