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Markit launches new FX affirmation service
16 March 2016 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Financial information provider Markit has launched a new service that enables banks to affirm foreign exchange trades executed by inter-dealer brokers...

Quaero gets UCITS status for real asset fund
16 March 2016 Meyrin, Switzerland
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Quaero Capital’s Real Assets fund has achieved UCITS status following a three-year incubation period...

Deutsche Börse and LSEG reach merger agreement
16 March 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

LSEG and Deutsche Börse have reached an agreement on the terms of an all-share merger of equals, which will not be dependent on the outcome of the UK’s EU referendum...

TSAM: Regulations still firmly on the agenda
15 March 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

There are still uncertainties in the regulatory landscape for asset managers, according to a panel discussion at TSAM Europe in London...

Central Bank of Bangladesh loses head over heist
15 March 2016 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The head of the Central Bank of Bangladesh has quit over the theft of $101 million from the country’s overseas accounts through a cyber attack...

Russia and Turkey earn compliance gold standard
15 March 2016 Basel
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Russia and Turkey have been awarded the highest possible grade for their adherence to the Basel risk-based capital framework and the liquidity coverage ratio...

Commerzbank to use OpenGamma margining service
15 March 2016 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Commerzbank is first sell-side client to sign up to OpenGamma’s new margining service ahead of the obligation to clear over-the-counter derivatives under EMIR...

SS&C acquires Citi alternatives business
14 March 2016 Windsor, Connecticut
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

SS&C has completed its acquisition of Citi’s alternative investor services business, purchasing the business for approximately $321 billion...

NAB Asset Servicing appoints data provider
14 March 2016 Melbourne
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Thomson Reuters in Australia has been appointed to be the market data provider for custodian NAB Asset Servicing...

Custom House appoints J.P. Morgan execs
11 March 2016 Chicago
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Custom House Global Fund Services is expanding its North America sales and operations team, appointing senior figures from J.P. Morgan and JPMorgan Chase...

Invesco expands EMEA team
10 March 2016 Zurich
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Investment management company Invesco has appointed Henning Stein as new head of institutional marketing for EMEA...

ISE sells for $1.1 billion
10 March 2016 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Nasdaq has agreed to acquire the options exchange operator International Securities Exchange (ISE) from Deutsche Börse Group for $1.1 billion...