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SGSS mandated by QNB Alahli
03 June 2015 Egypt
Reporter: Stephen Durham

SGSS has signed a cooperation agreement with Qatar National Bank Alahli to provide securities services to international institutional investors and corporates in Egypt...

Markit bolsters corporate actions with acquisition
02 June 2015 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Markit has agreed to acquire Information Mosaic, the corporate actions and post trade securities processing software provider, for an undisclosed sum...

Phoenix Fund Services rebrands
02 June 2015 Dublin
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Phoenix Fund Services in Ireland has rebranded as Inbhear Fund Services following its separation from the UK-based Phoenix Group...

Bermudian bank chooses RBC Investor & Treasury
02 June 2015 Toronto
Reporter: Becky Butcher

RBC Investor & Treasury Services has been appointed by Bermuda Commercial Bank’s (BCB) custody division as its provider of global custody...

Deutsche Bank China to be custodian for Hwabao Trust
02 June 2015 Hong Kong
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Deutsche Bank China has been appointed as custodian for Hwabao Trust investments under China’s qualified domestic institutional investor (QDII) programme...

Big data means big innovation
01 June 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Big data could be advantageous to investment managers if they innovate now, according to a white paper from BNY Mellon...

Alignment and stress-testing key to CCPs, says DTCC
01 June 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

CCPs should be aligning management and clearing members and implementing standardised stress-testing, according to a new white paper by DTCC...

BNP Paribas acquires Credit Suisse PFS
01 June 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BNP Paribas Securities Services has completed its acquisition of Credit Suisse’s Prime Fund Services business, which offers fund administration and custody services to alternative investment managers...

KDPW_CCP clears first OTC trades in PLN
29 May 2015 Warsaw
Reporter: Becky Butcher

KDPW_CCP has cleared the first inter-bank market over-the-counter trades denominated in PLN between Citi Handlowy and mBank...

UniCredit adopts Murex MX.3 solution
29 May 2015 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

UniCredit has gone live with Murex’s MX.3 solution for UniCRedit Bank Austria and eight Eastern European banks...

SimCorp: Trillions of assets on outdated systems
29 May 2015 Copenhagen
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Industry experts are showing the investment management industry’s continued over reliance on technology that is not fit for purpose, according to SimCorp’s new report...

SWIFT extends KYC registry reach
28 May 2015 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

SWIFT has expanded its KYC Registry to make it available to fund distributers and custodians as well as for correspondent banks...