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A solid backbone

Mitsubishi UFJ Fund Services has added Meridian Fund Services to its stable. Deputy CEO Tim Calveley explains the purchase, and why clients are keen to sign up to custody and lending when there’s a strong balance sheet to back them up

Opting in

Tania Dupoy of Goal Group breaks down how the 2002 ABB corporate scandal, dubbed ‘the Swedish Enron’, was the key motivation for allowing private rights of action for securities disputes

Needs must for robust

Alan Paris and Robert Martin of eClerx discuss the global implications for collateral management—and potential regional niggles that could hinder progress

The Kapitalanlegermusterverfahrensgesetz

The German KapMug could resolve individual investors’ claims, but the lethargic Deutsche Telekom ruling brought into question the efficacy of the act. Tania Dupoy explains

Three is the magic number

EuroCCP’s CEO Diana Chan discusses the optimal number of equities CCPs for Europe

Staying accountable

Potential heavy legal fees had put Hong Kong investors off bringing class actions in the past, but progress in government may encourage better behaviour from firms, says Jonathan Hu of Goal Group

Rebuilding blocks

The damage caused by banking scandals may have been minimised by an event-driven reconciliation solution, says Todd Sloan, senior vice president of reconciliation systems at Electra Information Systems

Are you managing your collateral effectively?

The buy side will need to look to sell-side firms and their global custodians for assistance with tricky collateral raising and allocation, says HSBC

Solving the eastern puzzle

Distinct operations in each Asian market can be costly and inefficient, but there are opportunities to consolidate processing, says GBST’s Denis Orrock

The case in Italy

All parties should acknowledge cross-border opportunities in legislatures such as Italy and reclaim damages to which they are legally entitled, says Tania Dupoy of Goal Group

A friendly standoff

Though Celent and ISDA disagree on whether automating portfolio reconciliation has been reactive or not, the case has been made for a better breed of technology

The million dollar drop

Prime brokers must decide what pricing they can provide, unless they want to lose out in the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive battle

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