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25 years, 25 CEOs: José Placido, CEO, RBC Dexia Investor Services

26 January 2012

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. RBC Dexia Investor Services’ chief executive describes his firm’s search to achieve scale but retain nimbleness

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Turmoil in global financial markets has deeply affected both the reputation and the profitability of the investment management industry. The effect of the financial crisis continues to influence how asset managers and their service providers operate and function on a day-to-day basis. The slew of regulation affecting the sector, from UCITS IV and AIFMD through to FATCA is largely driven by the ongoing demand for transparency and structure brought on by the economic turmoil. The opportunity that presents itself for asset servicers - particulary ones who have aggressively developed products and services around these new rules – is the ability to help asset managers successfully wade through these murky regulatory waters.The struggle for asset managers dealing with the introduction of new...