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February
The European Securities and Markets Authority is holding a public hearing in March to discuss the paper
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The new multilateral trading facility is an “important step-change” for ETF trading, according to joint creators Nomura and Tradition
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Pimco has made three appointments to its European investment solutions team
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The State Securities Commission has urged the central bank to amend its securities lending policies to ease pressure on the stock market
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The new Agency Cash Management platform jointly launched by Newedge and MTS, will benefit lenders of securities as well as providing a solution to challenges faced by the buy- and sell-side of cash investment
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Enhanced Investment Products has introduced a series of synthetic ETFs to give investors access to emerging Asian stock exchange indices
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The International Organisation of Securities Commissions has taken on a new secretary general
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Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has made some changes to its proposed rules on short position reporting in response to market feedback
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Citi will provide a range of administration services for $28bn of US-based alternative investment assets for Credit Suisse Asset Management
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Spain, Belgium and France have eased short selling restrictions
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Credit Suisse’s Kirtes Bharti has left the Pan-Asia Securities Lending Association
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York will change the term of lending securities to accommodate weekends and holiday
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The task force has concluded that it will take many years to eliminate intraday credit issues associated with the settlement of tri-party repo transactions
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In an exclusive video interview, Global Investor/ISF talks to the man who has been leading Credit Suisse’s prime services division from strength to strength, ensuring its status as an impressive and profitable arm of the investment bank
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Eurekahedge has reported the strongest monthly return for its hedge fund index since December 2010
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The fund hopes to improve its securities lending programme by using third-party providers
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Northern Trust is building its capabilities in hedge fund and private equity management for institutional and individual clients
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An Italian pension fund has renewed its contract with Societe General Securities Services
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Institutional investors and short sellers are showing negative sentiment towards Swedish equities, according to Data Explorers
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State Street membership brings SwapClear's total clearing membership to 61
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iShares expects strong growth in ETPs over next few years
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Taiwan, Malaysia and the Philippines will be targets of discussion at the Pasla/RMA 9th annual Pan Asian Securities Lending Association conference
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Insurers say they will allocate more to alternative assets under Solvency II
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One of State Street's UK pension clients has decided to use the custodian as a single service provider
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Trade associations including the National Association of Pension Funds have expressed concerns about EU plans for new pension rules modelled on Solvency II
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Sub-Saharan Africa capital markets are benefiting from an influx of cash resulting from the widespread establishment of pensions systems. Annabelle Palmer reports
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Citi has snapped up the new Emea head from JPMorgan
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The regulations announced by the US Treasury department and International Revenue Service (IRS) on Wednesday include substantial modifications to the preliminary IRS guidance on Fatca, but questions remain unanswered. Annabelle Palmer reports
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The FRaMES application provides mutual fund administration regulatory services
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Citi will provide regulatory administration services for ProShare’s exchange traded funds
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Short interest in Japan is low, but investors are targeting specific names at a rate well above the average, according to Data Explorers
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The annual Global Investor/ISF transition management survey is now live. Asset owners and managers are invited to rate managers
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Investors are increasingly short selling Hong Kong equities and Chinese stocks listed in Hong Kong
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BNY Mellon reveals a number of appointments within the business as well as the departure of Rob Coxon
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Three FX providers pushed their way to the top of this year's Global Investor/ISF foreign exchange survey, led by last year's winner
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GreySpark Partners has launched operations in Hong Kong due to client demand
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The deal increases GSAM’s focus on defined contribution business
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JPMorgan has tentatively agreed to settle a lawsuit related to securities lending losses
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Thomas Perna, who was previously covering the roles, will continue as chairman
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The recent rise in repos backed by distressed structured finance collateral present a potential risk, according to Fitch Ratings
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The UK government has written a letter to the Federal Reserve to voice concern over the impact of the Volker rule on the liquidity of global funding markets and non-US sovereign debt markets
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. As the developed economies struggle under the weight of debt and economic stagnation, Jerome Booth explains why emerging markets could provide useful lessons
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News follows recent appointment of EMEA asset servicing business head
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Standards increased across the board in this year’s Global Investor/ISF foreign exchange survey. But the winner was the same – Brown Brothers Harriman
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New hire to lead sales in Netherlands and the Nordics from Amsterdam
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The Qatar Financial Centre Authority has appointed ex-Merrill Lynch chairman to promote Doha as a regional hub for asset management
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The Pictet Asset Services chief explains why synthetic ETFs pose a danger to the asset management industry
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An Ireland-based biotechnology firm has selected Citi to act as successor depositary
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Hedge funds fared better than expected in the first month of the year
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Renaissance Asset Managers has appointed an HSBC veteran to continue its emerging and frontier markets focus
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Stenham Asset Management has appointed a head of risk management and quantitative analysis from Coutts
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MSCI says there is growing evidence that strategic indices add more value than active manager selection over the long term. Stephanie Baxter reports
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The recent upswing in assets to the hedge fund industry is a result of its excellent risk management in the crisis, says Peter Clarke
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AXA Investment Managers has appointed a Societe Generale veteran to head its investment solutions business
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The BRIC markets will have a big impact across the globe over the next decade, according to Legal & General Investment Management's Brian Coulton
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The European Commission has blocked the merger of the two bourses
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New hire replaces Timothy Vara who was recently named head of the transaction management group for BNY Mellon Corporate Trust
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Two brothers living in Chicago and New York have been charged for naked short selling
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New hire was previously CEO and chief marketing officer for investment management firm AXA Rosenberg
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The sheer number of regulatory developments to have emerged recently is the main concern for Bruno Prigent
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The asset manager has also selected HedgeMark Risk Analytics to provide position level risk reporting and data aggregation
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Mandate expands relationship to cover 12 ETFs with assets over $420m
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Citi will provide a suite of hedge fund services to one of the largest independent investment advisors in the US
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The product is designed to help institutional investors maximise income generated from the lending of securities while ensuring proxy voting fiduciary duties are met
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The European and Securities Markets Authority has published a consultation paper on the draft guidelines
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Global Investor/ISF has learned that Maynard has left State Street's securities finance team in Canada
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The OCC reports declines in January across securities lending, options and futures
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The January reporting season revealed which US banks were recent winners and losers in the securities finance business
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Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) in Italy has won a mandate with a wealth management firm
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SMBC Nikko Securities has risen its market position in Japanese fixed income trading
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State Street has also hired a head of the portfolio solutions business for EMEA.
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Regulations facing the securities lending industry remain uncertain but have the potential to hit the demand side and affect pricing and liquidity, according to Finadium
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Steven Fradkin explains why in the post-Madoff world, information from independent sources is investors’ key concern
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January
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The growth of defined contribution plans in Japan creates opportunities for asset managers in the country, according to the Nomura Asset Management head
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The move responds to growing demand for alternative investments from the Asia Pacific region
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Baring Asset Management has maintained its identity by constantly reshaping its business over the past 250 years. Chief investment officer Mario Valensise discusses the latest restructuring of the firm’s portfolio of funds
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AB Electrolux has selected Citi as successor depositary bank
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The new product is the first mobile app to track short selling and institutional fund activity, according to Data Explorers
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New hire joins from the recently closed central counterparty securities lending platform, SecFinex
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Euroclear group releases strong operating results in comparison to 2010
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A former vice chairman of JP Morgan and leader in its capital markets group has become a special advisor to the firm
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New hire replaces Philippe Ballet who has decided to retire
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New tool assesses a country’s exposure to ESG risk factors
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The BNY Mellon asset manager announces its first US institutional win for its global real return strategy
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The European ETF market is suffering from settlement and cross border issues, according to State Street’s Rob Rushe
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. If asset managers were happy to take pay parity with investment banks in the good times they cannot complain about it in the bad times, says John Fraser
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The move is the latest step BNY Mellon’s international wealth management group has taken to expand its reach
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HSBC Securities Services says Japanese and cross-border broker dealers are looking for greater operational and cost efficiency
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New hire will be managing the teams that look after more than 70 corporate and local authority pensions schemes across the UK and continental Europe
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Ukrainian index futures have rapidly become a very liquid investment
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The new service uses cloud technology
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T Rowe Price has appointed relationship managers from BNP Paribas and HSBC to its UK-based international investment services team
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Newton’s CEO is concerned that unless the industry raises its game the regulators will force it to change
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The services is designed for hedge funds and fund of hedge fund clients
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The tool responds to regulations such as AIFMD and Form PF
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The new hire is part of Pioneer's growth strategy in Asia and the Middle East
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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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Renaissance AM hits back at negative World Economic Forum assessment, reports Stephanie Baxter
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The European Securities and Markets Association has published a consultation paper on short selling and credit default swaps
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Nikko Asset Management has appointed former Coutts’ wealth manager
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The asset servicing industry may have reached the limits of consolidation, according to Brown Brothers Harriman’s head of investor services
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When the Arab Spring reached Bahrain a year ago the asset management and asset servicing sectors felt immediate pain. The central bank and local banks are optimistic but much depends on the actions of the authorities, finds Stephanie Baxter
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Japan has had a challenging year following the earthquake that hit the country’s eastern coast in March, bringing the entire market into question. Yet the Japanese securities lending industry has kept its cool during the hard times and is now prepared to come back with a bite against its Asia Pacific neighbours. Stephanie Baxter reports
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Northern Trust will provide fund administration for the new LGIM Commodity Composite Source ETF
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The head of BlackRock’s European business is concerned over the potential for the present economic difficulties to morph into social conflict at a later date
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The new services will place transparency, market exposure, liquidity and control at the core of its hedge fund administration platform
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New hire replaces Hani Kablawi, who has been appointed head of EMEA Asset Servicing for BNY Mellon
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The tool is the world’s first securities lending newswire
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The new trade reporting system helps derivatives market participants to fulfill their regulatory commitments for derivative trade reporting
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Deutsche Bank has noted a positive correlation between company-specific short sale revenues and corporate disappointments in 2011, with MF Global leading the way
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Olivier Noel is now deputy managing director of the custodian’s Luxembourg Management Company
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New hire replaces Massimo Cotella, who has joined the SGSS executive committee
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Changing demographics have long-been cited as a danger to asset managers, but Scott Powers argues a looming savings glut presents opportunities for the industry