Ian Peacock, CEO of Cheuvreux North America, discusses the perks of synthetic prime brokerage -- and how it can save investors money.; CEO; Ian Peacock; Cheuvreux North America; Todd Steinberg tells GC's Christopher Gohlke about BNP Paribas' rationale for its recent acquisition of Bank of America's prime brokerage business.; Bank of America; BNP Paribas; Citi's Peter Salvage discusses the importance of using multiple prime brokers, as well as the Open Prime platform at the bank.; Citi; open prime; prime broker; global custodian; Hedge fund adviser Carne Global has unveiled a new valuation and best practices service for hedge fund managers ; hedge fund managers; Carne Global; Ann Bergin of DTCC discusses the growing alternative investment products business; DTCC; Ann Bergin; Global Custodian spoke with Citi about it's recent release of European multi-market access; Citi; Multi-market; UHY talks with Global Custodian about its speculations for upcoming emerging markets.; Emerging Markets Liquidity Sufficiency; UHY; Global Custodian attended the press release of Oxera's study on same day affirmation hosted by Omgeo; Omgeo; Link Up Market explains its infrastructure and faces criticisms towards its CSDs; CSD's; Link Up; Turquoise talks about its new trading facility and competition withing the European market; turquoise; European market; Stuart Feffer of LaCrosse Global Fund Management explains the decrease in hedge funds and the markets future.; LaCrosse; Geoff Harries of Checkfree spoke with Global Custodian about the derivatives market and its technology.; checkfree; Does socially responsible investing really work? Alyssa Greenspan of Community Capital Management says it does, and explains this phenomenon; community capital management; socially responsible investing; Liffe explains its approach and plans of launching Credit Default Swaps on Bclear.; Euronext Liffe; Stephane Loubere of SunGard highlights trade compliance from A to Z; SunGard; The Tel-Aviv and London Stock Exchanges teamed up to bring the 8th annual Israel Opportunity conference. Global Custodian was present to hear the presenters speak on Israel's growing economy. ; Tel-Aviv; London Stock Exchanges; Israel Opportunity conference; Global Custodian spoke with Jason Peers, chairman of the GCC region, MEA, about the changes occuring in the Middle East's markets. Peers explains how companies should invest. ; GCC region; MEA; Jason Peers; Global Custodian spoke with Gavin Gray of Phoenix Funds Services on the benefits and challenges of a smaller funds service on 18 June 2008. ; Gavin Gray; Phoenix Funds Services; GC Multimedia interviews Claudine Gallagher, head of JPMorgan's Depositary Receipts business, about DRs; Global Custodian was present at Eurex Clearing's conference June 4, announcing their new logo and brand. Executive Michael Peter introduces a new OTC derivative and new reductions in trading fees. ; Eurex; clearing; Bruce Miller outlines The Bank of New York Mellon's new global sales automation system by Oracle.; mellon; Bank of New York; Bruce Miller; Most agree that final salary schemes in the UK are in trouble. Hamish Wilson of Hamish Wilson LLP pension consultants lays out a plan for change.; wilson; Hamish Wilson LLP; Hamish; With newly relaxed investment laws with China, as well as two presidential candidates both promising to reform its markets, Taiwan is braced for change. Jack Chang, CIO and EVP of HSBC Investments in Taiwan who oversees the bank's Taiwan Fund, weighs; hsbc; taiwan; The independent consultancy Spitalfields Advisors explains the impact of the credit crisis on the securities lending market.; Global Custodian features vendors providing solutions for the financial industry.; IT Vendors; Global Custodian recently hosted the Hedge Fund in the Institutional Era workshop, attended by hedge fund executives in New York City. Later that day, GC honored its top rated service providers at its annual Awards for Excellence dinner in Manhattan'; gc; hedge fund; workshop; Awards Dinner; Global Custodian's Ellie Behling sat down with Jeff Gooch, head of processing and valuations at Markit, in October to talk about the process of OTC derivative valuation.; The first annual Fund Forum Middle East conference took place in Bahrain this October. Here, major industry players discuss this emerging market with GC.; Middle East Financial Centres; Fund Forum; David Aldrich, a managing director within the new Bank of New York Mellon, talks to GC Multimedia about the prospects for the recently merged group. ; bank of new york mellon; GC Multimedia Editor Christopher Gohlke attended ICBI's Fund Forum International conference in Monaco in early July. This is the first in a series of vodcasts covering the forum, and includes interviews with executives from State Street, HSBC, Caceis; Fund Forum; In Part II of the Global Custodian Banks vodcast from the Fund Forum conference, GC interviews executives from Citi Group, Societe Generale and BNP Paribas.; Fund Forum; Santander recently was interviewed by Global Custodian magazine, when the bank took part in its documentary on the European Securities Services industry.; Santander; Dominic Hobson outlines why Sibos is the most important conference of the year for the securities services industry, and what new surprised everyone in attendance on Sept. 15; securities services; vienna; gctv; Sibos; global custodian; Austria; Global Custodian features vendors providing solutions for the financial industry.; IT Vendors; Global Custodian interviews Dubai International Financial Centre about its role as a Middle Eastern financial hub.; Dubai International Financial Centre; Middle Eastern financial hub; Global Custodian interviews Bahrain Financial Services Development about its role as a Middle Eastern financial hub.; Bahrain Financial Services Development; Middle Eastern financial hub; Global Custodian interviews Qatar Financial Centre about its role as a Middle Eastern financial hub.; Qatar Financial Centre; Middle Eastern financial hub; Global Custodian Multimedia section player