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Hedging your Brexit bets
We break down the Brexit impact for hedge funds as implications appear to be far less destabilising for them than for other institutions.
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BMO Capital Markets launches blockchain pilot to mirror CAD fixed income issuance
First Canadian dollar fixed income issuance by a major bank in Canada testing blockchain technology.
UCITS delegation rules highlighted as a major concern for asset managers by Citi
Citi report highlights UCITS delegation rules as key issue for asset managers.
State Street eyes growth in wealth space through Charles River acquisition
State Street believes it can increase its footprint in the wealth space following acquisition of front-office service provider Charles River.
Charles River sets up FinTech alliance for middle-office solution
The alliance will also enable buy-side clients of Charles River to manage their entire trade life cycle using automated straight through processing (STP).
Broadridge recruits McGill to lead messaging and reconciliation business
Broadridge’s MRC business provides real-time monitoring, alerts and business controls to asset and wealth managers, investment banks and broker-dealers.
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Expectations for the future of sub-custody
The last in our sub-custody roundtable series looks at the expectations for sub-custodians in five years time.PARTICIPATE IN SURVEYS
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Apex adds $24 billion of assets with Custom House acquisition
The deal increases Apex’s AuA to $560 billion, after completing the onboarding process of Deutsche Bank’s Alternative Fund services business in June.
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Private equity jury still out on blockchain
Private equity scepticism of blockchain runs deeper than other asset classes, but many are counting on the technology to improve trust in private equity relationships.
Cinnober confirms CEO departure
Veronica Augustsson has worked at Cinnober for 16 years, but has been replaced by recently appointed CFO Peter Lenardos.
SANNE hires ex-Standard Chartered head of fiduciary for Mauritius office
SANNE’s Mauritius office is the second largest staffed office across the administrator’s global network, with more than 200 clients service staff.
Wall Street sees departure of senior cap intro faces
The global heads of capital introduction at some of the biggest prime brokers have left this year to pursue new ventures.
Adoption of ESG investment criteria accelerates with asset owners
Foundations, endowments and public pension funds lead the charge into ESG strategies.
The emergence of front-office fund administrators
As back-office activities become increasingly commoditised, fund administrators are realising the front-office is the key to stay relevant and competitive.
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Economic climate change
Coverage of the Greek banking crisis has focused primarily on their lending business. Global Custodian looks at how transaction banking, and in particular, securities servicing, is bearing up as the present EU-inspired bailout draws to a close.
Ultimus Fund Solutions recruits State Street legal expert for fund admin
David James will be responsible for all legal aspects of Ultimus’ operations and strategic initiatives, while also overseeing its fund administration department.
Settlements costs would fall $27 billion by 2030 using blockchain, research finds
Settlement has arisen as one of the prime benefactors of blockchain technology with cost savings widely discussed as a benefit.