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Computershare And Ernst & Young In Share Plan Joint Venture

Consultants Ernst & Young and Computershare the share registration and share plan administration company have joined forces to explain to UK companies how they will be affected by changes to the treatment of share based payments put forward by both

Bank Of New York Wins Torchmark Global Custody Mandate

The Bank of New York announced today that the Torchmark Corporation had chosen it to provide global custody services. Torchmark Corporation is a financial services holding company specializing in life insurance and supplemental health insurance for middle income Americans marketed

ABN Amro Adds Capitalia To CLS Third Party Roster

ABN AMRO announced today that it has successfully implemented Capitalia as a fully live Continuous Linked Settlement (CLST ) third party services client, making Capitalia the first CLS third party bank to go live in the Italian market. The implementation

Bank Of New York Wins £365 Million Kimberley Clark Mandate

The Bank of New York ('BNY') announced today that it was appointed by Kimberly Clark Ltd as global custodian to the firm's UK pension fund. BNY will provide several services to the 365 million fund, including investment accounting and global

Chinese Official Hints At Widening Of QFII Scheme

It was reported in Hong Kong today that a People's Bank of China official, Wen Wei Po, expects the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) scheme introduced late last year to be refined during the course of 2003. He added that

JP Morgan Enhances Proxy Voting Support For Clients

JPMorgan Investor Services announced today it has enhanced its global proxy voting service for institutional investors. It looks a timely move. On both sides of the Atlantic, official enthusiasm for "corporate governance" has made being seen to vote stock far