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Computershare Plays Starring Role in Bank of China Float

The merger in May of the Hong Kong stock exchange and Computershare share registration businesses has enabled the Australian born global share registration business to handle the 400,000 applications for stock in Bank of China, Asia's biggest public offering this

SEI Launches Pension Record-keeping Tool

Two out of three UK institutional fund managers say that over the next 18 months their allocation to US equities will either stay the same or increase, says a survey of thirty institutional investors running $652 billion by Cubitt Consulting.

UK Fund Managers Still Bullish About the US, Says Survey

Two out of three UK institutional fund managers say that over the next 18 months their allocation to US equities will either stay the same or increase, says a survey of thirty institutional investors running $652 billion by Cubitt Consulting.

Number of Non-JASDEC Shares Down to Eight, Says BoTM

With the admission of TOKYO KAIKAN CO., LTD. to JASDEC from August 1, the number of Japanese equities which cannot be settled through the Tokyo CSD falls to just eight, says Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi Global Securities Services Division. The

FXAll Creates Treasury Connectivity Tool for Nestle

FXall, the foreign exchange trading platform, today announced the launch of a web based tool tailored for the Swiss food and beverage group Nestl SA, connecting over 200 users in 100 locations around the world. Now members of Nestl's group

Swiss American Hooks Up With Madrid Exchange

Swiss American Securities Inc., the New York brokerage, clearing and custody arm of the Credit Suisse Group, has struck a deal with Visual Trader Systems, the technology subsidiary of the Madrid Stock Exchange, to implement an open messaging gateway between

ABN Amro and Mellon To Seal Joint Venture

ABN AMRO and Mellon have convened a press conference in London this afternoon at which they are expected to announce the reinforcement of their longstanding custody joint venture through the formation of a 50 50 joint venture company, to be

JP Morgan Launches Reference Data Solution

JPMorgan Investor Services announced today that it had devised a solution to the reference data problem which accounts for so many failed trades, and low rtaes of STP. It has built a global repository of reference data which JP Morgan

Central Provident Fund Performance Poor, Says S & P

The unit trusts and insurance linked products (ILPs) of the Central Provident Fund Investment Scheme in Singapore (CPFIS) were badly down in the second quarter, says Standard & Poor's, the official monitoring agent to the funds. The average equity unit