Custody

Wilco Operations Expert Publishes Custody Handbook

A rattling good yarn it is not, but Securities Operations A Guide to Trade and Position Management is probably the first hands on handbook to look at what it is actually like to capture a trade, reconcile settlement instructions, settle

Bank of Ireland Buys US Asset Manager

Bank of Ireland today announced the proposed acquisition by its subsidiary, Bank of Ireland Asset Management ('BIAM'), of Iridian Asset Management ('Iridian'), an independent US investment manager with c. $11.0 billion (c. €12.1 billion) under management. The acquisition gives BIAM

Robert Shier to Be COO at CIBC Mellon

Thomas C. MacMillan, president and chief executive officer of CIBC Mellon, today announced the promotion of Robert Shier to the position of senior vice president and chief operations officer of the organization. Overseeing the operations for both of CIBC Mellon's

More Join FXall Platform

FXall, the portal for online foreign exchange trading, today announced that ANZ, Bank of New Zealand, Barclays Capital, Brown Brothers Harriman, Danske Bank, ING Financial Markets, Jyske Bank, Merrill Lynch, National Australia Bank, Nordea and SEB Merchant Banking have all

Do Gooders Report on Good Done

Mercer Says UK "Duty of Care" on Trustees Too Onerous Mercer Investment Consulting has responded to the government's consultation on the responsibility of trustees to be 'familiar with the issues' in the area of pension fund investment.Andrew Kirton, Head of

Mercer Wins Sara Lee Pensions Contract

Mercer Human Resource Consulting has been appointed actuary, administrator, investment and communication consultant to the Sara Lee UK Pension Plan. A new defined benefit scheme is being set up to incorporate the existing five UK pension schemes operated by Sara

State Street Completes Gartmore Transition

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management arm of State Street Corporation, today announced the completion of the transfer of the passive equity business of Gartmore Investment Management, which is now owned by the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. The

Mercer Says UK 'Duty of Care' on Trustees Too Onerous

Big Companies Choosing Hybrid Pension Plans, Says Watson Wyatt The shift to so called hybrid pension plans by larger employers appears to be slowing and perhaps responding to different motivations, according to new analysis from Watson Wyatt Worldwide.A third of

Florida Pension Fund To Sue Allliance Over Enron

Mercer Says UK "Duty of Care" on Trustees Too Onerous Mercer Investment Consulting has responded to the government's consultation on the responsibility of trustees to be 'familiar with the issues' in the area of pension fund investment.Andrew Kirton, Head of

JP Morgan Sells US Custody Assets to Wells Fargo

Mercer Says UK "Duty of Care" on Trustees Too Onerous Mercer Investment Consulting has responded to the government's consultation on the responsibility of trustees to be 'familiar with the issues' in the area of pension fund investment.Andrew Kirton, Head of