Fund Administration

Mellon Welcomes FSA Paper on Outsourcing

Mellon European Fund Services (MEFS) today welcomed the issue on 30 July by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) of Consultation Paper (CP142) .It set s out draft guidance to firms on operational risk systems and controls, including the management of

Deputy Chairman of Misys to Step Down at AGM

Strone Macpherson, Executive Deputy Chairman of Misys plc, has announced his intention to step down from the Group. Strone, who is 54, will step down from the Board following the Annual General Meeting on 1 October, 2002 but is to

BISYS Reports Record Results For the Year

BISYS continues to defy the gloom enveloping much of the securities industry, reporting record results for the year ended June 30. "We are extremely pleased with the strategic and financial results of our fourth quarter and fiscal year 2002, which

DST Installs Application for Private Bank Ansbacher

DST International (DSTi) has signed another user to its HiContact AWD workflow management solution. Ansbacher Investment Services (AIS), a division of Ansbacher and Co Limited, specialises in providing multi manager investment solutions to high net worth individuals around the world.

ICI Welcomes Congressional Agreement on Corporate Governance

Investment Company Institute President Matthew P. Fink today welcomed the House and Senate conferees agreement on comprehensive corporate reform measures. "Congressional conferees took a meaningful step today to improve the accuracy of the financial reporting system that is essential to

BISYS Wins Pension Mandate From Enterprise

BISYS announced today that Enterprise Capital Management has appointed the firm to administer its new, private labeled individual(k) retirement plan, the pension alternative that became available for small business owners under the provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief

Mark Seaman on Mutual Fund Processing

Excellent comments on the inefficiency of the mutual fund industry in the UK. It reminds me of the situation that has existed in Information Technology, where the suppliers and professionals involved have a self interest to maintain the complexity in

Europe Overtakes US in ETF Listings for First Time

INDEXCHANGE Investment AG, the HypoVereinsbank subsidiary which deals in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), will launch fourteen new Dow Jones STOXX 600 Europe sector ETFs on the Deutsche Borse on July 22. With the addition of these new ETFs Europe will