The Investment Company Institute said that it has hired Elizabeth Krentzman to be its General Counsel. Krentzman formerly served on the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission and currently is a partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP, where she
Mary Fenoglio has landed at Citigroup this month, reporting to managing director Steve Bernstein in its Global Transactions Services, according to Bernstein's New York office. Fenoglio had been reported to have "retired" recently from State Street where she was SVP
LCH.Clearnet Ltd said it has received from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) an extension to its existing derivatives clearing organization (DCO) registration. The extended DCO license authorizes it to clear futures and options contracts traded on US designated contracts
State Street said it will provide fund administration and investment operations services for EUR 75 billion of assets for ABN AMRO Asset Management in Europe. State Street will provide fund administration and investment operation services for ABN AMRO Asset Management
Insight Investment said it supports the Financial Security Assurance's policy, entitled CP176, to limit the scope for sorting and bundling to execution services and investment research. Alan Denholm, deputy chief investment officer at Insight said, "We fully support the proposals
Dow Jones Indexes said it will conduct a pilot program in which the opening and closing prices of Nasdaq listed stocks from the American Stock Exchange will be used to calculate the Dow Jones Averages. The exact start date of
The "Wertpapierwelt" the first international museum to exhibit securities opened its second exhibition this week, entitled "Rich and Powerful" in Olten, Switzerland. The new exhibition is devoted to the rich and powerful figures of economic history, including people with famous
Software provider Ridgian and application integration appliance provider Cast Iron Systems have announced a strategic alliance to provide business solutions to the High Street banks in the UK. Ridgian provides tailored software solutions in areas such as e business, database
Law firm Grant & Eisenhofer has attracted shareholder accolades in two "awards" it earned last year from Securities Class Action Services, a division of Institutional Shareholder Services. The Wilmington based firm was ranked Number 1 in average shareholder settlements of
Software and services provider Blue Curve accuses investment banks of complacency by failing to ensure that their IT systems are in compliance with the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) new conflict of interest legislation despite a looming regulatory deadline. The FSA