DST International (DSTi) says HBOS Financial Services (HBOS) the UK's largest mortgage and savings provider and major force in debit and credit cards has selected HiPortfolio 3, HiWay and HiMarketData for use across all of its insurance companies. The solution
Northern Trust has appointed Sally Anne Callick as Vice President of UK Business Development for Northern Trust's institutional custody and asset servicing business. She will have direct responsibility for global custody business development in the UK pension funds market, working
Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) has hired Joyce Dardonis as Senior Vice President and Head of Securities Lending Sales for the Americas. "We are pleased to welcome Joyce to BBH and are confident she will be a valuable addition to the
John Morris, the former Midland and Citibank securities services chief who has long been one of the best known faces on the London custody scene, has joined ABN AMRO Mellon to head ABN AMRO Mellon Trustee & Depositary Services from
Equities turnover at Deutsche Borse rose significantly in April. The order book statistics, which are based on single counting of all transactions in the order book of Xetra and broker supported trading on the floor, show that a total of
Approximately 86 million contracts were traded and cleared by Eurex in April. This represents an increase of almost nine percent compared to April 2003 (approx. 79 million contracts) for the world's largest derivatives market, and corresponds to a daily average
The Dublin Funds Industry Association (DFIA) and the Irish regulators have agreed changes to the regulatory regime that applies to hedge funds and prime brokers domiciled in Ireland. According to Dublin lawyers Dillon Eustace, the proposed changes will increase counterparty
Total spending on information technology is expected to exceed EU44.6 billion this year, according to Celent consultants. In a new report, "IT Spending Trends in European Banking, 2004," Celent says the leading European bank in terms of IT spending will
OM Technology has appointed Maria Khorsand President of the Financial Markets business area, Elizabeth Sipiere President of the Banks and Brokers business area, and Roland Tibell who has until today has had a dual role as President of Financial Markets
London Pension Funds Authority (LPFA) has reappointed JPMorgan Investor Services (JPMIS) as global custodian for its Ј2.8 billion portfolio for a further three years. JPMIS will also continue to provide investment accounting services and discretionary securities lending activities to the