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Macgregor Opens Office In Hong Kong

Macgregor(TM), the provider of buy side trade order management systems (OMS) and FIX network services, today announced the opening of a Hong Kong office to support their local client base and accelerate regional expansion. Spearheading Macgregor's efforts will be Arnaud

Marco Baggioli Joins JP Morgan ADR Group In London

Marco Baggioli, the former chief of Monte Titoli in Milan, has joined JP Morgan as vice president and head of its American Depositary Receipt (ADR) Group for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He follows former JP Morgan Milan colleague

Credit Commercial de France Chooses SmartStream Again

Credit Commercial de France (CCF), part of the HSBC Group, has selected SmartStream Technologies, a provider of transaction management solutions, as part of its Straight Through Processing (STP) strategy. The decision by CCF builds on SmartStream's existing relationship with the

ICI President Responds To SEC Proposals On Mutual Funds

The president of the Washington based mutual fund trade group, the Investment Company Institute, today issued a statement on the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal to require mutual funds to establish internal compliance systems to ensure that all mutual funds

Eurex Trades 85 Million Contracts In January

Eurex traded and cleared 85 million contracts in January, its second highest monthly volume to date. Compared with January 2002, trading on the exchange grew more than 30 percent, with an average of some 3.9 million contracts traded per day.

German Arm Of AXA Appoints JPMorgan Global Custodian

JPMorgan Investor Services announced today that is relationship with AXA has expanded to include the custody business of AXA Investment Managers Deutschland GmbH. It gives Morgan control of assets valued at EURO 9 billion in 20 to 24 special funds.