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Clearstream reveals positive figures for 2015

14 January 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Clearstream has reported generally positive results for December 2015, and for the last year as a whole, including significant increases in assets under custody and domestic settlement transactions...

Increases across the board for Clearstream

16 December 2015 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Clearstream was an 8 percent increase in its assets under custody in November, compared to 2014, registering an increase from €12.4 trillion to €13.4 trillion...

HSBC launches US custody and clearing service

07 December 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

HSBC has launched a US Direct Custody and Clearing offering, increasing its direct custody network and internalising the chain of custody for clients investing in to the US...

GCF: Regulation means opportunity for custodians

02 December 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The regulatory landscape makes for a difficult environment for custodians, but there are opportunities to be found as well, according to Habib Motani, a partner at Clifford Chance...

GCF: Time to innovate is now

01 December 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The time for custodians to innovate is now, said Jürg Unger, speaking at the Global Custody Forum in London...

NeMa: costs not the only factor in custody

26 November 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Banks can avoid the hidden costs of providing custody services by using a ‘hub’ model, but this should be carefully balanced with providing a good service, according to Duncan Smith...

NeMa: African funds going global

25 November 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Once considered a specialist investment destination, Africa is gradually carving out its place on the global fund management scene, according to Paul Forsyth, a managing partner at Apache Partners...

Fullgoal chooses Deutsche Bank for RQFII services

23 November 2015 Luxembourg
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Fullgoal Asset Management has selected Deutsche Bank as custodian and fund services and transfer agency provides for its Luxembourg-domiciled RQFII fund, one of the first of its type under UCITS IV...