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UCITS cannot invest in unregulated hedge funds, says Esma
23 November 2012 Paris
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The European Securities and Markets Authority has made its opinion clear on Article 50(2)(a) of the UCITS Directive, the so-called “trash ratio”, which permits UCITS to invest up to 10 percent of their net assets in transferable securities...

SunGard helps Warsaw stock exchange with trading
24 September 2012 Warsaw
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) has chosen SunGard’s Protegent compliance solution and Valdi electronic trading tools for real-time surveillance and monitoring of trading activity...

BNY Mellon strengthens German management team
28 August 2012 Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Jones

BNY Mellon has made a number of key senior management appointments in its German office...

SunGard improves Protegent’s capabilities
30 May 2012 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Protegent’s new features include a rules library that supports compliance with the European Securities and Markets Authority’s guidelines on systems and controls in an automated trading environment for trading platforms...

Ohio replaces custodians BNY Mellon and State Street
21 March 2012 Ohio
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

BNY Mellon and State Street are being swapped out for J.P. Morgan and Citigroup as custodians of international investments for four Ohio pension funds, state treasurer Josh Mandel said...

Canada's CSD holding up Maple bid for TMX
31 January 2012 Toronto
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Competition concerns have pushed back Maple Group's bid for Canada's national exchange one month as regulators mull over pricing implications for the Canadian Depository for Securities (CDS)...

RBC Dexia - "business as usual"
04 October 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Dexia's woes are not impacting joint venture RBC Dexia, according to a spokesman at RBC Dexia...

AIFMD takes shape for global custodians
28 September 2011 Brussels
Reporter: Anna Reitman

Global custodians are weighing in on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) as the regulation makes its way to the European Commission...

UK to challenge ECB over clearing rules
15 September 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

The HM Treasury has confirmed the UK is set to legally challenge the ECB over its recently published "location policy"...

RedKite hires new sales director
24 August 2011 London
Reporter: Anna Reitman

RedKite Financial Markets has appointed Matthew Coupe in the role of sales director...

Dealis completes migration of DekaBank funds
27 January 2011 New York
Reporter: Justin Lawson

Dealis Fund Operations GmbH, with EUR 340 billion under administration, has successfully migrated 1,300 mutual and special DekaBank funds onto its investment management platform, SimCorp Dimension.