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Chilly January for Clearstream
15 February 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Clearstream has released its figures for January 2016, noting a slight increase in assets under custody, but a dip in the number of transactions...

ESMA clears the way for UK pension scheme exemptions
05 February 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The European Securities and Markets Authority has backed plans to exempt 16 UK pension schemes from central clearing obligations...

Tricky Q4 for BNY Mellon
25 January 2016 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BNY Mellon has seen mixed results in its investment management business, with a slight 1 percent increase in assets under custody contending with a 4 percent slump in assets under management...

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...

CEO steps down at Marex Spectron
07 January 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

John Wall has retired as CEO of Marex Spectron, sparking a reshuffle of senior management and changes to the executive board...

Nasdaq Linq in blockchain breakthrough
05 January 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Nasdaq has completed the first private securities issuance using blockchain technology in what it has called a ‘proof of concept’ use of the technology, which could reduce risk exposure by 99 percent...

Greater adoption to swing pricing, according to ALFI
21 December 2015 Luxembourg
Reporter: Becky Butcher

The recent trend towards greater adoption of swing pricing continues, according to ALFI’s Swing Pricing Survey...

Taiwan and South Korea join ETF markets
10 December 2015 Seoul
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Taiwan Stock Exchange and the South Korean Exchange will sign a memorandum of understanding to combine their exchange-traded funds markets...

Globalisation and regulation driving industry growth
10 December 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The asset servicing industry is likely to see a growth spurt driven by globalisation and regulatory change, according to an Ernst & Young report...

New addition to SS&C board
24 November 2015 Windsor, Connecticut
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

SS&C Technologies has hired Smita Conjeevaram to its board of directors...

New directors for First Names Group
18 November 2015 Jersey
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

First Names Group has appointed two new client services directors, Carol Keenan and Gerard O’Gorman, effective immediately...

Deutsche Bank hit with $258m transactions fine
06 November 2015 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Deutsche Bank has been fined a total of $258 million for processing US-denominated transactions on behalf of countries and other entities subject to sanctions under US federal law...