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State Street appoints new head of global services
30 October 2017 Chicago
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

State Street has appointed Michelle Grundmann as head of global services for Continental and Southern Europe, effective from February 2018

RBC tops R&M fund admin survey
03 October 2017 London
Reporter: Theo Andrew

The R&M Investor Services survey asked asset managers and other financial services clients to score their fund accounting and administration providers out of seven

Gen II adds Buckley and opens in Boston
29 August 2017 Boston
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Private equity fund administrator Gen II Services has appointed Shaun Buckley as managing director in its new Boston office

RBC I&TS strengthens regulatory team
08 August 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Phillis will lead the governance and regulatory solutions team from RBC I&TS’s London office

Private equity and real estate attracting increased interest, says Davey
03 August 2017 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Asset allocations in private equity and real estate increased in early 2017, according to Matt Davey, head of business solutions at Societe Generale Securities Services

NES Financial appoints Michael Richards
03 August 2017 California
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

According to the financial technology company, his appointment is a move to strengthen its private equity division

Record-breaking Q2 for State Street
27 July 2017 Boston
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

State Street recorded record levels of assets under custody and administration, and assets under management in Q2 2017, with the former topping $31 trillion

BNY Mellon recruits for alternative investment team
21 July 2017 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BNY Mellon has made two senior appointments to its alternative investment services team

Citi boosts custody and fund services team
17 July 2017 Dublin
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Citi has made three new senior hires to its custody and fund services team in Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Hyperledger Fabric 1.0 goes live
12 July 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Blockchain developer Hyperledger has achieved a “huge milestone” with the launch of Hyperledger Fabric 1.0, according to IBM chief technology officer of open technology Chris Ferris

Harmonisation will mean success for T2S
29 June 2017 Warsaw
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

More harmonisation and standardisation is required for the market to fully realise the intended benefits of the Target2-Securities platform

Des Johnson joins Centaur Fund Services
08 May New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Former SS&C Technologies global co-head of investor services Des Johnson has joined Centaur Fund Services as CEO of the US