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ESMA publishes first reports on CSDR implementation
11 November 2020
France Reporter Maddie Saghir

ESMA has published its first two reports on the implementation of CSDR

RBC I&TS: Canadian pensions buoyed by positive performance in equity markets
29 October 2020
Toronto Reporter Becky Bellamy

The median year-to-date return for Canadian defined benefits plans stood at 5.2 percent for the period ending 30 September

Northern Trust sees slight increase in Q3 custody and fund admin servicing fees
27 October 2020
Chicago Reporter Becky Bellamy

Northern Trust explained that the small increase was primarily due to favourable currency translation and new business, partially offset by unfavourable markets

State Street sees AUC/A increase after achieving $240bn investment servicing wins
19 October 2020
Boston Reporter Maddie Saghir

The increase was primarily put down to higher period-end market levels, net new business growth, and client flows

BNY Mellon sees asset servicing slide for Q3
16 October 2020
New York Reporter Maddie Saghir

Of the total revenue, BNY Mellon’s asset servicing Q3 revenues dropped 4 percent from Q3 2019 with $1.3 billion.

Banque de Luxembourg taps MarketAxess for trading solution
28 September 2020
New York Reporter Drew Nicol

Axess IQ launched in November 2019 and has been imbued it with “further enhancements”, including the integration of Auto-X, the automated trading solution, and Composite+, an artificial intelligence-powered pricing engine, into its workflow

KGAL outsources fund administration to CACEIS
16 September 2020
Paris Reporter Maddie Saghir

KGAL Group, an independent investment and asset manager, has outsourced its fund administration to CACEIS, the asset servicing banking group of Crédit Agricole and Santander

EACH: 16 members perform successful fire drill tests in BCP mode
09 September 2020
Brussels Reporter Rebecca Delaney

The resilience of European CCP has been confirmed by fire drill tests carried out in business community planning mode during Q2 2020

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T+1 settlement cycles

Gary King, associate director and Asia Pacific specialist for Thomas Murray, reflects on India’s transition to a T+1 settlement cycle and assesses the rest of the region’s approaches to the shifting settlement cycles across the globe

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On the up

In spite of pressing geopolitical tensions, the CEE region’s stock continues to rise

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To rewrite or not to rewrite is no longer the question

deltaconX’s Paul Rennison discusses the ongoing changes to EMIR and the impact for reporting companies and their providers

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Business as usual

Arnaud Garel-Galais explains how CACEIS is coping with the impacts of COVID-19 for private assets clients

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Eddie Astanin
National Settlement Depository

National Settlement Depository’s Eddie Astanin highlights how global trends are changing Russia’s post-trade sector, from the technology used to the regulations being implemented

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John Van Verre
HSBC

As HSBC extends its direct custody and clearing services across the pond, John Van Verre explains why the move makes sense for 2016

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Herwig Temmerman, Michel Kayembe and Josée-Lynda Denis
Kurt Salmon

AST talks to Herwig Temmerman, Michel Kayembe and Josée-Lynda Denis of Kurt Salmon about geographic trends of fund vehicle distribution

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Russia

Despite being hit hard by COVID-19 — much like the rest of Europe — Russia is now one of the continent’s leading international trailblazers when it comes to custody growth and technological innovation

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Nigeria

Ademilola Aluko, Investor services specialist Stanbic IBTC Bank discusses the many investment opportunities in the growing economy of Nigeria

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Luxembourg

Luxembourg’s asset servicing industry has blossomed to boast a substantial portion of types of funds in need of back and middle office functions, and now Brexit may offer an opportunity for further growth

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China

The Chinese market has taken a knock to its confidence, but despite its size, it is still merely an emerging market, and must take these setbacks in its stride

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