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AFME issues new sub-custodian questionnaire
08 December 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe has published a new due diligence questionnaire in a bid standardise and simplify them for sub-custodians...

Fintech funding feels the pinch
23 November 2016 London
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Venture capital-backed financial technology funding fell almost a fifth in Q3 2016, a new report has found...

Q3 brings record AUM for BNP Paribas
01 November 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BNP Paribas has seen a record level of assets under management, over €1 trillion, in its insurance, wealth and asset management division for Q3 2016...

NSD sees growth in assets under custody
28 October 2016 Moscow
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

National Settlement Depository, the Russian central securities depository (CSD), saw a 13 percent increase in assets under custody in Q3 2016...

Deutsche Bank carves out profit in Q3 2016
27 October 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Deutsche Bank has beaten forecasts to report a €256 million profit for Q3 2016 as the threat of a $14 billion fine in the US continues to loom...

State Street sees 7 percent rise in custody fees
26 October 2016 Boston
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Revenue from State Street’s assets under custody increased by 7 percent in Q3 2016...

Single-managers up but APAC drops
26 October 2016 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Almost 120 hedge funds were launched in Q3 2016, with single-managers dominating new entrants to the market, according to data and intelligence provider Preqin...

BNY Mellon sees boost in servicing fees
21 October 2016 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

BNY Mellon has seen a 1 percent increase in its asset servicing fees, which reached $1.1 billion in Q3 2016...

South Africa makes the leap to T+3
13 July 2016 Johannesburg
Reporter: Drew Nicol

South Africa’s capital market has initiated its long-anticipated settlement reform by shortening its standard cycle to T+3 from T+5, this week...

Pavilion improves alternatives offering
28 June 2016 Sacramento, California
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Pavilion Financial Corporation, a North American investment services provider, is set to acquire Altius Holdings, the parent company of Altius Associates...

SWIFT and EFAMA: Fund order automation on the up
16 May 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Automation rates for cross-border fund orders received by transfer agents in Ireland and Luxembourg are continuing to increase, according to a report from the EFAMA and SWIFT...

Northern Trust: Asset managers in pickle over data
06 April 2016 Chicago
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Many asset managers are not gaining as much value from the data they're handling as they could, and there are still significant challenges to be tackled in data management...