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Euroclear Bank to Open Dubai Office
Euroclear Bank, the international central securities depository (ICSD), will open a representative office in Dubai, further strengthening its long-standing commitment to Middle Eastern clients. The office located in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) will have space for 10 employees and will be headed by Bernard Ferran, Director and Regional Head. He takes…
Hedge Fund Standards Board Appoints Dame Amelia Fawcett as Chairman
The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) has appointed Dame Amelia Fawcett as its new Chairman. A former Non-Executive Director of the Bank of England and Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley International, Dame Amelia will take up the post on 1st July 2011. She succeeds Sir Andrew Large who has been interim Chairman since last December…
Markit to Provide First CFD Trade Reporting System to Saxo Bank
Markit, a leading, global financial information services company, today announced that Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, will begin to report its contract for difference (CFD) trades via Markit BOAT, the trade reporting platform, in September 2011. Saxo Bank will become the first financial institution to report its CFDs on Single Stock trades…
PolarLake Announce Support for Bitemporal Data
Today PolarLake announces support for Bitemporal Data in the PolarLake Data Management Platform. This will allow clients to make changes to Historic Data, view the changes to Historic Data over time and also look at the detailed history of the Data updates. This extends PolarLake’s capabilities in processing Financial Data such as Pricing, Trade and…
Virginie’s Blog – Guess Which Country in Europe is Furthest Ahead with Corporate Actions Standardisation…?
When I found out this week which European country is furthest ahead with regards to the adoption of the Corporate Actions Joint Working Group’s (CAJWG) standards it certainly surprised me. But when you realise the role and the approach that the central securities depository (CSD) in the country has adopted, it all makes sense… And…
Thomson Reuters Appoints Paul Klug Head of Investment & Advisory in Asia
Thomson Reuters today announced Paul Klug has been appointed the Head of Investment & Advisory in Asia. The continued expansion of Thomson Reuters leadership team in Asia Pacific underscores the company’s ongoing commitment to the region. In this new role, Klug will define and execute a growth strategy for all of the Investment & Advisory…
ISMAG’s Gubert Promotes Voluntary Corporate Actions Standardisation and a “Bottom up” Approach in Europe
Earlier this year the International Securities Market Advisory Group (ISMAG) released its Operational Market Practice Book, which details the roles and responsibilities of the participants in the end to end corporate actions chain. John Gubert, chairman of the association, explained at this week’s Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) seminar why his association has taken…
Olivier Birgel joins BI-SAM as Business Development Director Europe
BI-SAM, the company behind B-One, the global award winning data management, performance and risk attribution, GIPS composites administration and client reporting solution, announced the appointment of Olivier Birgel as Business Development Director Europe. With 15 years of experience within the Asset Management industry, Olivier has been responsible for the development of business in several territories…
State Street Launches Mobile App for iPad
State Street, one of the world’s leading providers of financial services to institutional investors, today announced a new mobile application for the iPad, State Street Springboard, which will be available in the Apple App Store this fall. State Street Springboard allows clients to view essential portfolio information that is specifically designed for mobile users and…
Standardisation of Issuer Announcements and Key Dates are Central to Tackling Corporate Actions Efficiency, Says AFME’s Frey
The two key success factors to effectively tackling the basic inefficiencies of the corporate actions space are ensuring that issuer announcements are submitted in a standardised format and that corporate actions events are compliant with key dates and these are in the correct sequence, said Werner Frey, managing director of the Association for Financial Markets…