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  • Feature: Have international custodians missed the boat?

    11 March 2010

    The Nordic region offers good investment opportunities but with strong domestic players well established and some large international players also in place, has anyone wanting to access the market now left it too late?

  • Global Mandates: Who won what?

    11 March 2010

    Read our comprehensive round-up of all the biggest mandate wins.

  • NAPF: Conference update

    11 March 2010

    Imbalances within international accounting standards was one of the big debates at the annual National Association of Pension Funds conference held in Edinburgh.

  • Face to Face: A return home

    11 March 2010

    Tim Smollen, global head of agency lending at Deutsche Bank discusses the acquisition of Commerzbank AG’s securities lending business and the benefits it will bring.

  • Feature: Bumps in the road

    11 March 2010

    Brazil is facing a number of short term challenges as it continues its economic development but remains a solid long term investment

  • Feature: Much ado about nothing

    11 March 2010

    A recent technical amendment to the tax regulations affecting repo caused what seemed to be a disproportionate reaction from the market

  • Feature: The hammer falls

    11 March 2010

    The credit crisis has prompted a rethink around regulation and how more stringent and transparent guidelines can deter future market traumas. But will recent regulation changes help or hinder the market in years to come?

  • PASLA conference: Australian regulators under fire

    03 March 2010

    Global Investor/isf brings you all the top news from the 7th annual PASLA conference in Hong Kong.

  • PASLA conference: Asia leading global recovery

    03 March 2010

    The 7th annual PASLA/RMA conference on Asian securities lending got underway today. Global Investor/isf is there and brings you the best of it.

  • Global Investor / isf digital issue - February 2010

    26 February 2010

    Click on the link to access the digital version of Global Investor / isf's latest issue

  • Capitalising on current trends in clean energy

    24 February 2010

    Last year saw both the US and China supporting clean energy more than ever before. Due to this shift, the market is seeing clean energy firms growing and offering attractive value.

  • PASLA Face to Face: Dominick Falco

    24 February 2010

    Dominick Falco is one of the founding fathers of the Pan Asia Securities Lending Association. He tells Global Investor/isf about the evolution he has witnessed in both Asia and the association.

  • PASLA Market Profile: India

    24 February 2010

    India’s sheer vastness in terms of population alone means its potential cannot be ignored. With more than a billion people it’s no surprise that it’s a market the world has its eyes on.

  • PASLA market profile: China

    23 February 2010

    The introduction of margin lending and stock index futures in China look likely to be launched this year

  • PASLA market profile: Australia

    23 February 2010

    Australia was one of the last markets to lift the ban on short selling but has gained a reputation as a market that deserves attention

  • PASLA market profile: Singapore

    23 February 2010

    Singapore has had to bend to new global best practice and implement rules that go against a policy that has successfully built a hedge fund industry on the island

  • Feature: Hedge fund phoenix is rising

    16 February 2010

    The hedge fund industry has been through a transformational crisis and has come out with improved business and operational models

Latest News in Asset Management

Alternatives

Corporate strategy

Investment strategies

  • BNY to acquire BHF

    08 March 2010

    BNY Mellon has agreed to acquire BHF Asset Servicing from BHF subject to regulatory approvals.

Investors

Offshore

Regulation

  • Feature: The hammer falls

    11 March 2010

    The credit crisis has prompted a rethink around regulation and how more stringent and transparent guidelines can deter future market traumas. But will recent regulation changes help or hinder the market in years to come?

Wealth management

  • RBC bolsters UK wealth team

    09 March 2010

    RBC Wealth Management has made a senior appointment to its London-based UK onshore business

Latest News in Asset Servicing

Clearing and settlement

Custody & sub custody

  • Feature: Have international custodians missed the boat?

    11 March 2010

    The Nordic region offers good investment opportunities but with strong domestic players well established and some large international players also in place, has anyone wanting to access the market now left it too late?

Exchanges

  • UBS picks London for Euro ETC’s

    10 March 2010

    The London Stock Exchange today announced that UBS has become a new issuer of Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) on its markets.

Fund services

Repo and Tri-party

  • Feature: Much ado about nothing

    11 March 2010

    A recent technical amendment to the tax regulations affecting repo caused what seemed to be a disproportionate reaction from the market

Securities lending

Trading & Technology

Transition Management

 

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