Keith Burman, Senior Managing Director State Street in Luxembourg

The countdown to the July introduction of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) is underway. Many fund managers are already well-prepared for this far-reaching regime change, but for others there may be a need to accelerate the pace of preparation.  

Based in London, Nigel Drury will play a key role in driving Coutts’ risk management agenda across all geographies of the RBS Wealth Division, through continuous liaison with the business’s regulators.   

REGIS-TR, the European Trade Repository owned by Clearstream (Deutsche Börse Group) and Iberclear (BME), and National Settlement Depository (NSD), the Russian Central Securities Depository, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to intensify their cooperation on the mutual exchange of information.  

REGIS-TR, the European Trade Repository owned by Clearstream (Deutsche Börse Group) and Iberclear (BME), and National Settlement Depository (NSD), the Russian Central Securities Depository, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to intensify their cooperation on the mutual exchange of information. 

S&P Capital IQ’s Real Time Solutions has extended its low latency connectivity and co-location services to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), through its QuantLINK solution.  

BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNP Paribas) has announced the appointment of Annalisa Winge Bicknell to Regional head of sales and relationship management for Institutional Clients, reinforcing its ambition to grow in the asset manager and asset owner segment of the market.

Advise Technologies, LLC, a software solutions provider for global regulatory and investor reporting has launched a new consulting and integration services offering. This service is designed to help clients create more robust and efficient filing processes for Form PF, CPO-PQR and similar reporting.

Stephen O’Connor, ISDA Chairman’s raises concerns that the  Dodd-Frank Act could increase, rather than decrease risk. 

Trintech, provider of integrated software solutions for the Last Mile of Finance, today announced availability of the Cadency™ mobile application at its 17^th Annual Customer Conference and Executive Circle in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

BNP Paribas Securities Services’s, (BNP Paribas) Dealing Services desk for buy-side clients has been assigned the dealing activities of Neuflize OBC, ABN AMRO Group subsidiary. 

Ted Leveroni, Executive Director, Derivatives Strategy, Omgeo

Within a matter of weeks, central clearing requirements for interest rate and credit default swaps will be introduced in Europe. Ted Leveroni, executive director of derivatives strategy at Omgeo, discusses the collateral implications of the new rules and market participants’ operational readiness. 

SunGard has developed the Protegent Compliance Platform, a new consolidated technology platform to help financial firms achieve competitive advantages by streamlining their regulatory compliance management.

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today announced the appointment of former three-term U.S. Senator Judd A. Gregg as Chief Executive Officer of the Association and the appointment of former U.S. Representative and SIFMA Acting President & CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. as President of the Association.

A new global brand in regulatory support services and software for the asset management and securities industry was launched today when the established brands of The IMS Group, HedgeOp Compliance and EvenWheel Solutions combined to form Cordium, following their merger last year.

Compono Strategia, a credit risk services provider, has leveraged risk analytics from RiskMetrics, an MSCI brand.  

Misys, the global application software and services company, announced today the release of Sophis VALUE v5, its flagship buy-side solution. 

 FIX Protocol Ltd (FPL), the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of the global electronic trading community, today published updated recommended guidelines for the use of FIX for post-trade processing. 

A Clearstream spokesperson commented on Turkey’s  recent upgrade to investment grade: “Clearstream is delighted to note Turkey has been upgraded. 

The EBA has agreed recommendations to supervisors to conduct asset quality reviews on major EU banks.  

Misys and Al-Dhabi Investment (ADI), the UAE private investment firm, have unveiled plans to extend their coverage into new asset classes and financial instruments, made possible with the implementation of Misys Sophis VALUE