Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 707
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Features
What's value added any more?
‘Value added’ has become a catchphrase in the global custody vocabulary. An all-embracing concept, it has been habitually applied to any service offered beyond the traditional core custody offerings of safekeeping and settlement. However, the concept of what adds value is coming under the microscope as pension funds and fund ...
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Why tri-party repo
The case for investors conducting business on an increasingly secured or collateralised basis only appears to grow stronger and more compelling with each mounting crisis or default in the market. Earlier this year we had AIB and large FX losses. This was followed swiftly by the Enron default. Traditionally legislation ...
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Europe still struggling
As the dust settles on the Deutsche Börse and Clearstream merger, the European clearing and settlement picture is no clearer. High costs and inefficient market practices still dominate and many institutions – particularly investment management firms – are struggling to implement straight-through processing (STP) solutions. Put simply, STP is a ...
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NTMA names final seven managers
Ireland’s National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) has announced the final seven managers to run the unallocated E2bn of the National Pensions Reserve Fund’s E8bn in assets. Lord, Abbett & Co has been appointed to run a E410m portfolio of north American value equities. A similar-sized mandate for growth equities has ...
