All Securities Services articles – Page 8
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Opening up custody
Planned merger of Russia’s rival exchanges could clear the way for securities lending, writes Iain Morse
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In pole position to become CEE hub
The Warsaw Stock Exchange is proving a favourite with CEE-originated IPOs and emerging CEE countries. Iain Morse reports
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Gateways to growing markets
Iain Morse surveys securities services markets in Portugal, Gibraltar and Cyprus
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Credit to lending
Many pension funds canned their securities lending programmes outright in 2008 but have now recovered their nerve. However, Iain Morse argues that regulation is now likely to drive the future shape of the industry
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Maltese persuasion
Malta is benefiting from the trend of near-shoring in the securities services business, writes Iain Morse
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Belgium’s conservative custodians
Iain Morse finds regulation change may force some smaller captive custodians to re-think their business model
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AP1 gets tough on global custody
In the wake of the crisis, the giant AP1 is looking for a new global custodian and is setting stringent operating conditions. Iain Morse reports
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Finns juggle political hot potato
The 2011 general election in Finland could mean the end of the Loppu system. Iain Morse reports
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Spanish custody is set for change
Iain Morse reports on the expected effects of Target2 Securities
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Securities Services: One-frastructure
Working with ATP, Citi has developed a single data management platform that can facilitate risk management across the life cycle of the investment process, says Nick Roe
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Special ReportSecurities Services: Clearing for take-off
Central clearing of OTC derivatives is supposed to increase transparency and reduce systemic risk. But Richard Hemming finds that pension funds might be among those counting the costs
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Securities Services: Regulatory arbitrage: herd mentality
Systemic wrisk has to be limited say industry bodies, inter-dealers, consultants, lawyers and those on the operational side of the OTC market. But they also say that, following the financial crisis, there have been changes in markets that are heading in the exact direction that the regulators would want. They ...
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Securities Services: Managed accounts: an efficient way to build hedge fund portfolios?
There has been a buzz around managed accounts for some time – but the problems with liquidity mismatches and outright fraud that bubbled up in 2008, and investors like CalPERS setting out plans to use them wherever they can, seem to have made the case even more airtight.
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Securities Services: Liabilities into assets
As large, maturing pension schemes turn to liability-driven investing, Benjie Fraser talks to Martin Steward about the opportunities available to custodians that can draw on broader institutional capacity and expertise
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Securities Services: Testing times ahead
With consolidation and growth expected in the European custody markets in the coming years, Luxembourg could be one of the biggest beneficiaries, says Iain Morse
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Securities Services: A matter of choice
Andrew Baker says the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive could restrict choice and impose some unreasonable burdens on depositaries
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Securities Services: Welcome to the dark side
Traders seeking maximum liquidity with minimum impact on the markets are turning to the dark arts, says Simmy Grewal
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Securities Services: Risk and return
The credit crisis has focused the minds of lenders on getting their risk-reward parameters right, as Susan Pike explains
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Old structures on the way out
Iain Morse reports on the transformation taking place in the Italian custody market
