Ileana Sodani now heads relationship development for BNY Mellon’s asset servicing business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Emea).

Ileana Sodani now heads relationship development for BNY Mellon’s asset servicing business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Emea).
Axa Investment Managers is attempting to harness ‘big data’ through a collaboration with State Street, one of the world’s largest custody banks, and a market data firm.
BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNPPSS) says it has segregated its clients’ Ucits assets in a process lasting about four months.
Creating a central book of investment records that tells the entire story of a firm’s activity is at the heart of software development, says Nicholas Pratt.
Custodians have vast amounts of data but have been slow to develop big data services – but projects are starting to be rolled out, finds Nicholas Pratt.
Our second South Africa panel discusses pension scheme investment, and the challenge for asset servicing firms of building a pan-African business. Chaired by Alan Chalmers.
The Luxembourg funds industry association, Alfi, holds its spring conference on March 8-9. Funds Europe puts questions to some of those appearing, plus others who work in the local industry.
From March 18 this year, Ucits V’s provisions on depositaries, remuneration and sanctions will align Ucits with the EU’s post-crisis financial regimes – in particular that for alternative funds.
We profile some of the most interesting fund launches in recent weeks and examine the performance of a product already on the market.
Euroclear, the Brussels-based central securities depositary that has been expanding its post-trade processing operations for funds into Asia, reports a 12% growth in fund assets under custody for 2015.