transfer agency

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: Eyes on the bigger picture

It is just over five years since RBC Dexia Investor Services was formed and although the business is outside the major league in terms...

OUTSOURCING: Ready for the next generation

Fund managers Artemis and F&C talk about how to make the second phase of outsourcing work. Nicholas Pratt reports “Experience is the name everyone gives...

ASSET SERVICING ROUNDTABLE: Going strong (part 1)

Luxembourg has been forced to step back and take stock of the way things are done. In doing so it found that actually, the...

It’s Monday – let’s outsource!

It's been a big morning for outsourcing solutions. State Street and JP Morgan have announced new outsourcing deals, while BNP Paribas Securities Services has...

BlackRock and JPM launch same day settlement platform in Asia

BlackRock's institutional clients based in Asia will now be able to process trades during Asian business hours and receive the same day use of...

FUND EXCHANGES: That little bit Xetra

Nicholas Pratt looks at an initiative to trade investment funds on Germany's stock exchange that could bring down costs associated with transfer agency. The cost,...

OUTSOURCING: Catching the wave

Nordic fund managers are becoming more comfortable with outsourcing their fund administration. Although several still carry out these functions in-house, things are beginning to...

INSIDE VIEW: WEB 2.0

Most asset management firms have yet to fully embrace social media. Martyn Cuff of Allianz Global Investors Europe says that in the age of Web...

TIME TO INVITE CINDARELLA TO THE BALL: Transfer agents under pressure

Fund distribution is increasingly global. Nicholas Pratt examines the strain this puts on the transfer agents and how providers should react It all used to...

HARD WORK AT THE COAL FACE: the challenges of the past year

There is no denying it, 2010 was a tough year, according to our fund administration survey respondents. Nicholas Pratt finds out what sizeable challenges...

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