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Goldman mulls sale of Litton Loan mortgage-servicing division
Goldman Sachs is contemplating sale of its Litton Loan mortgage-servicing division, reported the Financial Times. NewsCitibank Japan has expanded its foreign currency transfer service to provide simplified procedures through tie-ups with online brokerages in Japan.
Intermediaries > Prime Brokerages > News Ameriprise Financial expands Active Portfolios investments family By
Ameriprise Financial has expanded its Active Portfolios investments family with the launch of new Active Opportunity ETF Portfolios investments and Active Diversified Yield Portfolios.
Wealth & Assets Management > Mutual Funds > News ADB to help Georgia expand small business lending By
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Bank of Georgia have signed a loan agreement for a $50m five-year financing package, the proceeds of which will be onlent to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
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JP Morgan appoints new vice chairman of Investment Banking By
JP Morgan has appointed Robert Cummings as new vice chairman of Investment Banking, based in New York.
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BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNP Paribas) has been mandated as master custody provider by three UK-based pension schemes of Atos Origin with total assets under management of GBP 685m.
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JP Morgan has appointed Robert Cummings as new vice chairman of Investment Banking, based in New York.
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BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNP Paribas) has been mandated as master custody provider by three UK-based pension schemes of Atos Origin with total assets under management of GBP 685m.
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Banking Services
Dollar Financial, a US-based diversified financial services company, has said that it’s wholly owned UK subsidiary, Dollar Financial UK, has entered into an agreement to acquire Sefina Finance, a Scandinavian pawn lending business with headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Dollar Financial UK to acquire Sefina Finance for $73m
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First BanCorp has signed an amendment to the exchange agreement executed with the US Department of the Treasury in early July this year.
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First BanCorp revises agreement with US Treasury
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Wealth & Assets Management
Primus Guaranty has completed the sale of CypressTree Investment Management, its third-party asset management subsidiary, to Commercial Industrial Finance (CIFC). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Primus Guaranty completes sale of CypressTree Investment Management
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Henderson Global Investors, an asset management firm, has adopted the Bloomberg Transaction Cost Analysis (BTCA) tool globally for its equity business.
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Henderson Global Investors adopts Bloomberg Transaction Cost Analysis tool
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Intermediaries
Citibank Japan has expanded its foreign currency transfer service to provide simplified procedures through tie-ups with online brokerages in Japan.
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Citibank Japan expands foreign currency transfer service
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Fidessa group, a provider of trading, market data and global connectivity solutions for the buy-side and sell-side, has opened a office in Singapore and appointed Emily Thomas as new head of sales for Asia.
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Fidessa expands presence in Asia
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Technology
CMC Markets, a financial spread betting, CFD trading and FX trading company, has automated its transaction processing with SmartStream's SaaS reconciliation service, TLM OnDemand.
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CMC Markets automates transaction processing with SmartStream
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Henderson Global Investors, an asset management firm, has adopted the Bloomberg Transaction Cost Analysis (BTCA) tool globally for its equity business.
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Henderson Global Investors adopts Bloomberg Transaction Cost Analysis tool
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Policies & Regulatory Compliance
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of US has charged a former Deloitte Tax partner and his wife with repeatedly leaking confidential merger and acquisition information to family members overseas in a multi-million dollar insider trading scheme.
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SEC charges ex-Deloitte tax partner for insider trading
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European Commission rejects ING's request to repay hybrid capital to private investors
The European Commission has rejected ING's request for an early repayment of around EUR1.2bn in hybrid capital to private investors as it has yet to fully reimburse the Dutch State for the support it received, a condition set in the Commission State aid decision of 2009.
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Risk Management
Eurex Clearing, European clearing house for securities and derivatives transactions, has launched its Advanced Risk Protection solution.
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Eurex Clearing launches Advanced Risk Protection solution
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BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research introduces Global Financial Stress Index
BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research has introduced the Global Financial Stress Index (GFSI), a cross-market gauge of risk, hedging demand and investment flows.
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