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Custodians make managers more accountable: BNP Paribas

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... manager are increasingly taking advantage of the deep look-through and risk analysis capabilities provided by their custodians. According to Madhu Gayer, BNP Paribas Securities Services head of investment reporting and performance for Asia Pacific, the ...

Penalties for fund managers too lenient

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... improved disclosure of offshore investment structures and a greater oversight role for 'gatekeepers' such as auditors and custodians. The report also calls for greater collaboration between industry professionals and regulators, a re-examining of the ...

RARE joins Calastone network

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... data inputted manually by operators. Belonging to the network will automate the flows from participating platforms and custodians into RARE's global listed infrastructure fund range. "This is a sensible business decision," RARE head of distribution Matt ...

FEATURE: The metamorphosis of custody

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
Spurred on by intense competition and increasingly exacting clients, custodians are transforming themselves into much more than just custodians. James Fernyhough takes a look at some of the new services they are offering. On the surface, custody looks ...

Calastone launches automated reporting tool

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... communications between accountants managing self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and Calastone users such as funds, platforms and custodians. From June 30, 2015, the distribution tax components will be electronically exchanged and client records automatically ...

Citi develops white label banking for industry funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... is the only custodian operating in Australia with domestic retail banking services and nothing to lose. Other large custodians such as JP Morgan, State Street and BNP Paribas do not have retail banking services in Australia, while the big four domestic ...

NAB custody confirms partnership speculation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... industry speculation, NAB Asset Servicing (NAS) has confirmed it is exploring the possibility of partnering with global custodians. A spokesperson for the custody arm of the National Australia Bank would not comment on which institutions NAS was talking ...

Inquiry has Macquarie Private Wealth in its sights

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
... the tip of the iceberg" and is confident the wrongdoing exposed at the bank was prevalent at other institutions. ANZ Custodians and UBS Wealth Management were also among the financial institutions specifically mentioned in the report. Morris told the ...

Custodians fight hard for big super deals

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
Custodians are fiercely competing to win the business of Australia's largest superannuation funds, with some trading in short-term commercial gain in exchange for strategic long-term deals. One method of doing this is by offering so-called 'fee holidays' ...

Super fund custody 'fee holidays' revealed

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
Custodians have been offering their services to superannuation funds for free in a move to undercut the competition. Financial Standard understands that Citi, for example, provided an 18-month fee holiday to HOSTPLUS, whose business it won from J.P. ...