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Who will buy NAB Asset Servicing?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
In July, National Australia Bank announced to the ASX that it was "undertaking discussions with a number of Global Custody providers" over the future of its custody business, NAB Asset Servicing (NAS). While NAB described it as a "strategic partnering" ...

Executives lose sleep over changing regulation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... losing sleep over changing government regulation, according to BNP Paribas Securities Services' 'Asset Administration & Custody Review'. In a survey of 110 senior executives working in Australian asset management firms, super funds, BNP Paribas also ...

FEATURE: The metamorphosis of custody

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... more than just custodians. James Fernyhough takes a look at some of the new services they are offering. On the surface, custody looks like one of the less sexy branches of financial services. It doesn't have the excitement of asset management, the endless ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at some of the new services being offered in the intensely competitive custody market. We also profile Western Asset Management country head of fixed income Anthony Kirkham and take a closer look at the ...

Citi develops white label banking for industry funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... something currently only bank-owned retail super funds can offer. David Edwards, head of sales and client engagement at Citi's custody business, told Financial Standard that the service is ready to go, and that Citi is currently in talks with existing ...

NAB custody confirms partnership speculation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... 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 to, nor the structure of the ...

State Street hangs on to REST custody contract

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
REST Industry Super has kept State Street on as its custodian following a "comprehensive review of service providers." The decision is a major win for State Street as, with $31 billion in funds under management and 1.9 million members, REST is one of ...

UBS adviser banned from financial services industry

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... Astra shareholders if he convinced current UBS clients to acquire Astra shares and if he assisted Astra in obtaining UBS custody services. Several UBS clients invested $1 million in Astra due to Konjevic's recommendation and, as a result, 900,000 Astra ...

BNP Paribas signs up to TARGET 2

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... 2015 in Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Romania and Malta. Commenting on the announcement, Alain Pochet, head of clearing and custody services for BNP Paribas Securities Services said: "We are preparing for all kinds of client requirements in the run-up ...

BNP Paribas appoints custody product head

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
BNP Paribas Securities Services, a global custodian with over $8 trillion in assets under custody, has appointed Justin Burman as head of product - asset and fund services (AFS) in Australia. Burman is responsible for market research and analysis, service ...