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BNY Mellon appoints CFO for European banking entity

BNY Mellon has named Eric Pulinx as CFO of its European banking entity, The Bank of New York Mellon, subject to regulatory approval.

Abbot Downing expands its New York team

Abbot Downing, part of Wells Fargo’s Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement group, has appointed Peter Barcia as managing director and senior portfolio manager in its New York office.

CIBC Asset Management makes portfolio manager changes to emerging markets mandates

CIBC Asset Management (CAMI) has made portfolio manager changes to further strengthen its lineup of emerging markets investments.

Netherlands to update tax treaties with developing countries

The Dutch Government has unveiled plans to improve tax transparency and to fight against international tax avoidance, specifically by updating tax treaties with low- and middle-income countries.

Lyxor appoints new global head of hedge fund research

Lyxor Asset Management has appointed Frank Frecentese as global head of hedge fund research.

British Virgin Islands selects Hong Kong as Asia-Pacific hub

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has launched its Asia Pacific regional office, BVI House Asia, in Hong Kong.

SEI adds managing director of defined contribution business

SEI has appointed Scott Brooks as managing director of defined contribution (DC) business.

RBC custody arm to shut Melbourne operations; redundancies expected

RBC Investor and Treasury Services, the custody arm of Royal Bank of Canada, has closed its Melbourne operations and relocate the entire Australian business to its Sydney headquarters, Financial standard has reported.

Brown Advisory receives approval to launch mutual funds in UK

The UK’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has granted Brown Advisory approval to launch its range of US mutual funds in the UK.

SEC clarifies soft dollar benefits utilizing fixed income transactions with CCM

Trading and Markets Staff of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued no-action relief for institutional asset managers participating in Carolina Capital Market’s (CCM) third-party fixed income research program.