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BBR Staff

Barclays To Offload $12.3b Risky Assets

The transaction with Protium is expected to clean some of the mark-to-market risks it faces and may reduce the chance of further writedowns

Pohjola Bank Group Appoints Citi To Provide Global Custody

Global custody services include performance measurement, compliance monitoring, investment administration and accounting

JP Morgan Expands Escrow Services To Australia, Singapore

To help customers manage financial risk associated with a range of business transactions

Reliance Trust Forms Wealth Management Services In North Carolina

The new joint venture has been started in partnership with several Wilmington business leaders

JP Morgan Forms Integrated Prime Brokerage and Custody Group

To serve hedge funds and asset managers seeking a combination of prime brokerage capabilities and securities services

Nomura Becomes Primary Dealer In India

To access and trade Indian interest rate risk via underwriting and distributing government bonds as well as trading in local currency interest rate swaps

DB’s ALPS Program Purchases Student Loans From Northwestern University

Packages the loans directly into securities which can be purchased by capital markets participants like Deutsche Bank, providing a source of liquidity to universities

HSBC Patners Markit

To produce additional regional research that will facilitate an understanding of the fast growing emerging markets

BNP Paribas Investment Partners Joins Forces With Crédit Agricole Asset Management

BNPP IP acquired 49.96% of Fund Channel, to create an European provider of fund distribution services

New York Federal Reserve Opts For WCG Services

For the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF)