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Systems hold up well despite Asian turmoil
on Dec 6, 1998 in Finance Financial News 7 - 13 December Revenues are up in Asia, although assets have fallen. Crisis management saw deals through, says Gerry O’Kane While the rest of the custodial world has been preoccupied with the ramifications of the euro and the co...
A case of sentiment, convergence and risk
on Mar 8, 1999 in Finance Benchmark - Performance Tracker March 1999 It wasn’t long ago that investors were failing over themselves to be invested in Eastern Europe. Predictably the fund companies launched the bulk of their products somewhere near the top of the market...
Global custody consolidation
on Mar 8, 1999 in Finance Financial Times Mandate March 1999 Movement in Europe but the US houses will come out topAmerican giants such as Chase and Bank of New York are biding their time but will pounce once the European action slows. Deep pockets are needed for this game. G...
Global Custody Consolidation: ‘the sums involved are huge and getting bigger all the time’
on May 8, 1999 in Finance Financial Times Mandate May 1999 Gerry O’Kane It may be a new issue for custodians but the pan-European pension resurrects the word most commonly associated with custodial operations: consolidation. The most recent example of the traditional co...
Bonds survive the toughest of times
on Feb 8, 2001 in Finance FT Mandate 28 Feb 2001 Last year saw the Euro make a big impact on the bond markets, while emerging market debt grew in appeal, writes Gerry O’Kane It has been a mixed twelve months for fixed income investment. Traditionally safe US Treasury bi...