Outsmarting the Bear

Reprinted with the permission of Financial-i

The bear market of 2009 saw asset managers focus on operational excellence and business resilience. That means they need to excel at back-and-middle-office activities. Peter Keaveney of BNY Mellon Asset Servicing says the most effective way of doing this is to partner with a provider that acts as an extension of their organisation. This article was first published in the Financial-i Securities & Asset Servicing Handbook 2011. www.financial-i.com.

Author:   Peter Keaveney
Business:   Asset Servicing
Publication date:   August 2011

Risk Appetite at the Crossroads

Reprinted with the permission of SourceMedia, Inc.

In light of recent market volatility and dramatically changed investor risk appetite in the wake of the recession, Jim Cecere, Managing Director for Global Product Management talks about the changes in the types of products asset managers are launching and other trends in the marketplace.

Author:   Jim Cecere
Business:   Asset Servicing
Publication date:   September 2011

Regulatory Change in Securities Lending: An Update for Clients

An array of proposed legislation and recommendations including Basel III, Dodd-Frank and European Commission rules on short selling will ultimately provide new mandates for securities lending market participants at all stages of the transaction. In the meanwhile however, beneficial asset holders and securities lending agents are working to assess the new environment as regulatory concepts become formalized and specific rules are adopted.

In collaboration with:   Finadium LLC
Business:  Asset Servicing
Publication date:   September 2011

Risk Roundtable Interview

Reprinted with the permission of The Spaulding Group, Inc.

The topic of risk has grown tremendously given the recent market turmoil. The Journal of Performance Measurement gathered a distinguished group of risk professionals to participate in an interview that examines how risk is measured/managed, provides opinions on value-at-risk, and discusses what the future holds for this type of analysis.

Authors:   Greg Stewart, John Stahr
Business:   Asset Servicing
Publication date:   October 2011

Investment Portfolio Data Management

Every industry presents its own challenges to successful data management. Terry Jenkins, Principal Analyst - Eagle Investment Systems, examines the factors that make investment portfolio data management unique and outlines how four key data management activities -- data integration, data quality, data enrichment and business intelligence -- must be organized to support the particular needs of financial institutions.

Author:   Terry Jenkins
Business:   Asset Servicing
Publication date:   October 2011

A World of Opportunity for Exchange-Traded Funds 3.0

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As head of global exchange-traded fund services at BNY Mellon, Joe Keenan has a front-row seat on developments in the exchange-traded fund industry. As such, Keenan fully expects ETFs to continue their incredible success story. Money Management Executive recently spoke with Keenan about the drivers of ETF growth.

Author:   Joe Keenan
Business:   Asset Servicing
Publication date:   October 2011

Money Fund Intelligence: Money Market Funds Ready to Transact Non-$1

Reprinted with the permission of Crane Data LLC

On October 31, the last directive in the SEC's Money Market Fund Reform amendments to the Investment Company Act will come into effect. Funds must be in compliance with a processing mandate requiring the fund to have the capacity to redeem and sell its securities at a price based on the fund's current net asset value per share, including the capacity to sell and redeem shares at prices that do not correspond to the stable net asset value or price per share. Jim Cecere, Managing Director of Global Product Management for U.S. Financial Institutions, discusses the issues and challenges of the new regulation.

Author:   Jim Cecere
Business:   Asset Servicing
Publication date:   October 2011

Unlocking the Power of the Turnkey Mutual Fund Platform

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The current economic and regulatory environment has proven to be challenging for asset managers. Post Sarbanes-Oxley, the industry has seen an increased demand by asset managers for solutions to help them alleviate the rising costs and increasing time to market that these new regulations bring. Many asset managers are discovering that using a turnkey platform to launch and maintain funds can be a time-saving and cost-effective solution.

Author:   Jay Nusblatt
Business:   Asset Servicing
Publication date:   November 2011

Doing More with Less: Exception-Based Processing

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Automated exception-based processing reduces time, expense and the number of resources required for reconciling and validating critical investment data. Through automation, mutual fund companies can drive up their fund accounting ratios and grow operations without increasing staffing.

Author:   Mark Spanos
Business:   Asset Servicing
Publication date:   November 2011

Solid Relationships: Investment Managers and Service Providers Using Collaboration to Build Reliable Middle-Office Outsourcing Models

In the last several years, middle-office outsourcing has become an important consideration for investment managers as they evaluate their current business models and renew their focus on core competencies. When used effectively, middle-office outsourcing can generate additional efficiencies and savings, provide more predictable cost structures and help increase speed to market for new products.

Business:   Asset Servicing
Publication date:   November 2011