From the Benche

The Benche has once again been awarded by the industry. This time it is Financial Sector Technology that has, in fierce competition with Deutche Bank, Credit Suisse and National Australia Group Europe, picked the Benche as the winner in the category "Best use of customer communication and social networking". ...

Our supporter SEB just recently published for the fifth time their China Financial Index, a report where a number of Scandinavian and German companies are asked about their plans for their companies in China during the coming year. In short the report shows that the companies has a strong belief in growing their business in China during 2011. ...

One of our members, Marcus, has once again taken the initiativ to a Benche Pub at the Paulaner am Dom in Frankfurt/Main. This is the second time Marcus arranging a Benche Pub in Frankfurt - one more time and it can be considered to be a tradition. ...

The financial crisis changed the Nordic region, making it an increasingly attractive destination for international funds. But competition in the back office is fierce. “The introduction of CCP in 2009 was undoubtedly the biggest event in the post trade market for the past five years,” says Ulf Norén, global head of sub custody at SEB. In the article below (published by courtesy of Asset Servicing Times) Ben Wilkie gives a report about the Nordics in his Regional Report. ...