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13 May 2013 Thomas Murray Confirms the CSD Rating as A for the CSD of the Republic of Kazakhstan
25 Apr 2013 Thomas Murray Confirms the CSD Rating as A+ for the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Clearing House
19 Apr 2013 Thomas Murray - Annnouncement of Restructuring
20 Dec 2012 Thomas Murray Upgrades the CSD Rating for Russias National Settlement Depository to AA- with Stable Outlook
07 Nov 2012 Developments in the Post-trade Infrastructure in Eurasia
16 Oct 2012 Andrew Gibbons joins Thomas Murray
24 Sep 2012 Thomas Murray Issues a Central Securities Depository Rating of AA for Italy's Monte Titoli S.p.A
18 Sep 2012 Thomas Murray Affirms the Central Securities Depository Rating for the Central Securities Clearing System PLC
04 May 2012 Custodian Banks Land In Dilemma - Benefits and Pensions Monitor - April 2012
20 Apr 2012 Exchange Consolidation and Post-trade Infrastructure in the Americas
29 Mar 2012 State Street Appointed Custodian of $32 Billion of Assets for QSuper
14 Mar 2012 Thomas Murray Issues a Central Securities Depository Rating for National Settlement Depository of Russia
20 Feb 2012 Thomas Murray Affirms the Central Securities Depository Rating for the Depository Clearing Company
15 Feb 2012 Benefits Canada - 2012 Custody Report
02 Feb 2012 NAB Asset Servicing Retains MTAA Super Mandate
02 Feb 2012 MTAA Super extends NAB Asset Servicing mandate
01 Dec 2011 Thomas Murray Affirms the Central Securities Depository Rating for CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc at AA
24 Aug 2011 Are your invested assets safe - How to get the best out of your custodian - PMI News July 2011
05 Aug 2011 Articulo Diario Financiero - Thomas Murray Maintains the A+ Rating for DCV Chile
04 Aug 2011 Thomas Murray Affirms the Central Securities Depository Rating for Chiles Deposito Central de Valores (DCV) at A+ with Stable Outlook
02 Aug 2011 Capital Market Infrastructure Risk Ratings - Middle East and Africa
29 Jul 2011 Thomas Murray Advises GB £4 Billion Asset Servicing Mandate for Lancashire County Council
02 Jun 2011 Thomas Murray Issues New Central Securities Depository Rating for the Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) at A- with Stable Outlook
18 Apr 2011 Capital Market Infrastructure Risk Ratings Asia - Financial Services Research
24 Jan 2011 Thomas Murray Affirms the Central Securities Depository Rating for the Depository Clearing Company at A+ with Stable Outlook
19 Jan 2011 Thomas Murray Upgrades the Central Securities Depository Rating to A+ for TASECH
10 Jan 2011 Thomas Murray Affirms the Central Securities Depository Rating for CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc at AA
23 Nov 2010 More or Less - Quintessence - BNP Paribas Securities Services
29 Apr 2010 KLP Awards Global Custody and Depositary Bank Mandate to Northern Trust and Handelsbanken Partnership
03 Mar 2010 Benefits Canada - 2010 Custody Report
04 Feb 2010 Thomas Murray Upgrades the CSD Rating to A+ for the MCDR
21 Dec 2009 thomas murray maintains the CSD rating for the Depository Clearing Company with stable outlook
17 Dec 2009 J P Morgan awarded custody mandate by Amonis
19 Oct 2009 thomas murray is moving
01 Aug 2009 impact of the credit crisis on the market infrastructures in the americas
04 Jun 2009 thomas murray affirms the CSD rating for CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc at AA
20 May 2009 Extract from World Federation of Exchanges Annual Report
01 Mar 2009 Extract from CDS Annual Report 2008 on TMs Depository Rating Services
12 Feb 2009 Benefits Canada - In Safe Hands - Custody Report
19 Jan 2009 thomas murray appoints terry mccaughey
20 Dec 2008 thomas murray upgrades DCC rating
17 Dec 2008 Institutional Newsletter
17 Nov 2008 thomas murray rates TASECH
03 Nov 2008 new clients for custodian monitoring service
10 Oct 2008 market turmoil and the implications for pension schemes cash
29 Jul 2008 thomas murray affirms cds canada rating
10 Jul 2008 thomas murray upgrades ndc rating
08 Jul 2008 MTAA Super appoints custodian monitor
09 Jun 2008 thomas murray rates dcv chile
04 Jun 2008 thomas murray rates mcdr egypt
16 May 2008 Three industry funds sign up for custodian monitoring
05 Mar 2008 Devon County Council Selects JPMorgan
18 Feb 2008 Pearl Group appoints State Street
21 Dec 2007 Thomas Murray Affirms the CSD Rating for DCC
29 Nov 2007 Thomas Murray Appointed By The World Bank Treasury
18 Oct 2007 Halifax Regional Municipality appoints Thomas Murray
09 Oct 2007 Thomas Murray Appointed By The City Of Edmonton
28 Sep 2007 Thomas Murray rates Danske Bank
07 Aug 2007 Thomas Murray Issues a Rating for CDS Canada
25 Jul 2007 Thomas Murray Affirms the CSD Rating for NDC
27 Jun 2007 Thomas Murray Issues a CSD Rating for Monte Titoli
01 Jun 2007 Investment & Technology - Thomas Murray Offers Custody Review in Lieu of Tender
09 May 2007 Thomas Murray appoints Linda Bernard in North America
09 May 2007 JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services Wins Custody Mandate
26 Apr 2007 Thomas Murray Appoints Karen Bignell in Australia
13 Apr 2007 African Capital Market Infrastructures
13 Mar 2007 Evaluating Selecting and Monitoring Global Custodians
06 Mar 2007 JPMorgan wins Wellcome mandate
07 Feb 2007 Wiltshire ditches Northern Trust for ABN Amro Mellon
06 Feb 2007 ABN AMRO Mellon wins Wiltshire County Council mandate
22 Jan 2007 USS appoints ABN AMRO Mellon for custody brief
18 Jan 2007 New Zealand Superannuation Board Appoints Northern Trust
20 Dec 2006 Thomas Murray Issues a CSD Rating for The Depository Clearing Company
07 Dec 2006 UK specialist investor services consultant to set up in Australia
22 Nov 2006 Cambridge fund awards custody to ABN Amro Mellon
13 Nov 2006 Thomas Murray rates Danske Bank for Swedish and Danish Domestic Custody
18 Sep 2006 State Street Wins Amlin Mandate
12 Jul 2006 ABN Amro Mellon Wins North Yorkshire Pension Fund Mandate
04 Jul 2006 Market Infrastructure Risk-Western Europe
21 Jun 2006 Thomas Murray Issues Public Rating for NDC Russia
21 Jun 2006 Custodian Monitoring-PROBE to include securities lending performance analysis
25 May 2006 MNOPF axes JP Morgan from custody brief
10 Apr 2006 Eastern European Capital Markets Infrastructure
07 Apr 2006 Thomas Murray assists Cambridge council tender pension fund custody
27 Mar 2006 Thomas Murray Rates Korea Exchange Bank A+ for Korean Domestic Custody
23 Mar 2006 6th Annual Network Management Forum
22 Mar 2006 Thomas Murray Appoint Arti Sharma
28 Feb 2006 Public Domestic Custody Ratings Report-Barclays Kenya
13 Feb 2006 Bruce Butterill joins Thomas Murray
01 Feb 2006 Global Custody Ratings Methodology
01 Feb 2006 Domestic Custody Ratings Methodology
01 Feb 2006 Central Securities Depository Ratings Methodology Paper
01 Feb 2006 Capital Market Infrastructure Risk Ratings Methodology Paper
26 Jan 2006 Thomas Murray Confirms the Rating of IXIS IS as AA for French Domestic Custody
10 Jan 2006 CMIRR methodology outlined in Financial Services
20 Oct 2005 HSBC Global Custody Rating Report
26 Sep 2005 USS puts custody under review
26 Sep 2005 AP4 make custodian selection
09 Aug 2005 Domestic Custody Ratings Report for Danske Bank Denmark
18 May 2005 Thomas Murray Raises Rating on IXIS Investor Services to AA
02 Mar 2005 Investment &Pensions Europe - Thomas Murray Unveils e-RFP Tool
18 Feb 2005 Hedge Fund Lounge - Thomas Murray Alternative Investment Services Launches e-RFP Tool for the Evaluation and Selection of Service Providers
18 Feb 2005 HedgeWorld - Tool for Evaluating Service Providers Launched
16 Feb 2005 Thomas Murray Alternative Investment Launches e-RFP Tool for the Evaluation and Selection of Service Providers
16 Feb 2005 Global Custodian - Thomas Murray Launches Hedge Fund Provider Service for Institutional Investors
23 Sep 2004 Thomas Murray Rates Vneshtorgbank A- for Russian Domestic Custody
05 Apr 2004 Thomas Murray Launches Capital Market Infrastructure Risk Ratings
01 Apr 2004 Money Markets Online - Global Custody - Key Drivers Dynamics and Future Trends
25 Mar 2004 Thomas Murray Rates CDC IXIS AA- for French Domestic Custody
25 Mar 2004 Thomas Murray Rates Banco CDC Urquijo SA A+ for Spanish Domestic Custody
22 Mar 2004 Thomas Murray Rates HSBC Global Securities Services AA for Global Custody
04 Feb 2004 Thomas Murray Rates Banco CDC Urquijo SA A+ for Spanish Domestic Custody
14 Jan 2004 Thomas Murray Rates CDC IXIS AA- for French Domestic Custody
01 Dec 2003 Thomas Murray and Man Investments Launch Ratings of Hedge Fund Service Providers
24 Nov 2003 Thomas Murray Rates NCS Europe AA- for Global Custody
19 Nov 2003 Thomas Murray and Record Currency Management Join Forces to Provide Foreign Exchange Benchmarking
23 Oct 2003 Thomas Murray Rates Vneshtorgbank for Russian Domestic Custody
01 Oct 2003 ICFA - Agents of Change
21 May 2003 Thomas Murray and Wyatt in Custody Alliance
17 Oct 2002 Evaluation and Selection of Custodians
01 Sep 2002 Global Custodian Magazine - Custody - The Thomas Murray Custody Ratings - Who Hates Them and Why
01 Jul 2002 The FSA Conduct of Business
01 Jan 2002 Financial Times Mandate
26 Nov 2001 Thomas Murray Joins Forces with Global Custodian
09 Nov 2001 New Custody Risk Assessment Obligations
12 Oct 2001 ICFA UK Post Office Schemes Choose Chase
09 Jul 2001 Thomas Murray Launch Global Custody Information Portal - Marketsselect
01 Jul 2001 Global Custody Review - Tackling Rule 17f-7
14 Jun 2001 Global Custody - Key Issues in the Selection of Appropriate Custodial Arrangements
01 Jun 2001 Thomas Murray Release Second Depository Assessment - STRATE South Africa
01 Jun 2001 ICFA - Profile - Thomas Murray
01 Apr 2001 Royal Bank Of Scotland Agenda - Evaluation and Selection of Custodians
01 Apr 2001 Global Custody - How to Select a Global Custodian
26 Mar 2001 eFinancial News - Plankton Put Under Microscope
08 Mar 2001 Thomas Murray Release First Depository Assessment - Canada
01 Mar 2001 Pensions Management - Selecting A Global Custodian
26 Feb 2001 eFinancial News - A Proven Track Record of Analysis
08 Feb 2001 eFinancial News - Thomas Murray Recruits Directors for Asia
05 Feb 2001 John Woodhouse (Ex - Director New Zealand Central Securities Depository Reserve Bank Of New Zealand) Joins Thomas Murray Ltd
05 Feb 2001 Andrew Hook (Ex - World Bank) Joins Thomas Murray Ltd
01 Feb 2001 Thomas Murray Hooks Two More New Recruits
01 Feb 2001 Global Custody - Selecting a Global Custodian - Present and Future
22 Jan 2001 Operations Management - While S & P Thomas Murray Prepare CSD Service
19 Jan 2001 The Roll Out and Methodology of the Depository review and Risk Evaluation Service
18 Jan 2001 eFinancial News - Swift Director Joins Securities Specialist
18 Jan 2001 James Economides (Ex - Director SWIFT MD Citibank) Joins Thomas Murray Ltd
18 Jan 2001 ICFA - Thomas Murray Appoints James Economides
08 Jan 2001 ICFA - Bank Of New York Uses Thomas Murray
01 Jan 2001 IPE - Chase Sores Five out of Six
30 Nov 2000 eFinancial News - Railpen Appoints Chase for Global Custody
12 Oct 2000 eFinancial News - Chase Snares 30 Billion Pound Custody Mandate
13 Sep 2000 ICFA David Kelly Joins Thomas Murray
07 Aug 2000 eFinancial News - Resource Sharing Provides Benefits
01 Jul 2000 Investment & Pensions Europe Online - Custodians on Rating Matters
05 Jun 2000 eFinancial News - Chase is Tops for Global Satisfaction
01 Jun 2000 Investment & Pensions Europe Online - Custody Rating Launch
17 May 2000 Thomas Murray and Standard & Poors Launch Custody Ratings
13 Dec 1999 eFinancial News - Try the Christmas Custody Quiz
06 Dec 1999 eFinancial News - Sub-custodian Risk is Being Discussed Seriously and Sensibly Thanks to 17f-7
01 Dec 1999 International Custody & Fund Administration - Core Capabilities
01 Nov 1999 London Financial News - Making Settlement Easy
01 Nov 1999 Investment & Pensions Europe Online - Thomas Murray and S&P in CSD Service
01 Nov 1999 International Custody & Fund Administration - S&P Thomas Murray Joint CSD Review
01 Nov 1999 Global Banking - Risks in Payments Clearing Settlement and Custody
18 Oct 1999 eFinancial News - New Service to Measure Risk
06 Oct 1999 Thomas Murray and S&P Launch Depository Review and Risk Evaluation Service
27 Sep 1999 eFinancial News - Consultants Thrive Despite Consolidation in Custody
06 Sep 1999 eFinancial News - Making Settlement Easy by Derek Duggan
09 Jul 1999 Financial Times - Competition Spotlight on Service
01 Jun 1999 Investment & Pensions Europe Online - How to Get the Most Out of RFPs
01 Jun 1999 Investment & Pensions Europe - How to get the most out of RFPs
17 May 1999 eFinancial News - Custody Outsourcing Grows
01 May 1999 Securities Industry News - SEC Proposes New Rule for Evaluating Foreign Depositories
01 Apr 1999 Latin Finance - Global Custody Conference
08 Mar 1999 eFinancial News - Thomas Murray Split Denied
01 Feb 1999 International Custody & Fund Administration - One Step Ahead
01 Dec 1998 Investment & Pensions Europe Online - ABN AMRO and Mellon Do Deal
01 Dec 1998 Financial News - Custodians Reassess Who Should Bear Settlement Risk
19 Oct 1998 eFinancial News - Northern Trust Appointed to BOCs 1-27 Billion Pounds
05 Oct 1998 eFinancial News - Custodians as Keepers
14 Sep 1998 eFinancial News - The Global Challenge by Simon Murray
01 Jun 1998 Investment & Pensions Europe Online - Monitoring the Relationship
01 Feb 1998 Professional Pensions - Sound Facts Will Keep Overseas Funds Safer
01 Jan 1998 Professional Pensions FSA Should Unravel Regulatory Problem
01 Jan 1998 Investment & Pensions Europe Online - Custodians Face Up to Measuring Performance
01 Sep 1997 Investment & Pensions Europe Online - CSDs Make Fall Guys of Pension Funds
01 Sep 1997 Investment & Pensions Europe - Gartmore Hires BoNY
01 Aug 1997 London Financial News - Depositories Treble
01 Aug 1997 International Custody & Fund Administration - New Mandates
01 Aug 1997 International Custody & Fund Administration - Central Securities Depositories Review
01 Jul 1997 The Scrip Issue - BNY Hits it's Stride
01 Jun 1997 Securities Industry News - Selective Compliance
01 Jun 1997 Investment & Pensions Europe Online - Selection of the Fittest for Survival
01 Jun 1997 Emerging Markets Investor - CSDs - The Risk Reducers
01 Apr 1997 Global Money Management - Gartmore Gears Up to Outsource 26 Billion Pound Custody Brief
17 Mar 1997 Global Money Management - Demanding Detail is Key to Thomas Murray's Dominance
01 Jan 1997 World Equity - Pru Mandate a 68 Billion Dollar Comeback
01 Jan 1997 World-wide Securities Market Report - Sample Press Coverage
01 Jan 1997 The Scrip Issue - Don't Look Back in Anger
01 Jan 1997 The Scrip Issue
09 Dec 1996 Global Money Management - Thomas Murray's Report Reveals Improved Efficiency
01 Dec 1996 World Equity - G30 Survey Highlights Eastern European Progress
01 Nov 1996 Financial Times Global Custody Survey
01 Nov 1996 Emerging Markets Investor - Monitoring the Markets
01 Oct 1996 Pensions & Investments - Global Custody Deal Near
01 Sep 1996 GSCS World-wide Forum
01 Aug 1996 The Scrip Issue - The Information Broker
01 Jun 1996 The Scrip Issue - Chase Cements Invesco Relationship
01 Jun 1996 Securities Investment News - Selective Compliance
20 May 1996 Operations management - Lazard Pulls Out of Custody Biz
01 May 1996 Global Money Management - Invesco Chooses Chase as Preferred Custodian
01 May 1996 Global Investor - Keeping Control of Your Assets
01 Apr 1996 ICB Magazine - Evaluating Supplier Characteristics
01 Apr 1996 Global Investor - The Role of Central Depositories in Global Investment
15 Mar 1996 International Money Marketing - Ross Whitehill Has Left Morgan Stanley
01 Mar 1996 Global Money Management - Players Say UK Consultants Must Improve
01 Feb 1996 The Scrip Issue - A Better Mousetrap
01 Feb 1996 Global Money Management - Morgan Stanleys Whitehill to Join Thomas Murray
01 Feb 1996 Global Money Management - Invesco to Select Preferred Custodians for 2 point 9 Billion Pounds
01 Feb 1996 Global Investor - BAM Appoints Barclays
01 Feb 1996 Daily Telegraph - Causing Stir in Custody
18 Jan 1996 The Times - Barclays Wins Barings Deal on Asset Management
01 Jan 1996 The Scrip Issue - Fit to Bust
01 Jan 1996 The Scrip Issue - Barclays Bags BAM
01 Jan 1996 ICB Magazine - One Nation No More
01 Jan 1996 Global Money Management - BAM Backs Barclays as Preferred Provider
01 Dec 1995 World Equity - Global Securities Services - The Institutional Investors' Guide
01 Nov 1995 The Scrip Issue - Market Memorandum
01 Nov 1995 Global Money Management - Thomas Murray - G30 Recommendations Going Slowly
01 Nov 1995 Financial Times - A Route Through the Quagmire
01 Oct 1995 Pension Management Magazine - Custody and the New Chase
01 Sep 1995 The Scrip Issue - Global Securities Services - The Institutional Investors' Guide
01 Sep 1995 Global Money Management - Global Securities Services - The Institutional Investors' Guide
01 Sep 1995 Global Custodian Global Securities Services - The Institutional Investors' Guide
01 Sep 1995 Financial Times - SIB Seeks Safeguard for Investors' Assets
07 Aug 1995 Global Money Management - Baring Set to Outsource Custody Worth 11 Billion Pounds
01 Jul 1995 ICB Magazine - No Pain No Gain
01 May 1995 The Banker - Where's The Exit
17 Sep 1994 Global Money Management - DIBC Duo Form New Global Securities Consultancy
16 Sep 1994 The Independent - Simon Thomas Set Up His Own Firm - Thomas Murray
01 Sep 1994 The Scrip Issue - Thomas Murray Swings into Action
01 Jul 1994 The Scrip Issue - Reason for Panic
01 Nov 1993 Global Money Management - Forum of Custodians Created to Address Industry Issues
01 Sep 1993 Global Custodian - Davis International Banking Consultants
17 May 1993 Global Money Management - Bank of Ireland Looking to Place 9 point 5 Billion Pounds
17 May 1993 Global Money Management - Bank of Ireland Looking to Place 9
01 Jul 1991 The Banker - Stand by for the Worst
01 Jun 1991 Global Custodian - Redoubtable Thomas - The Man with the Crystal Ball
01 Apr 1991 The Banker - Stand by for the Crunch
11 Mar 1991 Wall Street Journal - Who Will Guard the Custodians
01 Jan 1991 Financial Times - Code of Practice Demanded
03 Sep 1990 Financial Times - Clearers at the Crossroads
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