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The results of the first annual Global Custodian magazine securities lending survey are published today. The survey, which was formerly a part of the magazine’s global custody survey, reviews 12 service providers based on analysis of 131 responses from clients of those providers. Secular trends within the securities lending industry that have made agent lending only one route to market among several, lead to the decision to run the survey on its own.

In the survey a Top Rating is based on securing an average weighted score superior to the average weighted score for all providers in the survey in that category, while a Commended rating is based on a mixture of scores, comments and other factors.

As in our other surveys, providers are also eligible for Best in Class awards for good scores in each of the service areas within the eight ratings categories. Best in Class awards go to any provider that achieves an overall weighted average score that equals or betters the global weighted average score in any combination of rating category and service area. >> read more

Global Custodian magazine today released the results of its seventh annual mutual fund administration survey. Responses were received for a total of 18 providers, of which 12 were rated, including IFDS, who is new to the survey.

League tables setting out the performance of the leading mutual fund administrators in the world in eleven categories (Less Than $100 Million, $100 Million–$1 Billion, $1-$5 Billion, More Than $5 Billion, Equity, Fixed Income, Fund Of Funds, Other, North America, Europe and Asia) are set out below. The final two league tables set out the number of top rated and commended ratings secured by each mutual fund administrator and the number of Best in Class awards each of them secured. >> read more