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Goal Group launches new WHT forum

04 February 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Goal Group has launched a new forum, Goal – Withholding Tax Reclaims Forum, to serve as a discussion and knowledge-sharing forum for all professionals involved in reclaiming withholding tax on cross-border securities

EFAMA saw decrease in net sales of UCITS and AIFs for November amid Omicron concerns

31 January 2022 Belgium
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The main reason for the decrease was due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 Omicron variant, the association says

Industry trio complete tested integration of wholesale CBDC settlement with commercial banks

26 January 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BIS, SNB and SIX have successfully completed the second phase of Project Helvetia — a tested integration of wholesale central bank digital currency settlement with commercial banks

Euroclear and Serbian policymakers in talks to create Euroclearable market link

25 January 2022 Serbia
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Euroclear and Serbia’s Ministry of Finance are in talks to establish the appropriate market conditions for the creation of a Euroclearable market link

Clearstream launches Primary Market Issuance API for Eurobonds

25 January 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Issuer agents and market participants can now obtain ISINs and request acceptance of securities issued under programme in real-time

Apex launches the Women’s Accelerator Program

24 January 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Apex Group has launched the Women’s Accelerator Program, a development initiative designed to drive equity for female progression and diversity at all levels within the group

EuroCCP connects to Clearstream’s Investor CSD

20 January 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Bob Currie

Post-trade link connects EuroCCP to Clearstream’s Investor CSD, enabling exchange-traded equity and ETFs cleared through EuroCCP to settle in Clearstream Banking SA. UK investment platform Freetrade is announced as first customer