Top banks reveal Q1 securities growth 18 April 2017 New York Reporter: Drew Nicol Wall Street big hitters post strong securities services revenue growth for Q1
OCC poaches Ridgway for risk management 11 April 2017 Chicago Reporter: Drew Nicol OCC has continued its raid on Wall Street with the appointment of David Ridgway as senior vice president for enterprise risk management
Financial institutions warming to fintechs 07 April 2017 London Reporter: Stephanie Palmer Financial institutions are concerned about losing money to new entrants in the financial technology sphere, but are increasingly willing to enter into partnerships with them, according to a PwC survey
Latini joins MUFG Investor Services 06 April 2017 New York Reporter: Stephanie Palmer MUFG Investor Services has appointed Joe Latini as executive director for relationship management
Crestbridge expands with Bahrain acquisition 05 April 2017 Manama, Bahrain Reporter: Stephanie Palmer Trust, fund and corporate services provider Crestbridge has completed its acquisition of Ohad Trust, a similar business based in Manama, Bahrain
R3’s Corda steps up for DLT lending platform 05 April 2017 New York Reporter: Stephanie Palmer Liquidity management company HQLAX has teamed up with R3 and five of its member banks to build a collateral lending solution for liquidity transfers
OCC’s McClain to head DTCC equity clearing 04 April 2017 New York Reporter: Stephanie Palmer The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation has appointed Michael McClain as managing director and general manager of equity clearing
DTCC and SIX team up for LEIs 04 April 2017 Zurich Reporter: Stephanie Palmer SIX Securities Services has partnered with The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation to provide legal entity identifiers for Swiss entities
ESMA issues final SFTR standards 31 March 2017 Paris Reporter: Mark Dugdale ESMA has issued its final report on standards for implementing SFTR
Pictet takes top spot in R&M survey 31 March 2017 London Reporter: Stephanie Palmer Pictet has topped the tables as the best overall investor services provider, according to R&M’s latest survey results
FCA sheds light on MiFID II rules 31 March 2017 London Reporter: Stephanie Palmer The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has published near-final rules on its implementation of MiFID II
Commcise and ITG team up on MiFID II 30 March 2017 London Reporter: Becky Butcher Commcise and ITG have paired up to combine their research payment and management solutions to provide an end-to-end solution under MiFID II