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AFME: CSDR mandatory buy-in rules are “fundamentally flawed”

21 October 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) rulings, relating to mandatory buy-ins, are “fundamentally flawed”, according to James Cunningham, head of European regulatory and market initiatives at BNY Mellon

Goal Group opens new office in Sydney

21 October 2021 Australia
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

"Another important milestone in the evolution of Goal Group to facilitate our ongoing mantra of continuous improvement and excellent client service," says Stephen Everard, Goal Group CEO

National Australia Bank enhances post-trade lifecycle via DTCC’s ALERT

21 October 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“With ALERT, we are able to bring greater efficiency, risk mitigation, and accuracy to the post-trade settlement process for our client base,” says Wayne Francis

Euroclear supports use of CBDC for settlements

20 October 2021 Belgium
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Isabelle Delorme (pictured), deputy CEO of ESES CSDs Euroclear France, Euroclear Belgium and Euroclear Nederland comments: “We are extremely pleased to have worked on this pioneering project with our industry partners and the Banque de France"

Technology investor Silver Lake acquires ICE’s stake in Euroclear

20 October 2021 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Global technology investor Silver Lake has acquired Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE’s) 9.85 per cent stake in Euroclear for €709 million

Finastra and AccessFintech collaborate to bring data transparency and efficiency to syndicated loan market

20 October 2021 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Fusion LenderComm platform and Synergy DataLake will combine to accelerate the availability of data to lenders and strengthen internal operations between agents, lenders and service providers

AFME: The regulator will ‘struggle’ to catch up with the evolving digital assets space

19 October 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The industry is entering a fascinating era and the regulator will struggle to catch up because the system is evolving rapidly and becoming extremely dynamic, experts predict

AFME calls for review of capital buffer framework after COVID-19 crisis

19 October 2021 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe is investigating the implications of the pandemic for the Basel capital buffer framework and the hesitancy from banks to draw on their capital buffers during COVID-19