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RFA launches DevSecOps service to mitigate crypto fund theft

27 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

RFA has launched a development security operations service and an application lifecycle management as additions to its data management suite of services, to help mitigate the theft of crypto funds

BNY Mellon makes three key hires within its asset servicing team

27 September 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BNY Mellon has made three new appointments to support digital asset technology, digital custody and blockchain

MUFG develops Wealth Management Digital Platform

27 September 2021 Japan
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The platform will provide wealth management services across the Group to assist MUFG customers with the financial planning objectives

ESMA recommends delaying buy-in rules

27 September 2021 Germany
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The EU regulator has written to the European Commission urging it to reconsider a delay of the mandatory buy-in regime

AFME: The regulation of cryptocurrency is the ‘elephant in the room’

27 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

In the context of the increasing growth of DLT, and the wake of recent market developments, AFME panellists discussed regulatory priorities in the digital assets space

Under-investment in post-trade has caused a lack of industry visibility into custodian expenses, survey finds

27 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The lack of firm-wide visibility into brokerage, custodian, exchange and clearing expenses is the result of under-investment in post-trade processes, a recent report by Meritsoft has concluded, after the group conducted an industry wide survey

AFME: Pandemic forced better data and technology resilience to combat operational risk

24 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The COVID-19 pandemic provided an increased level of data and technology resilience for the financial sector, agreed a panel at this year’s AFME European Capital Markets Technology and Innovation Virtual Conference