Diginex launches digital asset custody services 12 November 2019 London Reporter: Becky Bellamy Digivault will provide a vaulted cold storage solution for a range of digital asset holdings including blockchain and ethereum through its Kelvin offering
Eurex’s ISA Direct gains first EU-domiciled bank as member 11 November 2019 Frankfurt Reporter: Maddie Saghir RLB NÖ-Wien is now a direct clearing member of Eurex’s ISA Direct service, with ABN AMRO acting as clearing agent
Citi bolsters securities team 11 November 2019 New York Reporter: Jenna Lomax Citi has appointed Joerg Guenther as global head of securities services and issuer technology
Citi joins Tadawul and expands Saudi Arabia presence 08 November 2019 Riyadh Reporter: Jenna Lomax Citi has joined Tadawul, the Saudi Stock Exchange, and expanded its direct custody and clearing services to Saudi Arabia
AAX digital asset exchange goes live on LSEG platform 08 November 2019 London Reporter: Jenna Lomax LSEG Technology’s Millennium Exchange has been deployed as part of the go-live of the AAX digital asset exchange
Ocorian authorised as AIF depositary in Luxembourg 08 November 2019 Luxembourg Reporter: Jenna Lomax Ocorian has been authorised to act as a depositary to Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) in Luxembourg after approval from the Ministry of Finance
Tom Taylor hired as client specialist at HSBC 08 November 2019 London Reporter: Jenna Lomax HSBC has appointed Tom Taylor as a client specialist
KRM22 partners with deltaconX for regulation compliance 07 November 2019 London Reporter: Jenna Lomax KRM22 has partnered with deltaconX, a provider of regulatory reporting services for European financial, energy and commodity trading organisations
EuroCCP to execute trades on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange 07 November 2019 Frankfurt Reporter: Jenna Lomax EuroCCP is to clear trades executed on Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (FWB), the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, from 11 November 2019
SEC issues three-year extension of MiFID II relief 06 November 2019 Washington DC Reporter: Jenna Lomax The no-action letter, which was set to expire 3 July 2020, has been extended until 3 July 2023
HSBC elected as custodian for Pacific Hawk Global OFC 06 November 2019 Hong Kong Reporter: Jenna Lomax Pacific Hawk Global’s open-ended fund company has selected HSBC Securities Services as its custodian and fund administrator
Fundament partners with DACS for digital asset services 06 November 2019 Berlin Reporter: Jenna Lomax Fundament Securities has partnered with DACS Digital Asset Custody Solution, a digital asset lifecycle management business