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Deutsche Boerse makes two board extensions
21 September 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Deutsche Boerse’s supervisory board has made early extensions to the executive board mandates of Thomas Book and Stephan Leithner to June 2026

Clearstream selects WM Gruppe for SRD II
20 August 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Clearstream has selected WM Gruppe as a service provider for three central securities depositories to meet requirements under the second Shareholder Rights Directive

Clearstream and LCH EquityClear collaborate on new post-trade connection
07 July 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Clearstream Banking S.A. and LCH have agreed to make LCH-cleared equities contracts eligible for settlement within Clearstream Banking S.A.

Access Fintech partners with Clearstream to solve CSDR penalty challenges
16 June 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Access Fintech is joining forces with Clearstream to allow clients to more effectively manage penalties and trade status updates for transactions in scope for CSDR

Clearstream to provide third-party fund processing for AJ Bell
16 June 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Clearstream has been appointed as primary custodian for fund processing activities by AJ Bell, an investment platform in the UK

Ausmaq becomes Clearstream Australia
04 June 2020 Australia
Reporter: Natalie Turner

After completing an acquisition last year, Ausmaq has officially taken on Clearstream’s name

Clearstream bolsters investment fund services team
03 June 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Clearstream has added a new head of DLT and strategy to its investment fund services team

China Construction Bank Asia joins common depository network
18 May 2020 Beijing
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

China Construction Bank Asia has been appointed by Clearstream and Euroclear as common depository, safekeeper and service provider for Eurobonds

ICSDs held firm during Q1 volatility, says Fitch Ratings
06 May 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

European ICSDs have coped well with pandemic-related market volatility thanks to ample latency in transaction systems, strong risk-control frameworks and limited exposure to short-term collateralised credit risk, according to Fitch Ratings

FundsDLT successfully closes Series A round of funding
06 May 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

FundsDLT, a distributed ledger market infrastructure, has successfully closed its Series A round of funding, according to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Proxymity launches industry-led consortium
05 May 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The newly formed consortium includes BNY Mellon, Citi, Clearstream, Computershare, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, and State Street

LuxCSD receives CSDR licence
17 April 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Natalie Turner

LuxCSD has gained a licence to act as a central securities depository (CSD) under the Central Securities Depository Regulation.