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Euroclear acquires 90% stake in Inversis
01 September 2026 Europe
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

Following its initial acquisition of 49 per cent in March 2025, this second transaction brings Euroclear closer to full ownership and marks an important step in the growth of its funds business, says the firm

Waystone makes multiple appointments across its Continental Europe business
01 September 2026 Luxembourg
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Densu Harty continues as the country head of Continental Europe, Alexandra Serban-Liebsch has been appointed CEO of Waystone (Lux), Alain Bastin has been appointed as deputy country head and John Gross as head of LAS — Product

Pictet Asset Management welcomes Le Léon
01 September 2026 UK
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

Alfred Le Léon joins the team as head of ETF distribution, EMEA, bringing more than 15 years of ETF distribution experience to the firm’s newly created role

Multifonds appoints Manalac as President
01 September 2026 Hong Kong
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

In his new role, R.G. Manalac will be responsible for driving all revenue and go-to-market initiatives across the firm, with a mandate to identify and execute opportunities for expansion of Multifonds' core business on a global scale

London Stock Exchange to launch UK tokenised equity structures
01 September 2026 UK
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

Aiming to broaden access to capital markets, the LSEG also forms a partnership with Payward, a unified financial infrastructure platform, to explore how LSEG’s Digital Securities Depository could support settlement and asset servicing

FNZ appoints Heukshorst as Head of Client Management and Business Development
28 August 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

In his role, Maarten Heukshorst will work closely with clients and colleagues across the UK business to deliver the highest standards of client service and help support the next phase of growth and development

Percent makes new appointments with Shetty and Smart
28 August 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Bina Shetty, who was previously head of Originations at Percent, will now be the chief commercial officer and Cecil Smart will be chief credit officer

Taurus enables institutional connections to Swift’s ledger
28 August 2026 Switzerland
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Swift smart contracts have been integrated into Taurus-CAPITAL, its tokenisation offering, and its custody solution Taurus-PROTECT, extended to bank-issued tokenised money and 24/7 cross-border payment use cases

RQD* Clearing secures US$74m investment led by Bain Capital
27 August 2026 US
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

The strategic growth investment will support RQD* Clearing’s expansion across North America, Asia, and the Middle East as well as further investment into its technology and product capabilities

Nickel: Increased digital asset allocations hinge on improved security
27 August 2026 UK
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

London-based Nickel Digital Asset Management shows in new global research that 92 per cent of institutional investors and wealth managers are likely to increase allocations if TradFi custody and security standards are matched

Agilyx appoints Citi Issuer Services as its ADR depository bank
27 August 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Agilyx’s underlying ordinary shares are listed and traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the symbol AGLX

FV Bank launches Global Managed Accounts
27 August 2026 Puerto Rico
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

The new embedded banking infrastructure will allow fintech companies and payment platforms a regulated foundation for neobank-style products under their own respective brands