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Project Sela demonstrates retail CBDC can support access while retaining cash features
12 September 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Klea Neza

Project Sela has proven the simplicity of a retail central bank digital currency (rCBDC) ecosystem that combines accessibility, competition and preventative cyber security, while retaining key advantages of physical cash

IQ-EQ France completes integration with Equitis rebrand
12 September 2023 France
Reporter: Jamie Richards

The investor services group has rebranded its subsidiary fund management and fiduciary business Equitis as IQ-EQ, in line with the rest of the company

Panetta appointed chair of BIS Committee on Payments and Markets Infrastructure
12 September 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Bob Currie

The Bank of Italy’s Fabio Panetta will become chair of the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) Committee on Payments and Markets Infrastructure on 1 November 2023, replacing the Bank of England’s Sir John Cunliffe

Citco’s Collaboration Platform to be extended to private credit funds
12 September 2023 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Citco’s Collaboration Platform is to be made available to a wider range of private markets clients as the company continues to digitalise and enhance client interactions

Axioma partners with Jacobi to combine risk analytics tools
12 September 2023 US
Reporter: Klea Neza

Axioma has partnered with Jacobi Strategies to enhance its risk analytics for factor-based decomposition, across equity and multi-asset class portfolios

FSB and IMF publish regulatory recommendations for cryptoasset activities
11 September 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The FSB and IMF have published a report recommending a policy and regulatory response to cryptoasset activities

Apex Group launches its business in Korea
11 September 2023 Korea
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Apex says its presence in Korea will supplement its existing regional offices in China, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore, where Apex Group employs more than 500 people

London Stock Exchange appoints Charlie Walker as deputy CEO
11 September 2023 UK
Reporter: Jamie Richards

Charlie Walker will additionally join the board at LSE plc, subject to regulatory non-objection

Eurex welcomes Goldman Sachs as a member of its listed FX Futures business
11 September 2023 Germany
Reporter: Klea Neza

Goldman Sachs joins the FX business at Eurex, both as a trading and clearing member, by offering liquidity for off-book transactions

BME Clearing launches digital asset derivatives segment
11 September 2023 Spain
Reporter: AST

The Spanish clearing house has launched clearing for USD-denominated bitcoin and ethereum futures as part of a digital asset derivatives segment targeted at institutional investors

Citi appoints duo to TTS APAC division
11 September 2023 Hong Kong
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Sumanta Panigrahi (pictured) has been appointed head of the trade and working capital solutions business, and Thus De Silva has been named head of commercial cards

HSBC and Terra Quantum partner to tackle collateral optimisation
08 September 2023 UK, Switzerland
Reporter: Klea Neza

The project aims to demonstrate the potential for a hybrid quantum solution for optimisation challenges, a widespread and complex suite of issues in financial services