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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.

Deutsche Boerse CSDR buy-in agent gains banking licence
16 April 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Eurex Securities Transactions Services has taken a major step forward in launching its buy-in service ahead of the go-live of CSDR’s settlement discipline regime

CloudMargin taps TriOptima exec for new CCO role
03 April 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

CloudMargin has secured a second senior hire in recent weeks with David White joining as chief commercial officer

SMPG steering committee re-elects Clearstream’s Armin Borries as chair
30 March 2020 Prague
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

SMPG was created in July 1998 and since its launch has established a local presence in more than 30 countries through national market practice groups

Financial institutions join forces to develop FundsDLT
18 March 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Clearstream along with several other financial institutions has teamed up to launch FundsDLT, a blockchain-based technology platform for the investment fund industry

CloudMargin hires new head of client services
16 March 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

CloudMargin has named Miriam Marascio as its head of client services, based in London