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Ogier appoints Costello as Head of Fund Administration, Ireland
24 August 2026 Ireland
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Nichola Costello previously supported Ogier Global through the authorisation process for its Central Bank of Ireland fund administration licence and has helped develop the firm’s Irish platform since its launch

MAS introduces new set of measures along with AIMA
21 August 2026 Singapore
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The measures aim to strengthen Singapore’s position as a leading asset management hub

Apex Group partners with OpenVC
21 August 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The partnership brings together Apex Group's global private markets infrastructure, proprietary data, and distribution capabilities with OpenVC's expertise in index construction and benchmark development

Standard Chartered issues DNNs on Euroclear’s D-FMI
21 August 2026 UK, Singapore
Reporter: Matthew Challis

The US$200 million three-year floating-rate digitally native notes transaction makes Standard Chartered the first G-SIB to issue on Euroclear’s Digital Financial Market Infrastructure

Lexington Capital Management selects SS&C GlobeOp as fund administrator
21 August 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

SS&C will provide a full range of fund services across more than US$1 billion in assets under management, including the commingled funds and five separately managed accounts

Axiology to participate in ECB’s Pontes and Appia Contact Group initial launch
20 August 2026 Lithuania
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Pontes and Appia are intended to shape a European capital markets environment where tokenised securities can move more efficiently across regulated infrastructure by reducing fragmentation

U.S. Bank deploys Fenergo’s Fen-X platform
20 August 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Fen-X is designed to automate the manual processes associated with onboarding underlying investors and direct client relationships, helping to accelerate account setup while maintaining regulatory requirements

Kaizen welcomes Daniel to relationship management team
19 August 2026 UK
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

Kerry Daniel joins the team with more than 20 years’ experience across fintech, post-trade operations, and regulatory change

EDX Markets partners with StoneX Digital
19 August 2026 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Through the partnership, StoneX Digital will leverage EDX’s trading venue and central clearing house model to deliver market structure, operational efficiencies, and access to liquidity for its clients

HSBC and Standard Chartered execute first live tokenised deposit transaction on Swift’s ledger
19 August 2026 UK
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

The firms say this transaction on Swift’s blockchain-based ledger marks a milestone for the use of tokenised deposits by regulated financial institutions to issue, transfer, record, and settle tokenised deposits

Kane Solutions granted a ManCo license by Financial Services Commission Mauritius
19 August 2026 Mauritius
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The licence enables Kane to provide a range of management company services supporting entities throughout their lifecycle, from establishment and structuring through ongoing governance, compliance, and administration

4Pines Fund Services selects Sciortino as Chief Operating Officer
18 August 2026 US
Reporter: Madison Hendrickson

Brian Sciortino joins the firm as it continues to scale, bringing nearly three decades of experience overseeing large-scale operations and leading complex service organisations