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FundGaurd accelerates AI-powered SaaS platform with new funding round
23 February 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

In addition to securing $12 million in the new funding round, FundGuard is also expanding its executive team

HSBC selected as custodian for SGX and Euroclear’s new Orchid bond
19 February 2021 Singapore
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

SGX and Euroclear were both supported by HSBC in its capacity as custodian bank, arranger and paying agent in the setting up of the Orchid bond structure

ACSA reveals assets under custody rebound during final six months of 2020
18 February 2021 Australia
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The total assets under custody for Australian investors jumped by 7 per cent over the last six months of 2020 to $4 trillion

SGX and Temasek team up to advance digital asset infrastructure
25 January 2021 Singapore
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“We have been tracking the evolution of financial market systems and the opportunities for development of digital infrastructure that will transform how financial transactions are conducted," says Temasek's Pradyumna Agrawa

HSBC reappointed by BBC as global custodian and fund administrator
21 January 2021
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The BBC Pension Scheme is one of the largest occupational pension schemes in the UK, providing benefits to over 50,000 people, and HSBC has been providing custody services to it for the last 17 years

HSBC launches new app to assist with NAV
19 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

The apps will provide dashboards that can track the status of NAV processing against agreed timelines for the publication of NAV

Fraser Smith departs HSBC and joins Sova Capital
UK 14 January 2021
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Sova Capital, an independent brokerage with a focus on emerging markets, has hired Fraser Smith as chief financial officer

Deutsche Bank joins ranks of custodians offering securities lending via QFII scheme
06 January 2021 Hong Kong
Reporter: Natalie Turner

“After recently receiving our China domestic fund custody license, this transaction is another testimony of our strong capabilities in securities services with a well-aligned offering for local and cross-border business,” says Tony Chao

Standard Chartered China supports first stock borrowing deal by QFII
04 January 2021 China
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Standard Chartered Bank (China) has taken on the role of the custodian in assisting a large overseas institutional investor to complete a stock borrowing deal in the A-share market

HSBC enables short selling transactions under the QFII/RQFII scheme
04 January 2021 China
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The first short selling transactions took place on 29 December marking the first time offshore investors could participate in MF&SS transactions on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges

HSBC facilitates first onshore private fund investment under the QFII/RQFII scheme
17 December 2020 China
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

HSBC has facilitated the first onshore private fund investment via the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors and RMB QFII/RQFII scheme in mainland China

HSBC Singapore appoints new head of securities services
15 December 2020 Singapore
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

In her new role, Noor Adhami will report to Brian Godins, head of securities services Asia Pacific, and Gavin Powell, head of markets and securities services Singapore