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UK’s exclusion of CSDR settlement discipline regime set to create new challenges
25 June 2020 London
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

The UK’s exclusion of the CSDR settlement discipline regime as part of its adoption of EU regulations post-Brexit will “undoubtedly create new challenges"

PwC investigates COVID-19 effects on the asset servicing industry
25 June 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

During the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme market volatility created enormous early challenges, as trading volumes increased dramatically, market valuations plunged and soared wildly, and investors behaved irrationally, according to a new research paper b

HSBC India launches DerivEasy
01 June 2020 Mumbai
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

DerivEasy is set to help investors gain access to near real-time information on their futures and options trades

HSBC gains custody mandate for TIH in Singapore
28 May 2020 Singapore
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

HSBC Securities Services has secured and successfully on-boarded a mandate for TIH Investment Management in Singapore

Deutsche Bank and HSBC set for further cost cuts amid COVID-19 challenges
26 May 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Banking giants HSBC and Deutsche Bank are said to be looking to further reduce costs with pay cuts for staff amid COVID-19 challenges and major restructuring plans

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

HSBC halts job cuts and restructures
30 April 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“HSBC’s planned job cuts are currently the biggest of the major UK and European banks, but others may be forced to accelerate cost-cutting along with impairment provisioning," industry expert says

New digital assets exchange MAX Markets set to launch
16 April 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

MAX will offer a regulated marketplace to enable the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies, security tokens and other digital assets

Alan Davies joins INDOS Financial
15 April 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Formerly of SS&C Depositary Services, Davies will lead UK and international expansion of independent depositary business at INDOS Financial

HSBC Securities Services wins new custody mandate
07 April 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

HSBC Securities Services in London has been appointed as sole global custody provider for Admiral Group

HSBC becomes trustee of Iron Ore Futures ETF
30 March 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

As the first and only foreign designated depository bank approved by the DCE, HSBC helps overseas investors access China's commodity futures markets

HSBC Securities Services hires Steven McCullough
27 March 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

McCullough joins from Citibank where he worked as managing director, client executive and account management, Asia Pacific for custody and fund services