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Qatar to welcome short selling and securities lending activities
24 August 2023 Qatar
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Covered short selling and securities lending and borrowing activities are to commence in Qatar, according to Qatar Stock Exchange

James Kehoe joins FIS as chief financial officer
23 August 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Financial services technology firm FIS has appointed James Kehoe as chief financial officer. He replaces Erik Hoag, who has held the position since August 2022

Bravura appoints Greg Johnson as head of product
23 August 2023 Australia
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Based in Sydney, Johnson will lead Bravura’s global product team to unify and simplify Bravura’s suite of products with a focus on integrating solutions

Komainu granted operating licence by VARA in Dubai
23 August 2023 UAE
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The licence will allow Komainu to offer its full suite of custody services, including institutional staking and collateral management via its Komainu Connect platform to clients in the Emirate

T+1 expected to have ‘notable impact’ on securities lending and borrowing, Citi whitepaper says
23 August 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

More than three quarters of market participants expect accelerated settlements to have a major impact on their business, according to Citi’s most recent ‘Securities Services Evolution' whitepaper

deltaconX AG hires Ralf Menegatti
22 August 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Jamie Richards

Ralf Menegatti brings 25 years of financial experience to the Swiss regulatory compliance firm

EDI and SimCorp partner to offer ISO 15022 corporate actions
22 August 2023 UK
Reporter: Klea Neza

The integration of EDI’s worldwide corporate actions service within SimCorp’s integrated investment management platform aims to offer clients access to information on all corporate actions events

Majority set to increase DeFi investment engagement, Nickel Digital research says
22 August 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

According to recent research from hedge fund manager Nickel Digital Asset Management, 81 per cent of institutional investors and wealth managers believe that decentralised finance investments are becoming more attractive

Sadu Capital picks Apex for fund administration
22 August 2023 Saudi Arabia
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Headquartered in the Middle East region, Sadu invests in private technology startups through equity ownership

ESMA consults on operating procedures for cryptoasset service providers
21 August 2023 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

The consultation package provides a framework to guide the activities of service providers under the Regulation on Markets in Cryptoassets (MiCA), which entered into force in the European Union on 29 June 2023

Roland Bednar leaves RBI
21 August 2023 Austria
Reporter: Klea Neza

Roland Bednar, custody and sales manager, leaves Raiffeisen Bank International

AsiaNext picks Colt for digital infrastructure solutions
21 August 2023 Singapore
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Asia-based digital exchange AsiaNext has selected Colt Technology Services to provide digital infrastructure solutions across its digital securities and crypto derivatives trading operations