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“The picture is not bleak” for hedge funds, eVestment report says
20 February 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Hedge funds saw a US$22.6 billion decline in assets in 2022, but these figures “are not as dire as the headlines would indicate,” according to eVestment’s most recent report

Madalin Prout joins Haruko
20 February 2023 Singapore
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Haruko offers a digital asset platform for institutional investors, aiming to simplify market engagement and improve risk management

CCMA reaffirms Canadian market’s commitment to T+1 implementation date
17 February 2023 Canada
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Canadian Capital Markets Association has restated that Canada will reduce its standard securities clearing and settlement cycle to T+1 on the same date as the US

Euronext launches new ESG index
17 February 2023 Netherlands
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Euronext has launched the BEL ESG index, which is able to identify and track companies in the BEL 20 and BEL Mid indices that meet specific free-float market cap and velocity criteria

Credit Suisse and Taurus continue digital asset journey
17 February 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Credit Suisse has expanded its partnership with digital asset infrastructure provider Taurus, serving as lead investor in its Series B funding round

CIBC Mellon to merge trust company and global securities services into one entity
17 February 2023 Canada
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

CIBC Mellon has announced its intention to amalgamate its CIBC Mellon Trust Company and its CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company

Sigrid Duhamel joins Deepki board
16 February 2023 France
Reporter: Lucy Carter

ESG data intelligence firm Deepki has named Sigrid Duhamel as an independent member and chairwoman of its strategic committee

European Parliament accepts EC’s ELTIF proposals
16 February 2023 Belgium
Reporter: Lucy Carter

A series of legislative changes were suggested by the EC, including bringing a wider range of assets under the regulation’s mandate, sanctioning investments in fintechs and green bonds, and increasing the market capitalisation threshold

SEC restates commitment to move to T+1 by May 2024
15 February 2023 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The affirmation was made at an Open Meeting conducted by the SEC today (15 February)

EDI launches funds data service for Luxembourg
15 February 2023 Luxembourg
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The new service covers more than 50,000 share classes spanning over 400 fund management companies. This breadth allows for comprehensive reference and corporate actions data across the majority of European funds, EDI asserts

Fenergo and Shieldpay partner on CLM solution
15 February 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The product is being designed in advance of Shieldpay’s plans to scale its operations, which currently include the provision of B2B payments to legal and professional service firms, financial services and technology platforms

TNS kicks off financial markets Cloud platform project
15 February 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The platform offers 16 different servers, all of which are optimised for both front- and middle-office trading infrastructures