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Laser Digital receives Dubai VARA operating licence
01 August 2023 Dubai
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Laser Digital Middle East, Nomura’s digital asset subsidiary, has been granted operating licence approval from the Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority

VP Fund Solutions welcomes Anja Richter
01 August 2023 Luxembourg
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

In this newly-created position, Richter will assume responsibility for the compliance, outsourcing controlling, AML and legal services divisions of the management board

ZILO launches transfer agency service
01 August 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Fintech firm ZILO has launched its software-as-a-service technology platform for global transfer agency services

State Street launches Fund Connect ETF Portal in Australia
01 August 2023 Australia
Reporter: Lucy Carter

State Street Corporation has launched its Fund Connect Exchange Traded Funds Portal in Australia

Sandra Bur leaves Ocorian
31 July 2023 Luxembourg
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Sandra Bur has announced that she is leaving financial services provider Ocorian. She has served as head of capital markets for Luxembourg since June 2021

Gen II Fund Services appoints Marlene Pelage CFO
31 July 2023 New York
Reporter: Jamie Richards

The independent private capital fund administrator hires Marlene Pelage, former chief financial officer at Charles Schwab Bank, as its new CFO

International law firm Simmons & Simmons joins FIA Tech’s Databank Network
31 July 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

As part of the initiative, FIA Tech will incorporate Simmons & Simmons’ trading venue reviewer data into its contract specifications user interface

Crestbridge appoints Stacey Moody as director
31 July 2023 Jersey
Reporter: Jamie Richards

The private equity and real estate firm has appointed Stacey Moody as a director in its corporate services team, where she will support the company’s global corporate client base

Mike Sleightholme joins ISSA board
31 July 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The International Securities Services Association has appointed Mike Sleightholme to its board of directors

FCA updates guidance on regulatory reporting for short sales and SFTs
28 July 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

The UK financial regulator will extend temporary measures introduced in January 2022 relating to short sales reporting under UK RTS 22 and there will be no penalty for firms that fail to complete SFT fields and other indicators

ACA expands ComplianceAlpha platform with LeapXpert
28 July 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Governance, risk and compliance advisor ACA Group has partnered with business communications firm LeapXpert to improve its mobile device traffic capturing provisions

abrdn picks State Street’s custody services for first actively-managed European ETF
28 July 2023 Europe
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

As part of the mandate, State Street will provide abrdn with custody, fund accounting, order-taking and transfer agency services as well as ETF servicing