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FCA authorises first LTAF
10 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The FCA has authorised the first long-term asset fund, a new open-ended authorised fund category to facilitate long-term asset investment

SWIFT makes progress with interlinking CBDCs
09 March 2023 Belgium
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The association made the affirmation after a comprehensive review found that 18 central and commercial banks have found “clear potential and value” in the API-based CBDC connector

Many market participants remain unprepared for move to T+1, finds The ValueExchange
09 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Barnaby Nelson, CEO of the ValueExchange (pictured), says: “A consistent 40 per cent of market participants are still unsure of how and when they will prepare for the move to T+1 settlement"

Singlife picks Citi and BlackRock’s Aladdin for operational services
09 March 2023 Singapore
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Financial services company Singlife has appointed Citi and BlackRock’s Aladdin to enhance its asset management capabilities across its front, middle and back-office offering

EACH establishes Women in Clearing Network
09 March 2023 EU
Reporter: AST

This group, promoted by the European Association of Clearing Houses, provides a forum for discussion and development by connecting women in the CCP-clearing world and is open to all women with a professional interest in clearing activities

OSTTRA contributes to ETD data standard initiative
09 March 2023 United Kingdom
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The project aims to improve data quality and operational efficiency and reduce systemic risk through the minimisation of breaks on trade date

Asset servicing industry celebrates International Women’s Day
08 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

This year the global theme is Embracing Equality

Zodia Custody and Hogan Lovells partner on digital asset custody paper
08 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

With increasing numbers of firms diversifying their offerings and embarking on digital assets projects, the paper aims to provide a better understanding of digital asset custody to the industry

Taskize to partner with Microsoft Teams for operational services
08 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The integration means that Taskize users can collaborate with their internal colleagues who use MS Teams, eliminating the need to leave their platform of choice

Kaizen Reporting buys majority stake in London Reporting House
08 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

With the equity purchase, London Reporting House’s repo market tools and analytics will be available through Kaizen’s web-based regulatory information and compliance platform known as Kaizen Hub

Redwheel picks Northern Trust and EDS’ ESG data solution
07 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

UK-based asset manager Redwheel has adopted Northern Trust’s data aggregation tool, developed by the bank’s strategic partner Equity Data Science

Credit Suisse expands sustainability offerings
07 March 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Credit Suisse has partnered with act Cleantech Agentur Schweiz to expand its sustainability-related advisory services to corporate clients