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DTCC warns of hacking threats posed by rise of quantum computing
21 September 2022 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

In a newly published white paper, DTCC notes that quantum computing may enable firms to analyse complex problems that cannot be solved using current computing methods, but it may also expose vulnerabilities in existing systems

SGSS offers new services to asset managers looking to develop funds based on crypto
21 September 2022 France
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

SGSS will provide these services to asset managers as a third-party custodian and fund administrator

Regulation still has a long way to go, ALFI panel agrees
21 September 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Although regulation is going in the right direction, there is still a long road ahead, panelists at this years’ Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) Global Distribution Conference agreed

Delta Capita appoints Sen as head of data
21 September 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Riddhi Sen joins Delta Capita as its new head of data, underlining the firm’s focus and investment in its global consulting business and mission to reinvent the financial services value chain

Northern Trust appoints Michael Buzza as global network management head
21 September 2022 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

Buzza to front global network at Chicago-based bank, coordinating market access and market information for digital assets and financial markets area

FE fundinfo finalises acquisition of LuxSE’s Fundsquare
20 September 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Established by LuxSE in 2013, Fundsquare serves global asset managers and fund industry service providers, facilitating cross-border fund distribution

Pictet launches ESG risk platform
20 September 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The ESG risk report allows external asset managers and institutional clients to monitor their portfolios’ ESG risks with a detailed environmental, social and governance risk analysis, as well as carbon and physical risk analysis

Stephen Pemberton leaves HSBC
20 September 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Previously based in Asia for 18 years, Pemberton has recently moved back to his native UK, though his next role is unknown

BNP Paribas welcomes John Ferrara to Americas team
20 September 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Based in New York, Ferrara will report to Dennis Bon, head of BNP Paribas Securities Services in the Americas, as well as Alvaro Camunas, global head of client development for BNP Paribas Securities Services

Deutsche Börse confirms creation of first digital instruments in D7 simulation environment
16 September 2022 Germany, Luxembourg
Reporter: AST

Frankfurt-based market infrastructure group has confirmed that it has created its first digital instruments in a simulation environment on its D7 post-trade digital platform

Basel Committee to publish Basel framework report
16 September 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The Basel Committee has agreed to publish a report on buffer usability and cyclicality in the Basel framework, following consideration of a 2021 interim evaluation report

SWIFT begins trial on corporate actions project
16 September 2022 Belgium
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The project will trial a solution powered by Symbiont’s enterprise blockchain platform, Assembly, to allow asset managers and custodians to automate how they compare corporate action information sent to them from multiple sources