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IOSCO defines its cryptoasset and fintech work agenda for 2022-3
08 July 2022 Spain
Reporter: AST

The IOSCO fintech taskforce has workstreams dedicated to crypto and digital assets (CDA) and decentralised finance (DeFi), with particular focus on financial stability, market protection and investor protection concerns

FSB report reviews steps to encourage LEI adoption in cross-border payments
08 July 2022 Global
Reporter: AST

The study analyses constraints imposed by poor data quality, fragmentation across data sources, and inadequate standardisation of data exchanges and forms part of a G20 Roadmap to promote speed, transparency and resilience in cross-border payments

Stuart Kirk resigns from HSBC
08 July 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Kirk (pictured) said: “Ironically given my job title, I have concluded that the bank’s behaviour towards me since my speech at a Financial Times conference in May has made my position, well, unsustainable. Funny old world.”

SDX collaborates with digital asset and crypto tech platform
08 July 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

SIX Digital Exchange’s unit has entered into a strategic partnership with digital asset and crypto technology platform Fireblocks to provide institutional investors and regulated intermediates with infrastructure services for the distributed economy

Sudrania Fund Services to rebrand as Formidium
08 July 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The rebrand includes a new name and logo that Formidium says better reflects the company’s presence in the investment middle and back-office

Investment Association sets out vision for technology transformation in fund markets
07 July 2022 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

The UK buy-side trade body claims that the funds industry is approaching a major technology transformation driven by tokenisation and use of digital native assets in the collective investment fund products of the future

State Street partners with FactSet for data services
07 July 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The collaboration aims to provide common clients with improved services, ranging from client portals for equity, fixed income and multi-asset strategies through to custody services

BNP Paribas welcomes Jonathan Fazio
07 July 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BNP Paribas has appointed Jonathan Fazio as vice president and operations client relationship manager. He will be based in New York

Archax deploys METACO platform for digital asset custody services
07 July 2022 UK
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Digital asset exchange, brokerage and custodian Archax has partnered with METACO to expand its institutional digital asset custody offering on IBM Cloud

Inversis to acquire stake in Adepa
07 July 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Inversis, a wholly owned subsidiary of Banca March Group, is to acquire a 40 per cent stake in Adepa, a Luxembourg based fund administrator with UCITS and Alternative Investment Fund Manager licenses

OpenFin receives strategic investment from ING Ventures
07 July 2022 US
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

ING Ventures has strategically invested in OpenFin, an operating system for enterprise productivity enabling app distribution, workspace management and workflow automation

GCEX Group expands into MENA region
07 July 2022 Dubai
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

GCEX Group is expanding into the Middle East and North Africa region with the opening of a Dubai office, and the appointment of Mehtap Önder (pictured) as managing director of GCEX MENA