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Proximity raises $31 million in second-round investment stage
20 December 2021 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Proxymity has raised US$31 million in its second-round investment stage

HSBC and IBM complete successful token and digital wallet settlement test
17 December 2021 France
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

HSBC and IBM have successfully tested an advanced token and digital wallet settlement that included direct transactions between two central bank digital currencies, using the cloud

Transcend hires former senior advisor as global head of product
17 December 2021 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Transcend has appointed its former senior advisor Todd Hodgin to global head of product

Philip Demsey leaves SANNE as Ireland country head
16 December 2021 Ireland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Philip Dempsey has left SANNE as country head for Ireland after nearly five years of service

FIS appoints new head of product strategy for digital assets
14 December 2021 Spain
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

FIS has appointed Ralph Achkar as head of product strategy for digital assets, currency, and blockchain technology

IHS Markit survey outlines challenges and opportunities in post-trade reform
09 December 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

IHS Markit, in collaboration with Asset Servicing Times, is pleased to announce the launch of its Post-Trade Securities Processing survey whitepaper

JTC Guernsey bolsters funds team
08 December 2021 Guernsey
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

JTC in Guernsey has appointed Mariana Enevoldsen as client services director as the company continues to grow its funds business

BlackRock collaborates with industry consortium to support growth of US iShares ETFs
08 December 2021 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BlackRock has entered into agreements with BNY Mellon, Citi and JP Morgan to join State Street as post-trade service providers for iShares’ US$2.3 trillion in US-domiciled exchanged traded funds

HSBC adds investor services product head
06 December 2021 Hong Kong
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

HSBC has appointed CP Yap as global head of investor services product, markets and securities services, effective immediately

STP Investment Services acquires Tower Fund Services
01 December 2021 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

STP Investment Services, a global, end-to-end investment operations service provider has acquired third-party fund administrator Tower Fund Services in an effort to increase its alternative fund administration value proposition for its clients

Green finance will likely cause future market fragmentation
01 December 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

There is an increasing concern that green finance will cause fragmentation in financial markets in years to come, according to Miles Celic, chief executive of TheCityUK at this year’s Guernsey Funds Forum

FIA EPTA welcomes EC proposals on MiFIR and MiFID II reviews
29 November 2021 Belgium
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

European capital markets require threefold policy action based on building a true EU single market for financial instruments, improved data quality and transparency in European markets, and strengthened investor protection standards