News search | Securities Finance Times

Generic business image for news articles

State Street appoints new country head for Japan
12 August 2021 Japan
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Based in Tokyo, Kuryuzawa will report to Mostapha Tahiri, CEO for Asia Pacific

Crestbridge receives CBI approval to provide fund administration services in Ireland
11 August 2021 Ireland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Crestbridge has received regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Ireland to provide fund administration services in Ireland

SmartStream upgrades AI-based reconciliations service
11 August 2021 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

SmartStream Technologies has launched SmartStream Air Version 4 to provide continuous streaming of reconciliations using AI cloud-native technology

Goal Group promotes Vicky Dean
11 August 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Dean will have oversight responsibility for key functions and activities at the company’s EMEA headquarters including sales, client services, and operations

CRISIL partners with RiskBusiness
10 August 2021 India
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The partnership integrates CRISIL’s risk and compliance management playbook, Compass, with Graci, a fully integrated 360 vision governance, risk, audit and compliance solution by RiskBusiness

Apex acquires ARM Swiss Representatives
10 August 2021 Switzerland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The acquisition expands Apex’s local presence in Switzerland, while also supporting Apex’s expansion strategy for fund marketing and distribution services across Europe

ESMA: European Commission “needs to clarify certain aspects of CSDR”
09 August 2021 France
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

ESMA has spoken to National Competent Authorities and other relevant market players about their plans to use DLT for securities services in the coming future

Broadridge onboards UBS onto distributed ledger repo platform
09 August 2021 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Broadridge, a US global financial technology company, has announced UBS has joined its distributed ledger repo platform after its launch in June

Foreign banks permitted to become direct clearing members of Russia’s NCC
09 August 2021 Russia
Reporter: Bob Currie

International banks may become direct clearing members of Moscow Exchange Group’s clearing entity, with NCC launching tax agent service

Digital asset bank Greengage secures £2.5m funding from IOVLabs
09 August 2021 Gibraltar
Reporter: Alex Pugh

Both of the Gibraltar-based firms want to democratise and open up B2B crypto lending to underserved markets such as SMEs, using the open-source RSK Blockchain and RSK Infrastructure Framework

Link Group acquires Luxembourg’s Casa4Funds
09 August 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Link Group has completed its acquisition of Luxembourg-headquartered Casa4Funds SA from Banor Capital, following regulatory approval from the CSSF, Luxembourg’s financial regulator

Exegy appoints chief revenue officer
09 August 2021 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Exegy has appointed Craig Schachter as chief revenue officer