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Qaimmaqami joins Komainu as General Counsel
06 August 2025 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

In his new role, Jamal Qaimmaqami will oversee all legal, compliance, and regulatory matters across the MENA and APAC regions

The SEC releases statements about staking receipt token
06 August 2025 US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The statement aims to provide greater clarity on the application of federal securities laws to cryptoassets, specifically addressing a type of protocol staking known as ‘liquid staking’

EBA publishes new risk guidelines for cryptoassets
05 August 2025 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

EU Authority sets new rules for how European banks must determine and oversee cryptoassets under new capital rules connected with Basel and MiCA

Hazeltree acquires Siman Systems
06 August 2025 US, UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The acquisition will expand Hazeltree’s platform to deliver a complete treasury management solution for asset managers

Sonata One appoints Ashra
05 August 2025 UK, US
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Nikhil Ashra joins as the senior commercial development director and will be responsible for driving revenue growth through new client acquisitions

Lloyd joins Marex’s global capital introduction team
05 August 2025 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Chris Lloyd will be based in London and will be focusing on the EMEA region

Delta Capita purchases DTCC’s Report Hub
05 August 2025 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Report Hub assists firms in navigating the complications associated with international compliance requirements in eight global authorities and 14 regulatory regimes

FCA fines Woodford and WIM
05 August 2025 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Former fund manager Neil Woodford has been fined £5.9 million, while Woodford Investment Management was fined £40 million

CACEIS acquires minority stake in French fintech firm Kriptown
04 August 2025 France
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Global asset servicing arm of Crédit Agricole supports first tokenised SME exchange in Europe

SimCorp appoints Sanderson as CEO
04 August 2025 Denmark, US and UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Peter Sanderson previously worked as the group CEO for GAM Investments from 2019 to 2024, where he gained firsthand insights into SimCorp’s software as a direct client

FCA imposes £1.1m fine on Sigma
04 August 2025 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The regulator first raised concerns with transaction reports provided by Sigma in May 2023

Clearpool introduces new stablecoin tokens
01 August 2025 Dubai
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The decentralised credit platform has expanded its offering to address a banking infrastructure gap for developing markets