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LiquidShare completes successful CBDC test
08 July 2021 France
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

LiquidShare and Banque de France have successfully completed an experimental use of central bank digital currency for interbank settlement purposes

BNY Mellon enhances digital solutions with new acquisition
08 July 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BNY Mellon is set to enhance its digital solutions capabilities with the planned acquisition of Milestone Group

BNP Paribas appoints new head of distribution products and solutions
08 July 2021 France
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Paul Daly will build on the bank’s innovative offering in this area and will also drive the development of the bank’s transfer agency solutions

ISITC Europe launches new post trade forum
08 July 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The forum represents the full spectrum of post trade users and will be led by post trade experts James Maxfield and Alastair Rutherford, managing directors of Ascendant Strategy

FSB says act now on LIBOR transition
07 July 2021 Switzerland
Reporter: Bob Currie

Many LIBOR panels will no longer operate from the end of 2021, with some USD settings being retained until June 2023 to enable an efficient wind-down of legacy contracts

Robert Brown departs ACSA
07 July 2021 Australia
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Brown is leaving to pursue private business interests and plans to retain a connection with ACSA and the industry

Broadridge to expand post-trade processing via Stock Connect for China Renaissance
07 July 2021 China
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

China Renaissance says it selected Broadridge for its robust solutions that provide global scale and allow for multi-asset capabilities

Comment: Robinhood hit with record penalties by FINRA
07 July 2021 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

“The fine reflects the scope and seriousness of Robinhood’s violations, including FINRA’s finding that Robinhood communicated false and misleading information to millions of customers,” says FINRA’s Jessica Hopper

ULTUMUS and Alveo join forces for data services solution
06 July 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The partnership will see ULTUMUS bring together its global ETF and index managed data service with Alveo’s data mastering solution Prime

GSX invests in CSX
06 July 2021 Hong Kong
Reporter: Bob Currie

Global Stock Exchange Group (GSX) has today announced a strategic investment in CSX to launch a trading platform for tokenised assets and digitised securities in Asia

TrustQuay Portal update introduces automated onboarding solution
05 July 2021 London
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

TrustQuay has launched the first fully automated and integrated onboarding solution for trust administration and corporate service providers

International insuretech reaches unicorn status following funding round
05 July 2021 United States
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

bolttech has achieved unicorn status, awarded to private companies valued at over $1 billion, following a $180 million series A funding round one year after the international insurtech’s launch in 2020