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Thai SEC hosts public hearing on digital asset custody amendments
27 August 2021 Thailand
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission is holding a public hearing for prospective amendments to digital asset custody rules

Northern Trust identifies global shift to an ESG mindset
27 August 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Northern Trust’s new whitepaper predicts that the future of ESG may look very different from today, particularly as all regions continue their commitment to responsible investments

Investment in technology and data infrastructure is the answer for pandemic recovery, survey finds
27 August 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

A global study conducted on behalf of Temenos has found that investments in technology and data infrastructure sit at the top of asset managers’ priorities to deliver business growth in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic

Standard Chartered bolsters Europe & Americas securities services team
26 August 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Standard Chartered Bank has appointed Roman Mikolajczyk as head of private banks for its Europe & Americas, financing and securities services

Suntera Global has acquired Reference Financial Services
26 August 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The acquisition, which is subject to appropriate regulatory approvals, will add to Suntera Global’s client base, strengthening its presence in EU markets to support its growth strategy

Apex in final stages to acquire Sanne
26 August 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The acquisition is expected to become effective in the first half of 2022

AMR Action fund picks Vistra for fund administration services
25 August 2021 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Vistra will support the AMR Action Fund across its entire fund structure, its special purpose vehicle and its portfolio investments

SWIFT reveals keynote speaker for Sibos
25 August 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

SWIFT has revealed that HSBC’s group chief executive Noel Quinn will be the opening keynote speaker for Sibos 2021, one of the largest banking and technology conferences in the world

Clearstream secures CSDR licence for its German CSD
25 August 2021 Germany
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The authorisation is effective from 24 August 2021 and represents the final step in achieving full CSDR compliance for all of Clearstream’s CSDs

Alexandre Kech steps down as Onchain Custodian CEO
25 August 2021 Singapore
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Based in Singapore, Kech is relocating to Europe for family reasons

State Street’s Collateral+ goes live with DTCC’s Margin Transit Utility
24 August 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

By leveraging MTU, State Street’s Collateral+ business will now be able to more efficiently validate, enrich, settle, report and monitor third party collateral

Paul Vigilante joins BNY Mellon's asset servicing business
24 August 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BNY Mellon has enhanced its asset servicing business with the appointments of Paul Vigilante and Paul McDermott