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Investment allocations to hedge funds will rise in H2, says report
09 July 2021 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

More than one third of investors expect to ramp up their allocations to hedge funds during the second half of 2021

Goal Group bolsters class actions operations team
09 July 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Goal Group has enhanced its class actions operations team in New York with the appointment of Momin Alam

Michael Janiszewski joins BNY Mellon in asset servicing role
08 July 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BNY Mellon has made a number of new appointments including the hire of Michael Janiszewski as chief operating officer

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