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Itiviti Group appoints Dumas Maugile
13 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Itiviti Group has appointed Dumas Maugile as senior sales executive

Clearstream sees assets under custody increase for August
10 September 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Clearstream’s monthly figures for August 2021 show its assets under custody stood at approximately €16.5 trillion, an increase of 12 per cent compared with August 2020

ION acquires Clarus Financial Technology
10 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

As part of ION Markets, Clarus will offer its SaaS analytics products for real-time margin and risk management of both cleared and uncleared OTC derivatives

Standish Management expands to UK following FCA approval
10 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

US-headquartered Standish Management is to expand its fund administration services to the UK after approval from the Financial Conduct Authority

SS&C’s new ESG platform to support SFDR compliance
10 September 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The new platform will support compliance with the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and deliver greater insights and transparency into ESG portfolio risks

SIX Digital Exchange receives FINMA approval
10 September 2021 Switzerland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The authorisation enables SDX to go live with an integrated trading, settlement, and custody infrastructure based on DLT for digital securities

SmartStream enhances Latin America presence with new partnership
10 September 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

While BRITech offers a series of technology solutions for front-, middle- and back-office operations, SmartStream will fill the gaps in the areas of data reconciliations, reference data and collateral management

CloudMargin readies its clients for UMR Phases 5 and 6
10 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

CloudMargin is assisting clients whose firms have just fallen under the scope of Uncleared Margin Rules Phase 5

Acadia onboard over 300 Phase 5 Initial Margin firms
09 September 2021 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Over 300 of an estimated 330 counterparty groups, covered by Phase 5 of the Initial Margin (IM) rollout under the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR), have been successfully onboarding to AcadiaPlus

Laura Klimpel discusses DTCC’s proposed clearing service for SFTs
09 September 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Laura Klimpel tells AST that the new service will deliver a number of benefits to the industry including opportunities for increased capital efficiency for both borrowers and agent lenders

Gold bullion fund picks Apex for fund services
09 September 2021 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

US Gold Opportunity Fund LP, which offers investing in gold bullion, has chosen Apex to provide its fund administration and accounting services

Ocorian bolsters global funds team
09 September 2021 Ireland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Based in Dublin, Breen will lead the transformation of Ocorian’s funds business, reporting to global head of service lines and business development, Mike Hughes