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Women in Asset Servicing joins forces with Embark Group
05 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The partnership announcement comes ahead of this year’s International Women’s Day on 8 March, which has the theme “choose to challenge”

Payments Canada selects Interac for Canada’s new real-time payments system
03 March 2021 Canada
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The exchange solution provided by Interac will allow Payments Canada members participating in the RTR to send and receive RTR payment messages

Andrew Pinnington departs Goldman Sachs and joins Quorsus
03 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

In his new role at Quorsus, Pinnington’s core responsibilities will be around leading the development of the regulatory reporting practice and serving as a trusted advisor in Quorsus’ ongoing and future client initiatives

IQ-EQ to create dedicated funds business in Ireland
02 March 2021 Ireland
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

IQ-EQ will transfer a number of key personnel from the group’s wider UK and Ireland cluster who will hold the role of director and head of fund accounting as part of the fund services expansion

Paul Adamiak returns to TMF Group
01 March 2021 Australia
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Adamiak previously worked at TMF Group from 2008 to 2019 as an associate director in the global fund services business line

Nordea agrees referral deal with Citi as it exits Nordics sub-custody market
25 February 2021 Norway
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Citi has entered into a referral arrangement with Nordea amid its exit from the nordic sub-custody business

SIB releases paper on how to issue a central bank digital currency
24 January 2021 Switzerland
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

According to SIB, with the emergence of Bitcoin and the recently proposed digital currencies, central banks have growing competition from actors offering their own digital alternative to physical cash

FundGaurd accelerates AI-powered SaaS platform with new funding round
23 February 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

In addition to securing $12 million in the new funding round, FundGuard is also expanding its executive team

ACSA reveals assets under custody rebound during final six months of 2020
18 February 2021 Australia
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The total assets under custody for Australian investors jumped by 7 per cent over the last six months of 2020 to $4 trillion

SEC cracks down on waivers for settlement negotiations
12 February 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Acting SEC chair Lee says waivers should not be used as a “bargaining chip in settlement negotiations or regarded as an obstacle to be overcome on the way to a settlement”

Mark England returns to Citi following five years at State Street
11 February 2021 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

England returns to Citi from State Street where his most recent role was APAC head of client relationship management

ION Investment Group to acquire DASH Financial Technologies
10 February 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

DASH co-founder Peter Marago says the acquisition is “a very exciting moment for our firm as we embark on the next chapter of growth”