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Profile Software acquires Euronext Centevo
22 March 2021 Greece
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The agreement, which was signed in Sweden on 19 March, was a result of Euronext’s decision to divest from a non-core activity

Crypto custody provider Brane welcomes Martin Lantaigne
19 March 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Brane, a cryptocurrency custodian, has appointed Martin Lantaigne, current partner and Canadian federal cluster leader at IBM, to the company’s advisory board

CSDR consultation responses show majority in favour of buy-ins becoming voluntary
19 March 2021 Belgium
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Responses from the European Commission’s CSDR consultation found that 51 out of 91 respondents said the buy-in regime should change from a mandatory requirement to a voluntary one

State Street strengthens leadership team with Ann Fogarty
19 March 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“I look forward to this next chapter of my career and working with the global teams and clients to continue to build on the strong foundation of innovation and service excellence that State Street has established,” says Ann Fogarty

IHS Markit releases new portfolio analytics tool
19 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The data analytics provider says portfolio managers will be able to better manage risk across their stock portfolios

BNY Mellon marches on with digital custody strategy and partners with Fireblocks
19 March 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

"Developing products to bridge digital and traditional assets is foundational to the future of custody," comments BNY Mellon's Roman Regelman

ETC Group picks Apex for administrative and trustee services
18 March 2021 Bermuda
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

As part of the mandate, Apex will provide trustee oversight services to ensure delivery on payment for the BTCE Bitcoin ETC as well as back-office administration support services reconciling the subscription/redemption activity for the note

ALFI: 2021 will be the year of sustainable finance
18 March 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

During the ALFI European Asset Management Conference, Corinne Lamesch, ALFI chairperson discussed sustainability with Marco Zwick, director, Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier

ALFI: Brexit cast a spotlight on marketing and certain practices will no longer be tolerated
18 March 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Panelists at the ALFI conference discussed the practical impacts of Brexit on fund distribution

Euroclear shifts €100bn of Irish securities from UK to EU operations
18 March 2021 Ireland
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

The settlement of Irish securities worth around €100 billion traded on Euronext Dublin markets on 15 March took place in Euroclear Bank on 17 March

Second GameStop hearing recommences
17 March 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Michael Blaugrund, chief operating officer of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) will address accelerating trade settlement to T+1

Capitolis partners with AcadiaSoft to enable greater capital optimisation for financial institutions
17 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

The partnership will enable firms to more efficiently allocate their capital and has the potential to materially impact returns on capital, market liquidity and access to markets