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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

Nordea selects AxiomSL to automate risk and reg reporting
17 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

As part of the mandate, Nordea Bank will implement AxiomSL’s RegCloud, a fully managed, cloud-based risk and regulatory reporting platform

ALFI: ManCos must become fintechs and invest heavily in technology
17 March 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“When you see the regulatory pressure, technology is paramount to help the ManCo concentrate on what they should do – which is helping the client provide governance,” says a speaker from the ALFI conference