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Fed provides examiner guidance for LIBOR transition plans
10 March 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

In its letter, the Fed encourages its supervised firms to cease entering into such contracts as soon as practicable

Komainu closes $25 million Series A funding round to expand custody offering
10 March 2021 Jersey
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The $25 million Series A was led by Alan Howard’s Elwood Asset Management with additional participation from Galaxy Digital, NOIA Capital and Nomura Research Institute

Stephanie Minister to head business development for LBX Connect FIX Network
10 March 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

As managing director of connectivity services, Stephanie Minister will lead a newly created arm of the LiquidityBook corporate structure

BNP Paribas gains fund services mandate for Harvest Global Investments’ ESG ETF
10 March 2021 China
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

As part of this mandate, BNP Paribas will provide a range of fund services including global custody, fund administration, trustee, transfer agent and participating dealer

Universal-Investment bolsters fund distribution team
10 March 2021 Germany
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Universal-Investment has expanded its fund distribution team with the appointments of Oliver Fischer and Uwe Lippert

Standard Chartered partners with BlackRock’s Aladdin platform
10 March 2021 Singapore
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“We place tremendous value on Standard Chartered’s adoption of Aladdin Provider Network. It symbolises a strong partnership based on our shared commitment to helping clients," says BlackRock's Takeuchi

Symphony collaborates with AccessFintech to extend data sharing
10 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

AccessFintech’s data management and workflow solution will integrate with Symphony’s communication platform and trusted user directory

Calypso unveils levelling up programme
10 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The California software provider claims its certification programme will help users get more out of its products

SFDR goes live
10 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“We believe that if done correctly SFDR will help focus efforts more towards sustainable investments,” says Jag Alexeyev, head of ESG insights at Broadridge Financial Solutions

US SEC creates new ESG disclosure enforcement division
09 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The new task force will work closely with other divisions in the agency to protect investors and the market

Duncan Cooper joins BNY Mellon from HSBC Securities Services
09 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“Cooper will play a critical role in the continued strategic development of our OMNI services, as well as the deployment of the asset servicing digital and data solutions within EMEA,” says BNY Mellon's Mal Cullen

Element22 and Agility Sciences launch ESG data solution
09 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The solution will initially enable fund managers to source the mandatory ESG data needed to comply with the imminent SFDR, the European Union’s harmonised rules on sustainability-related disclosures to end investors