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ZEDRA names Wim Ritz as new global head of funds role
08 October 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

Wim Ritz's most recent role was as country managing director for Vistra, leading the rapid growth of its fund administration business

Sanford C Bernstein selects BNP Paribas as settlement provider
08 October 2020 Paris
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

BNP Paribas Securities Services has been appointed to provide settlement services to Sanford C Bernstein in Austria, Germany, Italy, Turkey and Euroclear Bank

DTCC’s launches new advisory service
07 October 2020 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

DTCC has launched a new advisory platform that will offer consulting services to help firms transform their post-trade business operations

Ultimus enhances ETF service offering
07 October 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

While Ultimus currently provides services for both active and passive ETFs, the firm now offers servicing of active semi-transparent ETFs through its series trust solution

P27 Nordic Payments Platform acquires Bankgirot
07 October 2020 07 October 2020
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

P27 Nordic Payments Platform has signed an agreement to acquire the Swedish company Bankgirocentralen BGC AB (Bankgirot)

Deutsche Bank adds investment into AccessFintech
07 October 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Investment led by Dawn Capital, with additional funding from Deutsche Bank and follow on investing from J.P. Morgan, Citi, Goldman Sachs has helped AccessFintech secure $20 million in Series B financing

StoneX Financial completes Giroxx acquisition
07 October 2020 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

With the name change to StoneX Financial GmbH, Giroxx is now officially integrated into StoneX's larger global payments division

Vistra acquires Tokyo-based accounting firm
07 October 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Vistra has acquired Routes Business Supports K.K., a specialist accounting firm based in Tokyo

Citi gains new mandate for ETF Services for FinEx
07 October 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Citi has been awarded the mandate to provide ETF services for the full fund range of FinEx ETFs, Russia’s first exchange-traded fund issuer

Sibos: industry suffering from a ‘lack of collaboration’
07 October 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

There is a lack of collaboration and lots of different actors but if we could agree on some standards at points in the supply chain then competition could really focus on where it adds value - such as innovation and scale, according to panellist

Speed and agility were ‘paramount’ during COVID-19
06 October London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Speed and agility were “paramount” during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighted Greg Keeley, executive vice president, chief information officer, TD Bank Group, during a panel discussion at this year’s Sibos

LCH SA connects to Cboe Europe for equities clearing
06 October 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

LCH SA offers clearing of all Euronext stocks traded on Cboe Europe’s UK order books