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Deutsche Boerse gains majority stake in Quantitative Brokers
02 December 2020 Germany
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Quantitative Brokers is a fintech specialising in advanced execution algorithms and data-driven analytics for global futures, options and interest rate markets

IHS Markit valued at $44bn in merger with S&P Global
02 December 2020 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Douglas Peterson, president and CEO of S&P Global, will serve as CEO of the combined company, while Lance Uggla, chairman and CEO of IHS Markit, will stay on as a special advisor to the company for one year

BNY Mellon SA/NV opens new branch in Denmark
02 December 2020 Denmark
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Søren Eberhard established the Copenhagen representative office in 2008 and will become the branch manager

Northern Trust wins new asset servicing mandate
01 December 2020 Ireland
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Northern Trust has been selected as asset servicing provider by Sands Capital Management, a long-term investor in leading innovative businesses globally

The future of global regulation: convergence or divergence?
01 December 2020 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Convergence and having the same common goal is extremely important within the financial services industry, according to panellists at the DTCC Forum on challenges and priorities in global post-trade

HSBC solves TTF securities lending tax handicap with 'market first' look through model
01 December 2020 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The model allows tax transparent funds to scrap the blended withholding tax rate system that has made their assets less attractive to borrow for nearly a decade, and thereby promises to boost lender revenue and market liquidity

Exactpro unveils new test automation toolkit
01 December 2020 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Exactpro has launched a new test automation toolkit for functional and non-functional testing of complex financial systems

Reitway Global picks Prescient Fund Services for Malta fund range
01 December 2020 Ireland
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Reitway Global, a specialist real estate investment manager and advisor, has selected Prescient Fund Services (Ireland) as the fund administrator to its Maltese fund range

Apex to offer Throgmorton outsourced CFO and COO solutions
30 November 2020 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Apex Group has launched CFO and COO solutions via subsidiary Throgmorton, which is set to provide the day-to-day management of the finance function

COVID-19 inspires derivatives post trade renovations, survey shows
30 November 2020 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

COVID-19 chaos in H1 exposed weaknesses in some firms’ post-trade derivatives processing infrastructures and firms are now allocating major financial resources to reinforce their operations, according to a Acuiti survey sponsored by Broadridge

HKEX partners with DTCC in light of new settlement acceleration platform
30 November 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The partnership between HKEX and DTCC will see HKEX Synapse link to DTCC’s institutional trade processing services

Central Bank of Sri Lanka selects SimCorp’s investment platform
30 November 2020 Sri Lanka
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has selected SimCorp’s front-to-back investment platform, SimCorp Dimension, to manage the investment operation of the country’s official reserves