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Standard Chartered bolsters securities services team
05 February 2020 Singapore
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Standard Chartered has hired a new COO of its securities services team in Singapore

Delayed: CSDR settlement discipline regime
05 February 2020 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Following a series of warning calls from industry stakeholders, ESMA is backing a delay to the CSDR settlement discipline regime originally due in September

EU banks to face shock tests
04 February 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The European Central Bank (ECB) is reviewing the ability of 35 significant euro area banks to absorb shocks and meet capital requirements under adverse macroeconomic conditions

Microgen and Touchstone complete merger as IQ-EQ signs deal with the group
04 February 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The merger of Microgen and Touchstone is set to enable the combined company to provide the increased global coverage, scale and innovation to meet the requirements of a rapidly evolving market

Deutsche Bank and Freddie Mac launch automated eNote certification solution
04 February 2020 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The launch of the automated eNote certification and safekeeping solution as a third-party Document Custodian represents the first of its kind in the industry

Bank Frick adds trading and custodian service offering
03 February 2020 Liechtenstein
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Bank Frick has expanded its range of cryptocurrencies to offer trading and secure custody of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) for professional market participants and private clients.

HKEX head of post-trade joins Nasdaq
03 February 2020 Stockholm
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Roland Chai will join Nasdaq’s executive leadership team as global chief risk officer, effective 1 June 2020

Centaur Fund Services secures investment from FTV Capital
03 February 2020 Dublin
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Centaur Fund Services, provider of fund administration and regulatory services for the alternative fund industry, has secured a ‘significant’ growth equity investment from FTV Capital

Calastone expands new institutional money market offering with new hire
03 February 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Calastone, a global funds network, has made a new hire who is set to strategically expand the company’s new institutional money market offering

Archax appoints Alex Royle as CCO
03 February 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Archax, a forthcoming institutional digital securities exchange, has hired Alex Royle as its new chief compliance officer, based in London

Financial crisis ramifications rack up $36 billion in fines
03 February 2020 Dublin
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Fines concerning AML, KYC and sanction violations for global financial institutions have topped $36 billion since the financial crisis, a 160 percent increase in the last 15 months

Phoenix American enters new partnership with real estate firm
03 February 2020 San Rafael
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The partnership will see Phoenix support OneWall with its new fund accounting services platform