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BNP Paribas Securities Services gains new depositary bank services mandate
04 June 2020 Paris
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BNP Paribas Securities Services has been awarded a depositary bank services mandate for Fondo Italiano d’Investimento SGR’s new private equity fund

SIX extends DocHub platform reach through Finnova
04 June Zürich
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The regulatory document hub is a fully automated platform that connects product manufacturers with distributors

Major UK beneficial owner publishes ESG sector exclusion list
03 June 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

One of the UK’s largest pension schemes and long-term lender USS has for the first time committed to excluding and divesting in sectors it deems “financially unsuitable”

Citi appoints Joerg Guenther and Brian Ovaert
03 June 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Both Guenther and Ovaert will be responsible globally for operations and technology related to middle- and back-office services as well as asset servicing and futures

ESMA publishes final report on FRANDT clearing services
03 June 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ESMA’s technical advice details how to specify the conditions under which the commercial terms for the provision of clearing services are to be considered FRANDT

Ocorian names Nick Bland as director and head of UK client services
03 June 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Ocorian, a global provider of corporate administration, funds and trust services, has appointed Nick Bland as director and head of UK client services in London

Clearstream bolsters investment fund services team
03 June 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Clearstream has added a new head of DLT and strategy to its investment fund services team

EU rejects associations’ request for 12-month SRD II delay
02 June 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Nykredit's Line Vesth, a senior regulatory specialist, says that among industry participants, the European Commission was not expected to allow the 12-month delay

VALK joins BT Radianz Cloud to extend Corda blockchain platform access
02 June 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

By joining the Radianz Cloud, VALK has extended the availability of its Corda-based distributed ledger technology (DLT) network to Radianz community members

Tokenise and GMEX roll out new regulated digital exchange
02 June 2020 Barbados
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The newly live digital exchange platform is set to support securities issuance, trading, surveillance, clearing, settlement and custody

OCC welcomes the Small Exchange
02 June 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

With the addition of the Small Exchange, OCC now provides central counterparty clearing and settlement services to 21 exchanges and trading platforms

HSBC India launches DerivEasy
01 June 2020 Mumbai
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

DerivEasy is set to help investors gain access to near real-time information on their futures and options trades