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HSBC oversees first T+3 trade in CIBM
30 August 2019 Beijing
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

HSBC has successfully overseen the first T+3 trade in the China Interbank Bond Market

Sygnum receives FINMA approval
29 August 2019 Zurich
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

Digital asset technology group Sygnum has received a banking and securities dealer licence from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority

Industry to be ‘unrecognisable’ in a decade
29 August 2019 London
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

The asset servicing industry will be “unrecognisable” in 10 years time, according to Daron Pearce, CEO of global financial institutions within BNY Mellon Asset Servicing

Northern Trust boosts fund services team
28 August 2019 London
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Northern Trust has appointed Kate Webber as product leader for fund services

NSD sees Q2 custody figures increase
27 August 2019 Moscow
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The value of securities under custody at the National Settlement Depository (NSD) reached RUB 49.1 trillion in Q2 2019, according to recently released figures

ASX teams up with Digital Asset and VMware on DLT
27 August 2019 Sydney
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ASX has signed a three-party memorandum of understanding with Digital Asset and VMware to work together on DLT initiatives in Australia and New Zealand

MetLife hires new head of global technology
23 August 2019 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

MetLife has appointed Bill Pappas as executive vice president and head of global technology and operations, effective from November 2019

BNP Paribas launches new programme for sustainable growth
23 August 2019 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BNP Paribas Securities Services has launched a programme to enable the pursuit of sustainable and profitable growth, according to a spokesperson from the bank

Bravura acquires Midwinter for back-office administration
23 August 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Bravura Solutions, a provider of software solutions for fund administration industries, is set to acquire Midwinter Financial Services to utilise its software, AdviceOS

Doug McGregor exits RBC I&TS
22 August 2019 Toronto
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Doug McGregor, group head at RBC Capital Markets and RBC Investor & Treasury Services, is to retire in January 2020 after 37 years at the bank

REGIS-TR falls foul of EMIR reporting rules
22 August 2019 Luxembourg
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The authority outlined that REGIS-TR “did not implement systems capable of providing to regulators direct and immediate access to derivatives data from the start of EMIR reporting obligation in February 2014 to October 2016”

Ultimus Fund Solutions acquires fund admin firm
21 August 2019 Cincinnati
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Ultimus Fund Solutions is to acquire LeverPoint Management for fund administration services