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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

Anastasia Aurol joins HSBC
21 August 2019 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

HSBC has appointed Anastasia Aurol as vice president of China business development in the asset owners and managers client segment of HSBC Securities Services

NSD begins to report major corporation transactions to its repository
20 August 2019 Moscow
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The National Settlement Depository, Russia’s central securities depository, is to provide corporations with the service of submitting reports on transactions to its repository

Howard Edelstein to step down as board chairman at AcadiaSoft
19 August 2019 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Howard Edelstein is to step down as board chairman of AcadiaSoft later this year

R3 plans to open Dublin office
19 August 2019 Dublin
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

R3 is planning to open a second European office in Dublin in 2020, as part of its rapid expansion plan

Eamonn Greaves and Rob Stone take on new roles at SS&C
16 August 2019 Connecticut
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Eamonn Greaves has taken on a new role at SS&C Technologies as global head of sales, reporting to Rahul Kanwar, president and COO