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Iberclear to launch cross-border custody and settlement service
13 December 2018 Madrid
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Iberclear, BME’s Spanish Central Securities Depository, is to launch a cross-border custody and settlement service on 17 December, called Cross-Border Services

HKEX appoints head of post-trade business development
13 December 2018 Hong Kong
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has appointed Cindy Chen as head of post-trade business development, clearing

BCBS updates Pillar 3 disclosure requirements
13 December 2018 Basel
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has updated Pillar 3 disclosure requirements

GCF: increase in industry collaboration
13 December 2018 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

The industry is seeing greater collaboration, with fintechs choosing to work with existing providers rather than starting up new platforms, according to panellists at the Global Custody Forum in London

NSD begins transmitting fair values for Eurobonds
13 December 2018 Moscow
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The National Settlement Depository has begun transmitting theoretical fair values of US dollar-denominated Eurobonds issued by the Russian Ministry of Finance

Vaultex to deploy Cinnober trading for new exchange
13 December 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Vaultex Exchange is to use Cinnober’s TRADExpress Trading System and TRADExpress RealTime Clearing for its new security token exchange

Gottfried Leibbrandt steps down as SWIFT CEO
13 December 2018 Belgium
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Gottfried Leibbrandt is to step down from his position as SWIFT CEO at the end of June 2019, after seven years in the role

SGSS selected by Greentech Capital Advisors
12 December 2018 Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Greentech Capital Advisors has selected Societe Generale Securities Services to be the provider of ManCo, fund administration, custody and trustee services in Ireland

DTCC: Brexit is a systematic risk to industry
12 December 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The slower than expected negotiating progress between the UK and the EU means Brexit has been positioned as a top systemic risk concern for 2019, according to a new survey published by The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation

GCF: lack of trust in the industry is a ‘systemic problem’
12 December 2018 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

The lack of trust and confidence in the financial services sector is a “systemic problem” for industry participants, policymakers and parliamentarians, according to Andy Agathangelou

Societe Generale opens clearing capability in Paris
11 December 2018 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking has opened a new clearing capability in Paris, for clients on listed derivatives and over-the-counter products

Krypton Fund Services selects PFS-PAXUS
11 December 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Krypton Fund Services Holdings, an independent fund services company based in Bermuda, has selected the Pacific Fund Systems