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ASX continues search process for CHESS replacement
05 September 2018 Sydney
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

ASX has released its response to feedback received on its consultation paper ”CHESS Replacement: New Scope and Implementation Plan”, which was issued in April this year

ACA Compliance Group acquires Cordium
05 September 2018 New York
Reporter: Becky Butcher

ACA Compliance Group has completed the acquisition of Cordium, the financial terms of the transaction will not be disclosed

KDPW and PKO Bank Polski partner for LEI initiative
05 September 2018 Warsaw
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Central Securities Depository of Poland and PKO Bank Polski have partnered for a new standard in the issuance and maintenance of legal entity identifier codes

SEB to utilise DTCC’s ALERT workflow
04 September 2018 Stockholm
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

SEB will leverage the regional custodian workflow which utilises ALERT for storing SSI data related to fund assets in its custody

Guernsey funds at five-year high
04 September 2018 St Peter Port
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The total value of funds business in Guernsey is at a five-year high following a predicted rise in net asset value in Q2 2018

Andy Bria joins LiquidityEdge
04 September 2018 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

According to LiquidityEdge, Bria was selected to drive further growth and lead LiquidityEdge’s expansion plans

SteelEye appoints CCO
04 September 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

SteelEye, a compliance technology and data analytics firm, has appointed Lee Jones as CCO

ANNA and GLEIF join forces on ISIN LEI initiative
04 September 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The initiative has been created to help improve transparency of exposure by linking the issuer and issuance of securities, while aiding risk and exposure management

Cinnober strengthens management team
04 September 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Cinnober Financial Technology has appointed Fredrik Nihlén as Cinnober Group CFO, John Yonker as Simplitium CEO, and Patrick Tessier as Minium CEO

Citi appoints new head of custody and fund services
03 September 2018 Hong Kong
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Citi has appointed Julie Kerr as Asia Pacific head of custody and fund services in the bank’s prime, futures and securities services business

Initial Margin Phase 3 has begun
03 September 2018 London
Reporter: Brian Bollen

Phase 3 of the implementation of initial margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives formally began on 1 September

Link Fund Solutions granted UCITS license
03 September 2018 Luxembourg
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Link Fund Solutions (Luxembourg) has been granted a license to act as a UCITS management company by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier