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R3 launches new Corda Settler
06 December 2018 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The application will facilitate global payments on Corda; XRP the first settlement mechanism

Real estate fund industry reaches inflection point
06 December 2018 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Report reveals that the industry seems to have reached an inflection point in its evolution and that business models may need to change

Industry still not confident around MiFID II
05 December 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Almost 30 percent of those asked said they are only “fairly confident or not confident at all” in keeping up with the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) changes, in a survey conducted by Cappitech

Nikola Todorovic to join Citi
05 December 2018 Zurich
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Citi has appointed Nikola Todorovic as director of Securities Services Sales and client coverage

MJ Hudson acquires Amaces
05 December 2018 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

MJ Hudson has acquired asset management and data analytics firm, Amaces

EFAMA comments on European Parliament decision on cross border distribution
05 December 2018 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The European Fund and Asset Management Association has welcomed the decision by the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee to amend its proposal on the cross-border distribution of funds

Zedra acquires JP Integra Group
04 December 2018 Cayman Islands
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Zedra, a global provider of trust, corporate and fund services, has acquired the JP Integra Group

HedgeServ expands partnership with Hazeltree
04 December 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

HedgeServ, a global fund administrator and Hazeltree, a provider of integrated buy-side treasury management solutions, have expanded their partnership

EFAMA sees dampened investor demand for UCITS
04 December 2018 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

UCITS and AIFs recorded net sales of €40 billion in Q3 2018, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association latest Quarterly Statistical Release

Vermeg sees strong progress after rebrand
04 December 2018 Amsterdam
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Vermeg, the banking and insurance software solutions firm, has made strong progress following its acquisition of Lombard Risk

Volante: Change is the only constant for payments processing infrastructures
04 December 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

“Change is the only constant for financial institutions’ payments processing infrastructures”, according to a new whitepaper, produced by Finextra, in association with Volante Technologies

FIMA: We must move the needle for data capabilities
04 December 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The industry “must move the needle” beyond what it can offer in the data space, according to Sanjay Saxena, head of data governance at Northern Trust, at the Financial Information Management conference in London