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Euroclear welcomes ICE as new shareholder
26 October 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Euroclear approved the acquisition of shares equivalent to 4.7 percent of its total shareholdings

DTCC enhances its European GTR for SFTR
25 October 2017 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The new bolstered SFTR offering will be a significant addition to the existing reporting capabilities, affecting 45 regulators around the world who have access to GTR data

Solvassure creates first-of-its-kind integrated reg platform
25 October 2017 London
Reporter: Theo Andrew

The compliance platform addresses demands under the General Data Protection Regulation and the Accountability Regime, to help firms meet next year's regulatory deadlines

RBC bolsters product management team
24 October 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Geert Pick, who will be based in London, will report to Paul Stillabower, global head of product management

SIFMA elects board for 2018
24 October 2017 New York
Reporter: Theo Andrew

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Authority has elected its principal officers for 2018, naming Lisa Kidd Hunt, executive vice president of Charles Schwab & Co, as its chair

Merrill Lynch first to fall foul of UK’s EMIR reporting rules
23 October 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The bank accepted a £34.52 million penalty relating to 68.5 million unreported transactions between February 2014 and February 2016

Wolters Kluwer chosen for risk and reg by Polish bank
23 October 2017 Warsaw
Reporter: Theo Andrew

Bank BPS will use the OneSumX solutions for static and dynamic projection analysis, liquidity reporting, interest-rate and foreign-exchange risk, as well as value-at-risk analysis

Iberclear bank on Citi to provide global custody
20 October 2017 Madrid
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The agreement, signed at this years Sibos conference in Toronto, will enable Spanish clearing houses to settle international securities via local CSDs

Clearstream promises post-Brexit services continuity
20 October 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Despite the uncertainty that came after the referendum results last year, Clearstream said its main objective through Brexit was to minimise risk of cross-border settlement

AI will be transformative, but is still in early stages
19 October 2017 Toronto
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Artificial intelligence is a “transformational technology” that will improve productivity and security, and provide a competitive advantage, according to a live poll at Sibos 2017

Security and standards key in blockchain solutions
19 October 2017 Toronto
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) solutions should embed security measures at their very core, especially in the financial services space, according to Sibos panellists

LCH promotes Daniel Maguire to CEO
19 October 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Maguire, who has been COO of the same department since April this year, was previously senior vice president for commodity exotics and hybrids at J.P. Morgan