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Orange and BASF select BNY Mellon as depositary bank
12 October 2017 New York
Reporter: Becky Butcher

BNY Mellon has been appointed as successor depositary bank by both BASF, a German-based chemical company and Orange, the telecommunications company, for their American depositary receipt programmes

Vaultier 7 chooses Intertrust as its fund administrator
12 October 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Intertrust will provide V7 with fund administration, reporting and regulatory services

SEDCO Capital launches ethical investment platform
11 October 2017 Jeddah
Reporter: Theo Andrew

The strategy, which officially launched in August, integrates a Shariah-compliant investment approach with ethical investment, stressing the importance of due diligence and using environmental, social and governance criteria

Northern Trust names new leader for Netherlands
11 October 2017 Amsterdam
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Herman Prummel, who will be based in the Amsterdam office, will be responsible for business development, sales and client activities for Northern Trust’s asset servicing business

KAS Bank seeking to innovate UK pensions market
10 October 2017 London
Reporter: Theo Andrew

The plans are revealed two months after KAS Bank launched its cost transparency dashboard for defined-benefit pension schemes, intended to address the rising costs of regulatory scrutiny

MuniFin adopts Acumen treasury platform
10 October 2017 Helsinki
Reporter: Theo Andrew

The Helsinki-based MuniFin is “successfully utilising” the platform to manage deal capture, pricing, middle office, reporting, collateral management, back office and risk management processes

European banks line up for real-time payments launch
10 October 2017 Paris
Reporter: Theo Andrew

The first group of users are currently testing the platform’s connectivity, as it prepares for a “real-time payments ramp-up in Europe”, with banks including BBVA, CaxiaBank and UniCredit, a company statement said

Deutsche Borse expands data feeds with CEF ultra+
09 October 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Deutsche Borse has released CEF ultra+ Irish Stock Exchange Order by Order, a data feed that offers pre-trade and trade information

KNEIP strengthens leadership team for digital offering
09 October 2017 London
Reporter: Theo Andrew

Patrick Hilt has been named as senior vice president for technology, while Lauri Paal will take on the role of chief product officer

APIs will enable future of financial services
09 October 2017 Paris
Reporter: Theo Andrew

The report, which discussed how APIs affect the financial services industry, SGSS said it is imperative that each financial institution builds an API Framework

Eurex Clearing launches partnership programme
09 October 2017 Frankfurt
Reporter: Theo Andrew

The programme plans to build a “balanced ecosystem”, responsible for aligning responsibilities and benefits related to economics and governance, bringing “greater choice and transparency” to the market

Brickblock appoints three advisors ahead of ICO
06 October 2017 Gibraltar
Reporter: Theo Andrew

Holger Schlünzen, an exchange-traded funds analyst, Axel von Goldbeck, a real estate and regulatory expert, and Wolfgang Ritcher, a legal and currency specialist, have joined the team