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SETL and OFI AM being to process blockchain transactions on IZNES
11 January 2018 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

IZNES, which is powered by SETL’s blockchain technology, has used the IZNES system in a series of trials with selected clients

SS&C Technologies snaps up DST
11 January 2018 Connecticut
Reporter: Becky Butcher

SS&C Technologies Holdings has entered into an agreement to acquire DST

BNP Paribas completes first fund transaction test using blockchain
11 January 2018 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The test was conducted using BNP Securities Services’s blockchain programme, Fund Link, and FundsDLT, a blockchain-based platform for fund transaction processing

ESMA delays publication of DVC data
10 January 2018 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

ESMA has delayed the publication of the data on the DVC mechanism for January to avoid creating an unlevel playing field

MiFID II has shrunk equity research by $300 million, says study
10 January 2018 Connecticut
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Greenwich Associates estimated that the 2017 European research/advisory pool currently stands at $1.35 billion

KPMG Switzerland and SIX to bundle tax services
10 January 2018 Zurich
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

KPMG Switzerland and SIX Securities Services are offering a combined package for tax services

DTCC launches new trade processing platform
10 January 2018 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

DTCC Exception Manager is DTCC’s latest addition to its trade processing product suite, supporting and securities transactions globally

Synechron: Innovation will remain key in 2018
09 January 2018 New York
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Innovation will be the driving force in advancing key priorities such as compliance, risk and automation in 2018, according to Synechron

IRTA appoints Ben Richmond as CEO
09 January 2018 Zurich
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Richmond will be responsible for the mobilisation of IRTA operations across the globe, promoting collaboration and ensuring transparency in regtech

Apex snaps up M.M.Warburg & Co
09 January 2018 Bermuda
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Apex Group have acquired M.M.Warburg & Co’s asset management and servicing business in Luxembourg

AQ Metrics authorised as ARM by Central Bank of Ireland
08 January 2018 Dublin
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Central Bank of Ireland has authorised AQ Metrics as an approved reporting mechanism

LCH hits record highs volumes in 2017
08 January 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

LCH reported that during 2017 its interest rate derivatives clearing service, SwapClear, processed over $873 trillion in notional