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Strate CEO steps down after two decades of service
24 August 2017 Cape Town
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Strate CEO Monica Singer will leave the South African central securities depository (CSD) at the end of this month after nearly 20 years of service

EU expert group identifies post-trade barriers to CMU
24 August 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The European Post-Trade Forum (EPTF) has identified the remaining barriers to efficient and resilient market infrastructures in the EU, and added some new issues to the list

More new mandates for SimCorp
24 August 2017 Copenhagen
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Australian-based FIIG Securities and Danish investment company Novo Holdings have both chosen SimCorp’s solution, Dimension, to upgrade their investment platforms

Deutsche Bank’s APAC custody head joins Sanne Group
24 August 2017 Hong Kong
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Alternative fund administrator Sanne Group has appointed Mark Law as managing director of its Asia Pacific and Mauritius business, based in Hong Kong

US equity data made more accessible to UK firms
23 August 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Nasdaq is to offer market data on proprietary US equity feeds via the Equinox London International Business Exchange data centre, LD4

IHS Markit launches new solution for MiFID II
23 August 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

IHS Markit has launched a new solution designed to help investment firms comply with RTS 28 reporting requirements under the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II)

GlobalCollateral and CloudMargin to combine forces on settlement
22 August 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

CloudMargin has entered into an agreement with DTCC-Euroclear GlobalCollateral to connect with its Margin Transit Utility

R3 pairs with Synechron on DLT KYC solution
22 August 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Financial services consultant and technology provider Synechron is collaborating with R3 to build a solution for know-your-client processes using distributed ledger technology

Ogier boosts their firm’s partnership
22 August 2017 George Town
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Huckle and Dryden were both previously part of the Cayman investment funds team and will take the firm’s global partnership to 54

ISDA: Transition period essential for post-Brexit derivatives trading
21 August 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has urged UK and EU regulators to implement transitional provisions for derivatives trading after Brexit

SimCorp sees extension of Danish mandate
21 August 2017 Copenhagen
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Danish asset manager C WorldWide Asset Management Fondsmæglerselskab has extended its SimCorp Dimension licence agreement to include the Data Warehouse Manager and the SimCorp Coric client communications tool

Liquidnet expands its EMEA team
18 August 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Strobel will report to Bob Garrett, who is head of technology and based in the New York office