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Crestbridge expands with Bahrain acquisition
05 April 2017 Manama, Bahrain
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Trust, fund and corporate services provider Crestbridge has completed its acquisition of Ohad Trust, a similar business based in Manama, Bahrain

R3’s Corda steps up for DLT lending platform
05 April 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Liquidity management company HQLAX has teamed up with R3 and five of its member banks to build a collateral lending solution for liquidity transfers

Jupiter chooses Milestone for NAV oversight
05 April 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Jupiter Asset Management has selected Milestone Group’s pControl Oversight solution to provide automated collection of fund valuation data and verification of daily net asset value prices

OCC’s McClain to head DTCC equity clearing
04 April 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation has appointed Michael McClain as managing director and general manager of equity clearing

Opus launches KYC solution
04 April 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Compliance and risk management software provider Opus has launched a new software-as-a-service know-your-customer compliance solution, Alacra Compliance Professional

DTCC and SIX team up for LEIs
04 April 2017 Zurich
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

SIX Securities Services has partnered with The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation to provide legal entity identifiers for Swiss entities

Cantor names portfolio solutions chief
03 April 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Cantor Fitzgerald has appointed Lance Vegna to head up its portfolio solutions team as global managing director, based in New York

Bloomberg wins Italian reg mandate
03 April 2017 Turin
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo has selected Bloomberg to provide accounting data for compliance with IFRS 9

FundRock’s Irish business hires Doyle
03 April 2017 Dublin
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

FundRock has hired Ronan Doyle as head of risk and operations for its alternative investment fund and UCITS management company branch in Ireland

ESMA issues final SFTR standards
31 March 2017 Paris
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

ESMA has issued its final report on standards for implementing SFTR

Pictet takes top spot in R&M survey
31 March 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Pictet has topped the tables as the best overall investor services provider, according to R&M’s latest survey results

FCA sheds light on MiFID II rules
31 March 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has published near-final rules on its implementation of MiFID II