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RBI and RZB appoint new CEO ahead of merger
30 November 2016 Vienna
Reporter: Becky Butcher

The supervisory board of Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has named Johann Strobl as the new CEO of Raiffeisen Zentralbank O?sterreich (RZB) and RBI, following the merger of the two...

GPP builds up new structured products team
30 November 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Global Prime Partners has made a spate of senior hires, including Mike Ward as head of new business development, ahead of the launch of its new structures products business...

Ex-NYSE CEO joins Paxos board
30 November 2016 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Paxos, the financial technology company focused on blockchain solutions, has appointed Duncan Niederauer, former CEO of the New York Stock Exchange, to its board of directors...

BrickVest: Blockchain to boost real estate industry
29 November 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Institutional property investors can see a future for blockchain in the real estate investment industry, according to a survey by BrickVest...

BNY Mellon's Mager heads up innovation group
29 November 2016 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BNY Mellon has named Christopher Mager as head of its new innovation group within the treasury services business...

R3 and Calypso partner for post-trade blockchain
29 November 2016 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Blockchain consortium R3 is seeking to recapture investor confidence after a spate of high profile banks withdrew their support for the project by signing on Calypso Technology to develop a capital markets post-trade blockchain application...

HSBC helps work towards cash-free India
29 November 2016 Pune, India
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

HSBC India has launched a new unified payments interface (UPI) solution for corporates in the country...

Deutsche Börse in blockchain settlement collaboration
28 November 2016 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Börse have collaborated to launch a functioning blockchain prototype for settlement of securities...

NeMa: Custodians driving change in capital markets
28 November 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Custodians will be at the centre of driving change in the capital markets in Africa, according to the keynote speaker at NeMa Africa in London...

Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect to go live
28 November 2016 Hong Kong
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The new Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect will go live on 5 December...

Louvre fund chooses CACEIS for custody
25 November 2016 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

CACEIS has been appointed to provide custody and a range of other services to the Louvre Endowment Fund...

SFC proposes new rules for asset managers
25 November 2016 Hong Kong
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has issued a consultation paper proposing changes to extend regulation of the asset management industry...