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Euroclear Bank and Eurex Clearing further partnership
21 February 2024
Belgium Reporter Lucy Carter

The announcement builds on the existing partnership between the organisations, with the central counterparty already using Euroclear Bank as an eligible securities settlement location

EFAMA asks FCA to further simplify recognition of EU retail funds
14 February 2024
Europe Reporter Jack McRae

The OFR outlines the process that European retail funds have to follow to gain, and keep, access to the UK market

Stefano Dallavalle named R3’s head of product - digital assets
30 January 2024
UK Reporter Jack McRae

Dallavalle joins R3 from LedgerEdge UK, having spent nine months at the London-based company as product designer.

Poland’s IZFiA joins EFAMA
10 January 2024
Belgium Reporter Lucy Carter

IZFiA provides information on investment funds and how professional ethics can be improved, with the goal of developing the sector in Poland

EFAMA proposes SFDR changes
21 December 2023
Belgium Reporter Lucy Carter

The use of SFDR as a de facto labeling system has stretched the regulation beyond its original intentions and is “not always helpful”

UK regulator issues guidance for Basel 3.1 implementation
12 December 2023
UK Reporter Bob Currie

This “near-final” policy statement responds to feedback advanced by the market on the CP 16/22 consultation paper on Basel 3.1 standards that was circulated in November 2022

Crypto derivatives trading structure to ‘evolve rapidly’, says Acuiti study
29 November 2023
UK Reporter Carmella Haswell

The Acuiti report explores attitudes towards elements of the market structure forged by native offshore crypto derivatives exchanges

European UCITS ETFs continue to attract investors
17 November 2023
Europe Reporter Jenna Lomax

EFAMA published the comment in its latest market findings which show the main trends in the ETF market in Europe

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The unintentional consequences of investor protection

Stephen Isgar, head of network management for the Americas at RBC Investor Services, considers the potential for added cost and risk related to enhancing investor protection

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Fitting square pegs into round holes

Jacob Ullman, associate product manager at Acadia, outlines how AI and chatbots are reshaping derivatives knowledge

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The final countdown?

ISITC Europe CIC’s senior research team talk to Jenna Lomax about the association’s research with the SWIFT Institute into the global implications of T+1

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Geopolitics takes centre stage for custodians

Stephen Dokken-Isgar, head of global network management for the Americas at RBC Investor & Treasury Services, discusses how the company is managing the ongoing market turmoil that has accompanied Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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Peter Brown
State Street Collective Investment Trust

Peter Brown talks to Jenna Lomax about the historic misunderstanding and stigmas surrounding Collective Investment Trusts, and why the current market provides the perfect backdrop to bring them to the fore

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Emma Johnson and Mike Clarke
Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank’s Emma Johnson and Mike Clarke share how, in the changing regulatory landscape, technology can enable compliance and deliver better outcomes for clients

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John Trundle
Euroclear

John Trundle of Euroclear discusses how the firm’s new settlement offering will benefit clients and provide them with greater efficiency

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Valentino Wotton
DTCC

Valentino Wotton of DTCC discusses the ways in which derivative markets have become more transparent since the financial crisis

Country profiles
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Luxembourg

The small country of Luxembourg is nestled between Belgium, Germany and France. It is just 2586 square kilometres in size, has a population of less than 650,000 and yet is one of the most significant financial services centres in the world. Lucy Carter reports on international relations and what’s next for UCITS

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Luxembourg

Brian Bollen looks at Luxembourg’s climate for foreign investors, the change of pace and direction needed for the country’s fintech initiatives, and the wider economic strain impacted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine

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The Nordics

The Nordics are looking to make further technological advancements within its financial services space

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France

Although there are complications, Brexit is yet to slow the growth of Paris’s asset servicing and technological innovation

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