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Guernsey Finance opens office in London
03 May 2024
UK Reporter Klea Neza

The office in Petty France aims to provide the team with a base during the UK’s General Election year in an effort to ensure that the contribution made by Guernsey to the UK economy is recognised

Clearstream joins ECB trials to explore DLT for central bank money settlement
08 April 2024
Luxembourg Reporter Sophie Downes

Clearstream will connect to all three central bank digital offerings: Bundesbank’s Trigger Solution, Banca d’Italia’s TIPS Hash-link and Banque de France’s Full DLT Interoperability

Swift completes second testing phase for its CBDC interlinking solution
26 March 2024
Belgium Reporter Bob Currie

This second testing phase has extended the project coverage to include a more complex set of use cases, employing Swift’s solution to support transactions across simulated digital transactions, tokenised assets and foreign exchange networks

Clearstream and Quantalys Harvest Group partner on digital fund solution
12 February 2024
Luxembourg Reporter Lucy Carter

Through the tool, distributors are able to search and filter investment funds matching user-specified requirements

CCR picks Clearwater for investment lifecycle solution
05 February 2024
France Reporter Lucy Carter

CCR provides state-guaranteed coverage against natural disasters and other exceptional risks in the public interest to insurance companies operating in France

IQ-EQ completes French AIFM offering
23 January 2024
France Reporter Lucy Carter

This allows the firm to provide its full suite of services to real estate structures in the country

Adepa acquires Fidupar
22 January 2024
Luxembourg Reporter Klea Neza

The transaction aims to generate synergies that will enhance the group's fund administration and transfer agent capabilities

Valérie Urbain appointed group CEO of Euroclear
15 January 2024
Belgium Reporter Sophie Downes

Urbain succeeds Lieve Mostrey, who has held the position since 2017

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Transforming together

Joe Saliba, Caceis’ deputy chief executive, talks to Bob Currie about the bank’s commitment to being an asset servicing leader in Europe, the expansion of its global coverage and why he is returning to London to guide their UK expansion

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Keeping up with WHT

Industry experts consider the current state of withholding tax in Europe, discussing what their companies are doing to keep up with changing markets, regulations and technologies

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The results are in...

Timothée Raymond, head of innovation and technology at Linedata, speaks to Lucy Carter to elaborate on the company’s Linedata’s Global Asset Management report. He outlines what its findings could mean for the industry

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Be prepared

Brian Bollen talks to industry participants about the potential impact of the SEC’s Rule 10c-1 and why opinions on its effectiveness continue to differ

Interviews
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Daniel Ginsburg
WTax

John Savage speaks to Daniel Ginsburg, CEO of WTax, about the custody markets, the company’s future and regulation in the industry

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Juliette Kennel
SWIFT

In a world moving faster than ever, real-time payments are a reality. But banks must collaborate to make the system work, says Juliette Kennel of SWIFT

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Isadora Pardo
Linedata

Institutions must follow the liquidity of their collateral on a daily basis. AST finds out more from Isadora Pardo of Linedata

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Herwig Temmerman, Michel Kayembe and Josée-Lynda Denis
Kurt Salmon

AST talks to Herwig Temmerman, Michel Kayembe and Josée-Lynda Denis of Kurt Salmon about geographic trends of fund vehicle distribution

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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

Brian Bollen takes a look at Nordic asset servicing and its current CSD models following the economic upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic and the more recent Russian invasion of Ukraine

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Germany

With a robust and mature reputation in asset servicing, Germany has changed its focus to the current COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the market

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