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ASX releases CHESS consultation paper

30 June 2020 Sydney
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

ASX has released a consultation paper seeking feedback for the revised timeline to replace CHESS

SWIFT reveals Sibos digital plans for this year’s event

29 June 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

SWIFT has revealed plans to bring Sibos to a broader audience, showcasing a digital programme, not just for Sibos week but extending into 2021 including a new monthly series

HSBC launches UK transfer agency business

29 June 2020 Edinburgh
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

HSBC Securities Services has launched a UK transfer agency (TA) business, servicing both retail and institutional investors

Tim Wood and Rod Cooper launch new asset servicing consultancy practice

29 June 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Asset servicing industry experts Tim Wood and Rod Cooper have launched Cooper Wood & Associates, an independent consultancy specialising in asset servicing

Myriad receives ISO/IEC 27001 certificate

29 June 2020 London
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Myriad Group Technologies has announced its ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification

AECSD becomes ANNA member

26 June 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories has been recognised as a full member of the Association of National Numbering Agencies

KDPW reduces LEI issuance and renewal fees

25 June 2020 Warsaw
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

KDPW, the central securities depository of Poland, is set to reduce legal entity identifier (LEI) issuance and renewal fees, as of 1 July

PwC investigates COVID-19 effects on the asset servicing industry

25 June 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

During the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme market volatility created enormous early challenges, as trading volumes increased dramatically, market valuations plunged and soared wildly, and investors behaved irrationally, according to a new research paper b