He joins from Xapo Bank, where he spent six years, and was most recently head of trading on the Cash and Crypto desk
The bearer bond has a term of around one year, and represents one of the first crypto securities from the German banking sector
The exchange traded product is now listed and starts trading on Deutsche Börse’s Xetra on 3 July
Metrika's platform will leverage automation to streamline risk assessments and compliance processes
The transactions mark the first institutional-grade issuances in Germany on DLT using wholesale digital central bank money, says Clearstream
The companies say the partnership will enable robust custody infrastructure support for stablecoin and Real-World Asset (RWA) issuers on Sui
The two companies say they aim to create a robust ecosystem for financial institutions to navigate digital assets in a secure and compliant manner
The partnership aims to bring investors the next generation of digital asset based strategies that will offer exposure to companies involved in the digital asset space
With elections, greylisting, and global geopolitical turmoil as its backdrop, Sifiso Ndala, Mark Kerns and Gregory Naicker discuss the impact on the South African asset services
Industry experts talk to Sophie Downes about why we need digital currency and what work needs to be done by the industry to implement it
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
Demand for reliable data to support a front-to-back digital operating model are being superimposed onto longstanding requirements for efficient safekeeping, analytics and trade lifecycle management
Michael Hall talks to Jenna Lomax about what Spectrum Markets can offer the retail trading space, how the relationship between digital and traditional assets will continue to change, and if crypto derivatives should be monitored as part of ESG policy
HSBC’s Joe Mernagh and Proxymity’s Nigel Little talk to Jenna Lomax about their new partnership, SRD II and what’s in store for both institutions in the coming months
Barnaby Nelson, CEO of The Value Exchange, sits down with Jenna Lomax to outline a key imbalance in the industry on how legacy technology is managed. As recent research (with IHS Markit and Digital Asset) has shown, it is both a key enabler for so much industry change and a huge challenge for many firms
Hirander Misra of GMEX suggests the time for unregulated digital exchanges is limited with the EU, Abu Dhabi Global Market in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Malaysia and other jurisdictions working on frameworks
As the sector continues to innovate Martin Bock, Ramy El Houayek, Melanie Herbert, Michael Johnson, and David Rochford discuss the challenges and future developments facing fund services in Europe
Lucy Carter takes a look at how the Channel Islands have fared after a globally challenging year, and what the jurisdictions are doing to prepare for the future of financial services
Guernsey has long been a popular destination for financial services companies to domicile funds, attract clients and conduct operations — something that looks set to continue
As Australia’s asset servicing industry has gone from strength to strength, industry participants are busy preparing for the CHESS replacement system due to go live in 2023 and are excited about the benefits it will bring
