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Citi, WisdomTree and Wellington Management conduct tokenisation trial for private funds
16 February 2024
US Reporter AST

This tested the tokenisation of a private equity fund issued by Wellington, with ABN AMRO fulfilling the role of a traditional investor. The proof of concept was conducted on the Avalanche Spruce Institutional test Subnet

Crypto Finance achieves BaFin licences
12 February 2024
Germany Reporter Lucy Carter

Crypto Finance provides institutional-grade digital asset investment, custody and trading solutions

CCData and BMLL announce partnership
08 February 2024
UK Reporter Jack McRae

CCData has partnered with BMLL Technologies to facilitate enhanced digital asset data access

SIX launches crypto indices
01 February 2024
Switzerland Reporter Lucy Carter

The SIX Reference Rate Crypto Indices and SIX Real-Time Crypto Indices cover bitcoin and ethereum, providing a “comprehensive snapshot” of the market and its performances

Rakkar Digital joins Ondo Ecosystem
30 January 2024
Singapore Reporter Lucy Carter

Through the partnership, the companies seek to drive the adoption of tokenised real-world assets across APAC

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.

Value Partners and VSFG sign virtual assets MoU
25 January 2024
Hong Kong Reporter Lucy Carter

The companies aim to connect virtual assets with traditional investment vehicles for both retail and institutional investors, with initial plans to launch a spot bitcoin ETF in the jurisdiction

Elwood receives FCA authorisation
24 January 2024
UK Reporter Lucy Carter

The authorisation specifically applies to the company’s execution management system in reaction to security tokens and derivatives, which allows clients to connect to and trade on global crypto exchanges and over-the-counter venues

Features
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Asset servicing in South Africa

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

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Navigating the future of digital money

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

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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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Custody in a digital world

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

Interviews
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Michael Hall
Spectrum Markets

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

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Joe Mernagh and Nigel Little
HSBC and Proxymity

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

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Barnaby Nelson
The Value Exchange

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

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Hirander Misra
GMEX

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

Country profiles
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Europe

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

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Channel Islands

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

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Guernsey

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

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Australia

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

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