HSBC has successfully facilitated a transaction in Beijing Stock Exchange, placed by an offshore investor via the Qualified Foreign Investor scheme, becoming the first international custodian to facilitate a QFI trade in BSE
SETL is to work with SWIFT on an innovation pilot as part of a wider effort to support interoperability in the development of the tokenised asset market
EBA Clearing has completed a successful migration of the RT1 technical account from TARGET2 to the TARGET Instant Payment Settlement
Regulatory risk intelligence firm Corlytics has launched a themed financial crime tracker to provide firms with a single view of digitised, risk-rated and visualised fincrime regulations
A new joint report from EFAMA and SWIFT found that the automation rates of cross-border fund orders reached 93.2 per cent in 2020
SETL, a London-based blockchain fintech, has launched the platform PORTL in an effort to speed up adoption of blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) solutions
Citi has launched On-Demand Sweeps (ODS) in China, a new digital liquidity solution for corporate clients to self-service real-time sweeps and manage working capital more efficiently
The Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) rulings, relating to mandatory buy-ins, are “fundamentally flawed”, according to James Cunningham, head of European regulatory and market initiatives at BNY Mellon
Klea Neza runs through the changes in the Nordic market over the past two decades, focusing on political reforms, regulations, and technological advancements
Whikie Liu, strategy director for capital markets at Swift, considers the impact that North America moving to T+1 will have on markets across the globe and whether the world is ready for the shift
A year on from moving to the ISO 20022 standard for all cross-border payments, how does the space need to develop to promote harmonisation?
Industry experts consider fund administration in Ireland, regulatory changes and market expansion
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
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
Pictet’s Rob Lowe highlights the importance of embracing the power of technology and modernising legacy processes particularly in the fund services space
As an attractive domicile in the alternative space for the small-medium sized managers, BOV Fund Services’ Rebecca Xuereb suggests that it’s vital for the country to remain responsive to any updates and adaptations required to continue to strengthen its position and reputation
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
Despite being hit hard by COVID-19 — much like the rest of Europe — Russia is now one of the continent’s leading international trailblazers when it comes to custody growth and technological innovation
With an evolving payments landscape, Canada is marching ahead to modernise its core payments infrastructure with a vision to build a modern payments system that is fast, flexible, secure and promotes innovation
While 2020 has been a challenging year for markets, investment operations and many individuals, Lloyd Sebastian of CIBC Mellon explains that market participants and stakeholders have worked hard to deliver on the fundamental themes that distinguish Canada
