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ESMA goes live with DLT pilot
23 March 2023 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The pilot builds on the existing MiFIR regulation to include tokenised financial instruments. This aims to bring pre- and post-trade transparency and market abuse monitoring to DLT-based securities

Kathryn Purves and Edward Moore swap roles at Aztec
23 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Kathryn Purves (pictured) has been appointed as CEO of fund and corporate services provider Aztec Group (Aztec), effective 1 April 2023

Atlas Responsible Investors picks Broadridge for operational services
23 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Hedge fund manager Atlas Responsible Investors has selected Broadridge’s cloud-based portfolio and order management solution to enhance its middle-office operational efficiencies

Jon Lukomnik joins Tumelo as advisor
23 March 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Investor fintech Tumelo has appointed Jon Lukomnik to its board of advisors. In the role, he will support the firm’s shareholder voting democratisation goals and offer strategic guidance

DTCC’s MF Info Xchange service sees significant increase in distributed event notifications in 2022
22 March 2023 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

DTCC has reported that its MF Info Xchange service saw a 55 per cent growth in distributed event notifications between 2021 and 2022

Apex and Crypto Finance partner on digital asset solutions
22 March 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Apex Group has partnered with digital asset solutions, custody and brokerage provider Crypto Finance Group to provide institutional-grade crypto products to the market

TMF Group acquires PartnersAdmin to expand into North American market
22 March 2023 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

As part of the mandate, TMF Group will administer more than US$215 billion worth of assets on behalf of PartnersAdmin’s global fund manager client base

Seilern Investment Management picks FINBOURNE for data services
22 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Investment management firm Seilern Investment Management has selected FINBOURNE Technology’s data stack to scale its investment operations, amid rapid growth

Eurex becomes first European exchange to launch Bitcoin index futures
22 March 2023 Germany
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Launching FTSE Bitcoin Index Futures is a “major milestone” for the exchange as Eurex seeks to offer safe and trusted access to cryptocurrencies in a regulated market environment

KDPW and KDPW_CCP adapt systems for payment clearing platform TARGET
21 March 2023 Poland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The first EUR operations were successfully transmitted to and cleared in the Polish component of the system TARGET-NBP yesterday (20 March)

Clearwater Analytics partners with BNP Paribas’ Securities Services
21 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The mandate will combine Clearwater Analytics’ value proposition and investment lifecycle solutions with BNP Paribas Securities Services’ business platforms

SEC proposes new ruling on certain climate-related disclosures
21 March 2023 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

If passed, the ruling would mean registrants would be obligated to report climate-related risks that are “reasonably likely” to have a material impact on their business, results of operations, or financial condition