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Exclusive: Cooper Wood & Associates appoints two industry experts
30 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Cooper Wood & Associates has appointed David Painter and Paul Harris to support its growth and future development

Eventus Systems appoints trio to European team
28 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Ollie Cadman has been appointed as chief product officer, while David Griffiths and Martin Appiah will become directors of regulatory affairs

CLS collaborates with 12 global banks to pilot PvP solution
13 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The pilot will evaluate the potential for payment-versus-payment (PvP) solutions for currencies that are not currently eligible for CLSSettlement

Investors’ integration of ESG significantly increased since pre-pandemic, finds BNP Paribas survey
13 September 2021 France
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Some 22 per cent of investors now integrate ESG into at least 75 per cent of their portfolios, a stark change compared to 2019 levels, according to a new ESG survey conducted by BNP Paribas

Assets under custody surge to new record, ACSA reveals
06 August 2021 Australia
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ACSA reveals assets under custody surged by 10.9 per cent to a new record of $4.4 trillion in the six months to 30 June 2021, according to the Australian Custodial Services Association

BNP Paribas to provide custody services for China’s QFI scheme
04 August 2021 China
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BNP Paribas is to provide custody services for China’s Qualified Foreign Investor scheme

BNP Paribas bolsters senior client development teams
21 July 2021 London
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Linda Lamri as head of sales for Luxembourg, while Joy Kiely has been named head of client development for Ireland

BNP Paribas strengthens sustainability offering with new partnerships
12 July 2021 France
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BNP Paribas Securities Services’ ESG marketplace, Manaos, has partnered with Util and V.E, part of Moody’s ESG Solutions

LiquidShare completes successful CBDC test
08 July 2021 France
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

LiquidShare and Banque de France have successfully completed an experimental use of central bank digital currency for interbank settlement purposes

BNP Paribas appoints new head of distribution products and solutions
08 July 2021 France
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Paul Daly will build on the bank’s innovative offering in this area and will also drive the development of the bank’s transfer agency solutions

LiquidShare selects BTP’s Sextant for Daml platform
29 June 2021 France
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

LiquidShare was created in 2017 by eight European financial institutions, including AFS Group, BNP Paribas Securities Services, CACEIS, Caisse des Dépôts, Euroclear, Euronext, S2iEM and Société Générale

Six global banks to leverage SWIFT’s new transaction management platform
24 June 2021 Belgium
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The six banks are all preparing to use the platform’s expanded capabilities to enable new services, improve efficiency and reduce costs when the platform goes live in November 2022