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Euronext expands clearing house to derivatives market
17 January 2023
Europe Reporter Carmella Haswell

The expansion of Euronext Clearing to Euronext derivatives markets will allow the organisation to manage the entire trading value chain of its markets by the end of 2024

MUFG Bank signs up to CLSNet
02 December 2022
UK Reporter Lyndsey Young

MUFG Bank is the first Japanese bank to use the service

Schroders first European asset manager to use ForexClear
14 November 2022
UK Reporter Lucy Carter

Schroders has become the first European asset manager to clear through LCH ForexClear, with ForexClear member Citi serving as clearing broker

CACEIS to acquire RBC’s European asset servicing business
17 October 2022
France Reporter Bob Currie

The deal, which is expected to complete by the end of Q3 2023 subject to approvals, will include custody and global custody FX, securities lending, fund services and middle office, along with RBC Investor Service’s service centre in Malaysia

DTCC, ICI and SIFMA publish T+1 Playbook
01 August 2022
US Reporter AST

This guide is designed to assist market participants in preparing for the SEC’s proposed transition to next-day securities settlement which, subject to final regulatory approval, is targeted in the US for Q3 2024

Apex Group set to acquire Darwin Depositary Services
05 July 2022
Netherlands Reporter Jenna Lomax

As part of the mandate, Darwin’s management team will become part of the Apex Group’s global team

Colendi acquires SETL
28 June 2022
UK Turkey Reporter Bob Currie

Turkish fintech Colendi has announced the purchase of London-headquartered enterprise blockchain specialist SETL, with plans to shorten the gap between permissioned enterprise blockchain and a secure public blockchain environment

ISS to launch Global Proxy Distribution Golden Agenda API
13 June 2022
UK Reporter Jenna Lomax

Institutional Shareholder Services is to launch Global Proxy Distribution (GPD) Golden Agenda API, an application programming interface

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Clear skies

Mentions of Nordic countries bring to mind fjords, frost and fish, but the region continues to provide a rich source of financial innovation

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Crisis of confidence

Jenna Lomax examines the recent Credit Suisse crisis and questions if the incident proved that post-2008 regulations are no longer fit for purpose when it comes to managing risk

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The road ahead

The asset servicing industry shares its predictions for 2022 and what obstacles and opportunities may lie in wait down the track

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London calling

As delegates gathered for the annual TSAM Asset Management Conference in London, discussions around Brexit, regulation and technology were high on the agenda

Interviews
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Jonas Modigh
Handelsbanken

Having recently made big investments in its securities services platform, Handelsbanken is able to respond to changes and meet client demands, in an agile and efficient way with improved time to market. Jonas Modigh of Handelsbanken explains more

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Herwig Temmerman, Michel Kayembe and Josée-Lynda Denis
Kurt Salmon

AST talks to Herwig Temmerman, Michel Kayembe and Josée-Lynda Denis of Kurt Salmon about geographic trends of fund vehicle distribution

Country profiles
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Bermuda

Aside from its beautiful beaches and sunshine, Bermuda makes a compelling case for fund managers looking to domicile in a competitive and dynamic jurisdiction

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Canada

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

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Canada

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

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Luxembourg

Luxembourg had a successful year made up of milestones in 2018, with UCITS and AIFs continuing to grow. As we move into 2019, things are still on the up, and the country may even benefit from Brexit

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