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BNP Paribas Securities Services mandated by Teslin Capital Management
12 July 2022 Europe
Reporter: Holly Shelton

BNP Paribas Securities Services has been mandated by Teslin Capital Management to manage depot bank and custody services for its global assets

SDX announces tokenisation of equity shares
12 July 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Holly Shelton

Switzerland’s SIX Digital Exchange has announced the tokenisation of equity shares in a fully regulated CSD based on DLT

ESMA consults on cash penalty procedures under CSDR
12 July 2022 EU
Reporter: AST

The EU securities market regulator has launched a consultation to assess industry reaction to proposed changes to cash penalty procedures under the Central Securities Depositories Regulation

HSBC and Mount Street to service Aviva Investors
12 July 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The agreement covering £50 billion of AUM will see HSBC and Mount Street Group assume all fund administration and debt servicing functions on behalf of Aviva Investors’ real assets strategies

BNP Paribas Securities Services hires Martin as head of New Zealand
12 July 2022 New Zealand
Reporter: Holly Shelton

BNP Paribas welcomes Iain Martin as head of New Zealand operations

Value Partners appoints Ching to head of intermediaries
11 July 2022 Hong Kong
Reporter: Holly Shelton

Value Partners Group appoints Vincent Ching as head of intermediaries for Asia Pacific

Clearstream launches data solutions to predict settlement efficiency
11 July 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Settlement Dashboard and AI-powered Settlement Prediction Tool will be free of charge to Clearstream clients during its trial period

Apex Group appointed by Foord Asset Management
11 July 2022 Global
Reporter: Holly Shelton

Apex Group, a global financial services provider, has announced its appointment by Foord Asset Management to support its expansion into the Australian market

Multilateral organisations offer recommendations for CBDC interoperability
11 July 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Bob Currie

New report by the BIS, IMF and World Bank says central banks must review multinational interoperability and foreign investor access to secure best use of central bank digital currencies in cross-border payments

IOSCO defines its cryptoasset and fintech work agenda for 2022-3
08 July 2022 Spain
Reporter: AST

The IOSCO fintech taskforce has workstreams dedicated to crypto and digital assets (CDA) and decentralised finance (DeFi), with particular focus on financial stability, market protection and investor protection concerns

FSB report reviews steps to encourage LEI adoption in cross-border payments
08 July 2022 Global
Reporter: AST

The study analyses constraints imposed by poor data quality, fragmentation across data sources, and inadequate standardisation of data exchanges and forms part of a G20 Roadmap to promote speed, transparency and resilience in cross-border payments

Stuart Kirk resigns from HSBC
08 July 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Kirk (pictured) said: “Ironically given my job title, I have concluded that the bank’s behaviour towards me since my speech at a Financial Times conference in May has made my position, well, unsustainable. Funny old world.”