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Clearing and settlement service Bosonic hires Paddy Boyle
23 March 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Bosonic, a real-time clearing and settlement service for crypto and digital assets, has appointed Paddy Boyle as global head of clearing and derivatives

Cowen launches digital asset division
23 March 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Cowen has launched a digital asset division to offer full-service trade execution and custody solutions to institutional investors

REGIS-TR UK receive EMIR license from FCA
23 March 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

REGIS-TR UK Limited has received its full UK European Market Infrastructure Regulation license from the Financial Conduct Authority

Product development strategies need to be driven by evolution not proliferation, says ALFI panel
23 March 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The panel, headed by Rosheen Dries, partner, EMEIA wealth and asset management lead at EY, questioned how product innovation and strategic structuring will likely evolve amid the backdrop of growing ESG initiatives and increased industry regulation

South Street Securities secures OCC membership
23 March 2022 United Kingdom
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Membership of the Chicago-based securities lending CCP will enable South Street to sharpen its competitive edge and connect with a larger number of securities borrowers and lenders

Venture capital platform OurCrowd picks Apex for fund services
23 March 2022 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Global venture capital investment platform OurCrowd has appointed Apex to provide fund services, transfer agency and custody services to its recently launched global venture capital fund, OurCrowd 50

Galaxy Digital Holdings executes first OTC bitcoin transaction with Goldman Sachs
22 March 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The transaction marks the first OTC crypto deal by a major bank in the US, as Goldman Sachs continues to expand its cryptocurrency offerings

SmartStream Technologies launches regulatory solution for MiFID II compliance
22 March 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The solution, Trading Venue Quantitative Reporting Outlier Reconciliation, is designed to alleviate the burden for a trading venue when submitting a single daily file of instrument quantitative data to SmartStream Air

BIS Innovation Hub validates prototype for multi-CBDC platform for international settlements
22 March 2022 APAC
Reporter: Bob Currie

Under Project Dunbar, the BIS Innovation Hub has developed two prototypes for a shared platform that will potentially enable international settlements using digital currencies issued by multiple central banks

Saphyre completes Series A funding round to accelerate product development
22 March 2022 US France
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Fintech company Saphyre has completed a Series A funding round of US $18.7 million to accelerate product development in pre- and post-trade areas

Clearlake Capital and Motive Partners to acquire BETA
21 March 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Clearlake Capital Group and Motive Partners have partnered to acquire the BETA+ assets from London Stock Exchange Group

BoE aims for 1 January 2025 to deliver remaining Basel III elements
21 March 2022
Reporter: AST

UK central bank will release a consultation paper in Q4 2022 defining its approach for delivery of Basel 3.1, a package of measures that it says will bring significant changes to how firms calculate risk-weighted assets