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LCH launches new SwapClear client account
15 August 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Global clearinghouse LCH has introduced a new type of client account within its SwapClear service that allows buy-side clients to deliver collateral directly and retain beneficial title

BNP Paribas sees Q2 success
31 July 2017 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BNP Paribas has seen a 10.7 percent increase in assets under custody, reporting a total of €9 trillion at the end of Q2 2017, compared to €8.1 trillion in Q2 2016

RBC I&TS builds on global reconciliations team
26 July 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

RBC Investor & Treasury Services (I&TS) has appointed Michelle Hall as a director of UK business management, as a permanent member of staff.

LSEG and IBM partner for SME blockchain
20 July 2017 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The framework will be built on Hyperledger Fabric version 1.0 and hosted by The Linux Foundation

European banks join forces for SME blockchain venture
14 July 2017 Paris
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Paris Europlace, along with seven European banking partners, has launched LiquidShare, post-trading blockchain infrastructure for the small and medium enterprise market

Mirae Asset Securities chooses BNP Paribas for global custody
13 July 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Mirae Asset Securities (USA) has selected BNP Paribas Securities Services to provide it with global custody

New hire in HSBC’s client management team
06 July 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

HSBC has appointed Terry Alleyne to its securities services client management team, as a client executive

BNP Paribas and SmartAngels launch DLT share management tool
05 July 2017 Paris
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

BNP Paribas Securities Services and equity crowdfunding fintech SmartAngels have finalised the first phase of their blockchain partnership

BNP Paribas welcomes four new users for US custody platform
03 July 2017 New York
Reporter: Drew Nicol

BNP Paribas Securities Services has secured four new European online banks as clients for its US broker-to-custody platform

Clients demand innovation in custody
22 June 2017 New York
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Custodians must embrace new technologies if they’re to survive in the digital age, according to a survey of sell-side executives by BNP Paribas Securities Services and TABB Group

BNP Paribas: ESG investment seeing increased interest
25 May 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The survey report noted that 77 percent of asset owners already incorporate ESG aspects into their strategies

R3 raises record funds for DLT development
24 May 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

The R3 group has raised $107 million in two tranches of fundraising, securing the largest ever investment in distributed ledger technology to date