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BlackRock to acquire Baringa Partners’ Climate Change Scenario Model
22 June 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Baringa and BlackRock will develop climate risk models underpinning Aladdin Climate, as well as innovating other climate analytics solutions

HQLA^x receives funding from J.P Morgan
22 June 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The funding will be used for accelerating market adoption of the HQLA^x platform by expanding product scope and functionality, while further extending connectivity to the industry

DTCC bolsters business development team with Jennifer Peve appointment
21 June 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Jennifer Peve has been appointed as head of strategy and business development at the DTCC, and is set to join the DTCC Management Committee on 2 July

Banque de France successfully transacts securities with CBDC
21 June 2021 France
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The new test demonstrated that DLT could be used to issue CBDC in connection with existing infrastructures such as T2S, where listed securities are delivered

AcadiaSoft rebrands to Acadia
21 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“Over the past decade, it’s been a privilege to watch Acadia evolve from our beginnings as a software company to what we are today: a fully-integrated risk management provider for firms engaged in derivatives trading," says CEO Chris Walsh

Northern Trust wins new asset servicing mandate
21 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Northern Trust has been appointed to provide fund accounting, transfer agency and global custody services to Fundsmith’s Luxembourg-domiciled umbrella, Fundsmith SICAV

BNY Mellon’s Mark Militello joins ASIFMA board
18 June 2021 Japan
Reporter: Alex Pugh

ASIFMA’s board of directors — the association’s governing body — is composed of 28 senior representatives from member firms, including BlackRock, Bank of America and BNP Paribas

Marc Robinson takes on head of custody role at BitMEX
18 June 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

"BitMEX is at a really exciting point in its journey and I’m thrilled to be joining such a talented team under the leadership of Alex Höptner," Marc Robinson comments

Northern Trust reaches new milestone for defined contribution assets under custody
18 June 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

New business from large corporate and public retirement plans has boosted Northern Trust’s defined contribution (DC) global assets under custody and administration past $1 trillion

ACA Group reveals 97% of firms are reporting incorrectly under MiFIR/EMIR
18 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The report highlights that analysis of the data shows that firms’ reports featured, on average, over 30 separate error types, which suggests this is not just a case of a single mistake affecting all reports

IHS Markit creates connectivity with Lucera and Neptune
18 June 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

IHS Markit has established connectivity with Lucera and Neptune Networks to deliver to mutual clients of the thinkFolio investment management platform access to pre-trade data and liquidity signals

Apex Group gains investment from TA Associates
18 June 2021 US
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

TA Associates' Roy Burns says: "We are aligned with Apex management’s vision for the future and look forward to pursuing their global business model with Genstar”