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MarketAxess hits new trading volume records
06 April 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

March’s figures showed that a number of trading volume records were achieved throughout the month, including $12.7 billion for total credit average daily trading volume

WFE publishes research on global circuit breaker practices
01 April 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Key findings from the report note that circuit breakers are more prevalent in cash than in derivatives markets, while a large proportion of respondents confirmed circuit breakers were triggered during March 2020

BBH supports Guinness Atkinson in converting mutual funds into ETFs
01 April 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“This conversion was possible thanks to the work with our great partners at BBH and we are grateful for their expertise and effort,” says Jim Atkinson, CEO of Guinness Atkinson Asset Management

JTC gains corporate service licence in Abu Dhabi
01 April 2021 UAE
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

In tandem with gaining the new licence, JTC has opened a new office in the Abu Dhabi Global Market, which will be led by Naro Zimmerman

EACH urges EC to agree with ESMA on a further delay to CSDR's SDR
01 April 2021 Belgium
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

EACH says a number of the provisions are simply not implementable because of their technical inaccuracy and some would also increase operational risk within the EU CSDR SDR

DTCC’s ALERT reaches new milestone with more than 10 million SSIs
31 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

DTCC ALERT, the web-based global database for the maintenance and communication of account and standing settlement instructions (SSIs), has more than 10 million SSIs now included in the service

Krypton Fund Services expands into the US
31 March 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The new US office will be led by managing director Kelly Wende who will focus on business development and support the cornerstone of Krypton’s model, client experience

SRD II still in early stages of ‘full and seamless adoption’, says Broadridge
31 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Over the next 12 months, Broadridge hopes many of the current operational challenges will be resolved but expects an ongoing high focus in this area, especially for global intermediaries

ESMA updates Q&As for AIFMD and UCITS
30 March 2021 France
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

For AIFMD and UCITS, ESMA has added two new Q&As on the guidelines on performance fees in UCITS and certain types of AIFs

Sibos to remain digital for 2021
30 March 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

While Sibos will remain digital-only in 2021, SWIFT plans to hold a physical event in Amsterdam for 2022

BNP Paribas gains asset servicing mandate from Provinzial Asset Management
30 March 2021 France
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

As part of this mandate to service Provinzial Asset Management’s entire investment fund portfolio, BNP Paribas Securities Services, as the global custodian, will provide investment services throughout the investment process

Gresham Technologies wins new mandate from Spuerkeess
30 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Spuerkeess has selected Gresham’s Clareti Control solution to support its implementation of a new order management system