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GLEIF enhances LEI search engine
19 January 2021 Switzerland
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“The value delivered by the LEI search engine is growing as the use of the LEI system expands around the world,” comments Stephan Wolf, CEO, GLEIF

Volante collaborates with Citi for Global ISO 20022 Migration
19 January 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Provider in cloud payments and financial messaging Volante Technologies and Citi are extending their relationship to accelerate the bank’s adoption of the ISO 20022 financial messaging standard across its global payments operations

ACA Compliance Group introduces new global ESG practice
19 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The practice will be headed by ACA partner, Dan Mistler, who was recently a partner at ESG and environment firm, Bridge House Advisors

Former Schroders COO joins ScalingFunds
19 January 2021 Germany
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Patrick Stampfli, former COO from Schroders, has joined ScalingFunds, a fund management software provider for alternative investment funds and special purpose vehicles

Banque de France achieves ‘world first’ CBDC fund transaction using SETL blockchain
19 January 2021 France
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Citi and CACEIS acted as the participating commercial banks to purchase CDBC tokens from Banque de France. CACEIS also acted as the custodian of the Groupama funds

HSBC launches new app to assist with NAV
19 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

The apps will provide dashboards that can track the status of NAV processing against agreed timelines for the publication of NAV

Foresight expands European presence with new AIFM in Luxembourg
19 January 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

Foresight says the new AIFM licence will enable it to meet the needs of its EU investor base and strengthen its presence in continental Europe

DTCC: pandemic to cause structural changes to industry, regulation and legislative agendas
19 January 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

While DTCC explains that FMIs around the globe performed remarkably well amid unprecedented market volatility, the pandemic’s impact will likely cause structural changes to the financial services industry

Clearstream and FundsDLT complete first blockchain fund transaction
19 January 2021 Germany
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Zürcher Kantonalbank was the first to leverage the joint FundsDLT-Clearstream solution, with an end investor placing a fund transaction request via a mobile app directly on the private blockchain

Sanne promotes Peter Nagle
19 January 2021 Mauritius
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

In his new role, Nagle will be responsible for client service delivery across all jurisdictions and the firm’s continued commercial development

Gibraltar forms working group to extend digital asset regulatory guidelines
19 January 2021 Gibraltar
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

The working group will ensure that the added regulation meets the global market standards for exchanges and other marketplace platforms, as well as considering recently defined standards set by the EU and other international bodies

LCH and Clearstream join forces for new post-trade connection
18 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

As from today, all French and Belgian government debt securities cleared by LCH SA’s RepoClear service are available for settlement through Clearstream Banking AG