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SWIFT appoints Max Mamondez as chief financial officer
01 November 2022
UK Reporter Jenna Lomax

Mamondez will serve on SWIFT’s executive committee and report directly to SWIFT’s CEO Javier Pérez-Tasso

Adaptive partners with Google Cloud to improve capital markets trading
19 October 2022
UK Reporter Lucy Carter

The collaboration follows Adaptive’s acquisition of low-latency trading technology provider Real Logic earlier this year, which provided the company with message transport and service container solutions through Real Logic’s Aeron suite

Fragmented data at root of settlement fails, say SIBOS panellists
17 October 2022
Netherlands Reporter Lucy Carter

The comments came from a panel entitled ‘Tackling the root of securities settlement fails’, with participants trying to establish the cause of dropped global settlement efficiency rates

Citi to launch 24/7 USD clearing in late 2022
11 October 2022
US Reporter Bob Currie

This service is designed to enable Citi’s financial institution customers to make USD payments 24 hours per day, 7 days per week including public holidays

IXB pilot service set to revolutionise cross-border payments, says SWIFT, EBA and TCH
06 October 2022
Belgium Reporter Jenna Lomax

The IXB pilot service will leverage the existing real-time payment systems RTP in the US, run by TCH, and EBA CLEARING’s RT1 in Europe

SWIFT achieves CBDC-to-CBDC transactions between different DLT networks
05 October 2022
Belgium Reporter Jenna Lomax

SWIFT said this marks a “major milestone” for the industry toward “enabling CBDCs and tokenised assets’ smooth integration into the international financial ecosystem”

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands to deliver opening Sibos keynote
05 October 2022
Netherlands Reporter Lucy Carter

The Queen’s talk will discuss the role of the industry and policymakers in improving digital access to responsible and affordable financial services

SWIFT pilots Securities View to boost post-trade efficiency
28 September 2022
Brussels Reporter AST

Service applies an ISO-standard unique transaction identifier to track progress across the trade lifecycle, enabling market participants to identify trades with high risk of settlement failure and to take pre-emptive action

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Change under the Northern Lights

Klea Neza runs through the changes in the Nordic market over the past two decades, focusing on political reforms, regulations, and technological advancements

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Preparing for T+1

Whikie Liu, strategy director for capital markets at Swift, considers the impact that North America moving to T+1 will have on markets across the globe and whether the world is ready for the shift

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Learning to sing in harmony

A year on from moving to the ISO 20022 standard for all cross-border payments, how does the space need to develop to promote harmonisation?

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Irish Fund Administration Panel

Industry experts consider fund administration in Ireland, regulatory changes and market expansion

Interviews
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Joe Mernagh and Nigel Little
HSBC and Proxymity

HSBC’s Joe Mernagh and Proxymity’s Nigel Little talk to Jenna Lomax about their new partnership, SRD II and what’s in store for both institutions in the coming months

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Hirander Misra
GMEX

Hirander Misra of GMEX suggests the time for unregulated digital exchanges is limited with the EU, Abu Dhabi Global Market in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Malaysia and other jurisdictions working on frameworks

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Rob Lowe
Pictet

Pictet’s Rob Lowe highlights the importance of embracing the power of technology and modernising legacy processes particularly in the fund services space

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Rebecca Xuereb
BOV Fund Services

As an attractive domicile in the alternative space for the small-medium sized managers, BOV Fund Services’ Rebecca Xuereb suggests that it’s vital for the country to remain responsive to any updates and adaptations required to continue to strengthen its position and reputation

Country profiles
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Guernsey

Guernsey has long been a popular destination for financial services companies to domicile funds, attract clients and conduct operations — something that looks set to continue

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Russia

Despite being hit hard by COVID-19 — much like the rest of Europe — Russia is now one of the continent’s leading international trailblazers when it comes to custody growth and technological innovation

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Canada

With an evolving payments landscape, Canada is marching ahead to modernise its core payments infrastructure with a vision to build a modern payments system that is fast, flexible, secure and promotes innovation

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Canada

While 2020 has been a challenging year for markets, investment operations and many individuals, Lloyd Sebastian of CIBC Mellon explains that market participants and stakeholders have worked hard to deliver on the fundamental themes that distinguish Canada

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