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RBI appoints Valerie Brunner to management board
19 October 2023 Austria
Reporter: Frances Jones

Brunner will be responsible for the CIB customer coverage division

DTCC agrees to acquire Securrency
19 October 2023 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

As part of the mandate, Securrency will become a fully-owned subsidiary of DTCC and will operate under the name DTCC Digital Assets

Onramp launches bitcoin asset management platform built on multi-institution custody
19 October 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Built in partnership with BitGo, Coincover, and Kingdom Trust, Onramp’s custody solution utilises bitcoin capabilities to create institutional-grade vaults controlled by three institutional key holders

AlpFin appoints Ben Cross as senior operations analyst
19 October 2023 UK
Reporter: Frances Jones

Based in London, Cross will report to Alpin’s CEO Chris Ling

Apex Group acquires South Africa’s Boutique Collective Investments and Boutique Investment Partners
19 October 2023 South Africa
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BCI and BIP clients will have access to Apex’s digital banking, fund raising, distribution and administration solutions as well as its ESG rating, reporting and advisory services

Vermeer Partners picks Yealand Fund Services
19 October 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Established in 2018, Vermeer Partners is an independent investment management business for private clients, charities, trustees and professional advisers

Jean White joins SS&C
19 October 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

White has more than a decade of industry experience, joining SS&C from a global sales director role at financial services firm SEI

Broadridge launches new iteration of BondGPT
18 October 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

BondGPT+ facilitates clients’ integration of their own and third-party datasets, enabling easier access to information, and can integrate into enterprise applications, including workflows

Meritsoft reveals new platform for post-trade automation
18 October 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The platform is designed to support firms’ post-trade processing requirements including fails management, financial transaction taxes and Central Securities Depositories Regulation penalty management

BIS releases final report on ISO 20022 for cross-border payments
18 October 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The requirements have been determined by a joint task force consisting of the BIS Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures and the private sector Payments Market Practice Group

Mark Schultis joins Siepe
18 October 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

In the role, Schultis will focus on Siepe’s continued growth, product suite expansion, and data and service capabilities

ESMA publishes MiCA advice
18 October 2023 Europe
Reporter: Lucy Carter

In a letter to the Economic and Financial Affairs Council, ESMA has encouraged European member states to put preparations in place for the upcoming markets in crypto assets regulation