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HSBC and Wells Fargo expand blockchain FX settlement solution to offshore CNH
18 November 2022 China
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The offshore Yuan is the fifth currency to be settled between the two banks using a shared settlement ledger that currently encompasses the US dollar, Canadian dollar, British pound and the Euro

Emma Williams swaps MUFG for Deep Pool Financial Solutions
15 November 2022 Ireland
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Deep Pool Financial Solutions has appointed Emma Williams as solutions consultant

Corporate actions industry must collaborate to maximise technology efficiency, CorpAction panellists say
14 November 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Speakers on the ‘Best Practices In Corporate Actions Automation and The Search For STP’, ‘Reimagining the Corporate Actions Operating Model’ and ‘Future-Proofing Models for Asset Servicing’ considered recent developments and what lies ahead

HSBC releases tokenisation platform for digital bonds
04 November 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The European Investment Bank is exploring the possibility of issuing the market’s “first-ever” GBP tokenised bond, for registration and issuance under Luxembourg law, using HSBC’s new platform HSBC Orion

RBC I&TS takes top spot in R&M’s fund and administration survey
27 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

RBC I&TS was the only organisation to show an improvement in its overall score, with one survey participant reasoning: “RBC strives for perfection and consistently achieves it”

Cooper Wood appoints Terry Alleyne
26 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Asset management and consultancy firm Cooper Wood & Associates has appointed Terry Alleyne as brand ambassador

Stuart Cureton joins SS&C
20 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

SS&C Technologies has appointed Stuart Cureton as sales director, based in the UK

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

HSBC picks Clearstream for post-trade services
10 October 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The partnership will provide HSBC’s markets and securities business with support for fund order routing, safekeeping, settlement and distribution support services

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”

Securities services under geopolitical pressure, say AFME panellists
04 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Securities services are having to adapt faster than ever in the face of unprecedented geopolitical events, increasing regulations, and client demand, say panellists at AFME’s Operations, Post-Trade, Technology & Innovation Conference

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