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Chartered Asset Management picks Northern Trust for custody services
15 September 2023 Singapore
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Chartered Asset Management is one of the 18 selected fund managers included in the 2019 VCC Pilot Programme, established by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority

Citi Security Services become the first digital custodian participant of BBX
15 September 2023 Singapore
Reporter: Klea Neza

The partnership aims to allow Citi’s clients that meet certain criteria, to become BondbloX Bond Exchange participants and begin trading bonds

UOBAM signs decade-long custody mandate with State Street
15 September 2023 Singapore
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The agreement renews the two firms’ six-year partnership that started in 2017, whereby State Street provided UOBAM's Singapore business with solutions, including global custody, fund accounting, transfer agency and trustee services

Citi China receives approval from SHFE and INE to act as a FMDB
15 September 2023 China
Reporter: Klea Neza

Citi aims to offer a complete end-to-end solution, from trading and research to custody, clearing and settlement, to international investors investing in China

Hawksford acquires Healy and expands its Asia-based team
15 September 2023 Singapore
Reporter: Klea Neza

The acquisition establishes a new presence in Dubai via Healy’s subsidiary operation

Broadridge launches BRx Match
15 September 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The cloud-based product can solve both simple and complex reconciliations, automating the process to improve efficiency, transparency and accuracy

AFME responds to FCA’s CT consultation paper
15 September 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

AFME members have expressed their support for a UK CT, which the association states is a reflection of broader industry opinion

Apex expands Indian and Canadian presence
15 September 2023 India
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The company will provide fund administration services to the Investment Trust of India's new offshore fund, and has opened an office in Montreal

Waystone appoints Sanjiv Sawhney as global CEO
14 September 2023 UK
Reporter: Klea Neza

Joining Waystone from Citi, Sawhney brings international leadership experience and an extensive investor services background to the company

EBA Clearing issues FPAD specifications
14 September 2023 France
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The company has also launched a developer portal and sandbox to support the development and testing of FPAD’s application programme interfaces

Amicorp Group launches ESG Services
14 September 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The services are designed to enable easy compliance with UK and international regulations and assist with the analysis, reporting and development of their ESG strategy

Legacy technology preventing FMI development, Nasdaq report finds
14 September 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The study, conducted in partnership with the ValueExchange, found that 78 per cent of FMI budgets are dominated by the maintenance and upgrading of legacy technology platforms