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Gen II Fund Services appoints Marlene Pelage CFO
31 July 2023 New York
Reporter: Jamie Richards

The independent private capital fund administrator hires Marlene Pelage, former chief financial officer at Charles Schwab Bank, as its new CFO

International law firm Simmons & Simmons joins FIA Tech’s Databank Network
31 July 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

As part of the initiative, FIA Tech will incorporate Simmons & Simmons’ trading venue reviewer data into its contract specifications user interface

Crestbridge appoints Stacey Moody as director
31 July 2023 Jersey
Reporter: Jamie Richards

The private equity and real estate firm has appointed Stacey Moody as a director in its corporate services team, where she will support the company’s global corporate client base

Mike Sleightholme joins ISSA board
31 July 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The International Securities Services Association has appointed Mike Sleightholme to its board of directors

FCA updates guidance on regulatory reporting for short sales and SFTs
28 July 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

The UK financial regulator will extend temporary measures introduced in January 2022 relating to short sales reporting under UK RTS 22 and there will be no penalty for firms that fail to complete SFT fields and other indicators

ACA expands ComplianceAlpha platform with LeapXpert
28 July 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Governance, risk and compliance advisor ACA Group has partnered with business communications firm LeapXpert to improve its mobile device traffic capturing provisions

abrdn picks State Street’s custody services for first actively-managed European ETF
28 July 2023 Europe
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

As part of the mandate, State Street will provide abrdn with custody, fund accounting, order-taking and transfer agency services as well as ETF servicing

BlackRock and Jio Financial Services launch joint venture for investors in India
28 July 2023 India
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BlackRock and Jio Financial Services have partnered to form Jio BlackRock, a joint venture to deliver investment solutions for millions of investors in India

Standard Custody & Trust Company partner with L1 Advisors to create digital asset advisory service
27 July 2023 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The service will be available to registered investment advisors, wealth managers and family offices

HKEX and IDX sign MOU
27 July 2022 Indonesia
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and the Indonesia Stock Exchange have signed a memorandum of understanding, with the intention of developing the organisations and their markets

SEC adopts cybersecurity risk management rules
27 July 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted rules requiring companies to disclose material cybersecurity incidents and provide annual information on their cybersecurity risk management, strategy and governance practices

ECB launches public consultation on risk management guide
27 July 2023 Germany
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The European Central Bank has launched a public consultation regarding its guide on effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting