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ISSB Creation Hailed as Important Move in Standards Reporting
The creation of a global body to oversee sustainability reporting standards has been hailed as a giant step in bringing order to the complicated patchwork of ESG disclosure frameworks. The IFRS Foundation on Wednesday said it has created the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to oversee the creation of a globally recognised set of ESG...
A-Team Webinar to Discuss Market Structure for Digital Assets Trading
The landscape of digital assets trading is evolving rapidly. And while cryptocurrencies are fast becoming mainstream, the wider world of tokenisation and decentralised finance (DeFi) is arguably generating even greater interest amongst institutional investors. Many buy-side and sell-side firms, as well as exchanges and technology service providers, are looking at how they can take advantage...
Private Equity Firm 7RIDGE to Acquire Trading Technologies, Installing Todd as CEO
Derivatives connectivity and trading platform operator Trading Technologies International (TT) is to be acquired by 7RIDGE, a London-based private equity firm run by ex-Deutsche Boerse CEO Carsten Kengeter. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, is backed by two of the world’s largest derivatives exchanges, Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Cboe Global Markets. The deal with 7RIDGE...
DSB Call for Industry Feedback on UPI Legal Terms and Conditions Consultation
The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) has opened a consultation on the legal terms and conditions, and client support model, expected to apply to users of the Unique Product Identifier (UPI) Service, due to launch next year. The consultation sets out a range of proposals aimed to align with industry feedback for the DSB to support...
IHS Markit Releases Automated Onboarding Platform for Fund Managers and Administrators
IHS Markit has released Investor Onboarding, a fully hosted, digital onboarding platform enabling firms to automate, integrate and centralise onboarding and compliance obligations, while simplifying and accelerating the onboarding experience for investors. The platform allows users to input data once, creating a golden source that populates multiple forms, including subscription agreements and tax forms. Data...
Charles River Names Caroline O’Shaughnessy as Head of EMEA
Charles River Development (CRD), a State Street Company, has appointed Caroline O’Shaughnessy as senior vice president and head of EMEA with responsibility for all business oversight within the region and collaboration with State Street Alpha, State Street’s global front-to-back office platform. O’Shaughnessy joins CRD, provider of the Charles River Investment Management Solution, from the London...
How Easy Access to Trusted Data Drives Operational Efficiency for Finance Firms
By Neil Sandle, Head of Product Management, Alveo. Today, we’re seeing rapid growth in data volumes and in data diversity within financial services firms. Different trends contribute to this growth of available data across the sector. One driver is that firms need to disclose more in order to comply with the continuing push towards regulatory...
IHS Markit Automates Fund Onboarding While Ensuring KYC/AML Compliance
IHS Markit has launched Investor Onboarding, which allows fund administrators and investment managers to automate and centralise their client onboarding while meeting AML, KYC and tax-related compliance obligations. The fully hosted platform – an industry first according to IHS Markit – digitises and streamlines collection and creation of subscription, AML, KYC and tax documents for...
Asia-Pacific Practitioners Gear Up for A-Team’s RegTech APAC Conference This Week
This week sees the first ever A-Team RegTech Summit for the Asia-Pacific region. Building on the success of A-Team’s RegTech Summit conferences in London and New York over the past four years, this virtual event is the first of what’s expected to be a series of events in the region, including in-person conferences when appropriate. RegTech...
ACA Group Shares Expertise on Market Surveillance
Eddie Cogan, Partner, Head of eComms Surveillance at ACA Group discusses the evolution of market surveillance, business and operational challenges of market abuse and how to overcome them, the latest technologies available and advice for practitioners working on market surveillance.