Corporate actions

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Nasdaq to pilot blockchain for proxy voting in Estonia

Nasdaq is to use blockchain technology to streamline proxy voting on companies listed on the US Exchange-held Tallinn Stock Exchange.

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Estimize raises $1.2m; unveils crowdfunded M&A predictions platform

Estimize, a US start-up that pools members' forecasts for earnings results at listed companies, has raised $1.2 million in funding and launched a crowdsourced mergers and acquisitions predictions platform.

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Markit acquires DTCC corporate actions validation service

Financial data outfit Markit has acquired the assets of Global Corporate Actions Validation Service from the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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SunGard buys XSP

Fintech giant SunGard has acquired corporate actions automation specialist XcitekSolutionsPlus (XSP). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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XBRL US launches corporate actions taxonomy

XBRL US has finalised its corporate actions taxonomy and made it available for use.

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DTCC kicks off corporate actions pilot; legacy formats to be switched off by 2015

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation says it will shut off corporate actions processing for all legacy file formats in 2015, as it begins testing of new ISO 20022 announcement messages with five user firms.

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DTCC signs BBH to corporate actions pilot, starts ISO20022 migration

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) has agreed to participate in a new ISO 20022 corporate actions messaging pilot programme run by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and financial messaging network Swift.

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XSP launches corporate actions mobile app

XSP has launched a mobile application for corporate actions processing, enabling users to access notifications on the move and process responses and elections.

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Citi to pilot XBRL for corporate actions

Citi has signed up to pilot the use of XBRL for corporate actions in a bid to improve straight-through processing in the paper-prone events information market.

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DTCC, Swift and XBRL US make case for corporate actions automation

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), Swift and XBRL US have published a business case in favour of automating corporate actions messages.

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Misys and SmartStream forge post-trade STP tie-up

Fintech vendors Misys and SmartStream Technologies have formed a partnership designed to tackle risk control problems and inefficiency across the trade transaction lifecycle.

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DTCC moves a step closer to corporate actions standardisation

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has released for public comment a first set of drafts of corporate action announcement messages under the international ISO 200022 format.

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DTCC, Swift and XBRL US team on corporate actions processing

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), Swift and XBRL US have joined forces in a bid to improve communications between issuers and investors for corporate action announcements in the US market.

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Standard Chartered selects GoldenSource for corporate actions

Standard Chartered Bank is rolling out technology from US vendor GoldenSource to automate the creation of golden copy corporate actions notifications.

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Euroclear to introduce ISO 200022-approved corporate actions standard

Euroclear is to introduce a new set of ISO 200022-compliant messages for the exchange of corporate actions information and instructions between central securities depositories and issuer-appointed agents,

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Finexpo to highlight new trends in risk and transaction management

The Finexpo - Risk & Transaction Management conference and exhibition has opened for registration. The event, on Thursday 5 February at The Brewery in London, will focus on the latest developments in risk management approaches, regulatory frameworks, data and transaction management solutions and clearing and settlement infrastructures.

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Australia's GBST to acquire Coexis

Australian financial software house GBST is to acquire London-based securities tech firm Coexis. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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CounterpartyLink reports Desjardins contract

Canadian banking group Desjardins has signed a three year contract with London-based CounterpartyLink for the provision of legal entity data.

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Industry-wide effort needed to standardise reference data - TowerGroup

Little progress has been made in standardising reference data and inconsistencies continue to pose a significant challenge for securities firms around the globe, according to a new TowerGroup report.

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JPMorgan to roll out new corporate actions reporting service

A pilot scheme to collect and compare corporate actions announcements from multiple sources for client reporting purposes has been successfully completed by JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Service.