Latest Post-trade & ops News: Finextra Research

Chamber of Digital Commerce adds DTCC's Mark Wetjen to board of advisors

Today the Chamber of Digital Commerce (“Chamber”) announces the appointment of Mark Wetjen of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”) to its Board of Advisors.

29 June 2016

News/Post-trade & ops

Brexit: Visa could move jobs to continent, LSE-Deutsche Bourse London HQ at risk

The Brexit fallout continues, with concerns rising that Visa might move hundreds of jobs out of the UK, the London Stock Exchange's merger with Deutsche Bourse could be hampered, and the City's role running euro clearing is under threat.

29 June 2016

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Duet Group implements Eze Software investment suite

Duet Group, a global alternative asset manager with more than USD5.6 billion in assets under management, has completed the rollout of Eze Software Investment Suite across its front-, middle- and back-office operations.

28 June 2016

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Banks publish openfunds data standard

After two years of intensive collaboration, two dozen financial institutions led by UBS, Credit Suisse and Julius Baer together with fundinfo AG have agreed on publishing the openfunds standard, version 1.0, on www.openfunds.org.

27 June 2016

Company update/Post-trade & ops

WEF panel session: Blockchain will be a game changer for financial services

Unlocking blockchain will be a game-changer for the future of financial transactions, noted panellists in a session on the innovative digital ledger today at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2016 in Tianjin.

27 June 2016

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Isda statement on Brexit implications for legal certainty in derivatives contracts

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today published the following statement on the UK referendum vote to leave the European Union (EU), also known as Brexit.

24 June 2016

News/Post-trade & ops

2016 Wall Street blockchain investment to top $1bn

Financial service firms and technology providers around the world will spend more than $1 billion this year as they race to bring distributed ledger tech to capital markets, claims Greenwich Associates.

24 June 2016

Finextra TV/Post-trade & ops

The platform economy – opening up value chains

Massimo Proverbio, Senior Managing Director and Global Lead, Accenture Payment Services, and Andrew McFarlane, Head of Payments, Ireland and EALA PSD2 Lead, Accenture, discuss how PSD2 and other factors are affecting the economics of the industry for banks.

23 June 2016

Company update/Post-trade & ops

LCH signs up for Swift's ISO20022 harmonisation charter

SWIFT announces today that LCH has signed up to the ‘ISO 20022 Harmonisation Charter’, an industry-driven framework that facilitates the rollout of the ISO 20022 messaging standard and provides the technology platform to promote harmonisation.

23 June 2016

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Iosco to address data gaps in asset management industry

Securities regulators collect data on the asset management industry to help them fulfil their regulatory responsibilities, such as supervision, enforcement and monitoring of risk.

22 June 2016

Finextra TV/Post-trade & ops

European banks move towards a digital world

Rob Hetherington, Head of Financial Services, SAP, and Jerry Silva, Global Banking Research Director, IDC, discuss the results of the SAP and IDC study 'How Ready Are European Banks for a Digital World Key' points include: how banks respond to digital transformation, the upsides and downsides of a line of business-led innovation approach, and what needs to happen for truly personalised banking services.

22 June 2016

News/Post-trade & ops

Marketplace lending and distributed ledgers pose threats to financial stability - FSOC

The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) has zoned in on marketplace lending and distributed ledger technology as emerging threats to the safe operation of financial markets.

22 June 2016

Company update/Post-trade & ops

AIM Software appoints Matt McLoughlin as head of professional services, Emea

AIM Software, a global software provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) solutions for financial and securities institutions worldwide, today announced the appointment of Matt McLoughlin as Head of Professional Services (EMEA).

22 June 2016

News/Post-trade & ops

BNP Paribas apoints custody and clearing head to lead new innovation lab

BNP Paribas Securities Services has set up a 20-person innovation and digital lab (I&D Lab) staffed by industry veterans to focus on the use of big data and distributed ledger technologies and potential investment oppotunities in the fintech sector.

22 June 2016

News/Post-trade & ops

ASX lifts stake in Digital Asset Holdings

The Australian Securities Exchange is to lift its stake in blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings, reinforcing its determination to press ahead with plans to develop a new post-trade platform based on distributed ledger technology.

22 June 2016

Finextra TV/Post-trade & ops

Collaborate on ‘unknown unknown’ cyber threats

Hinrich Völcker, Head of Cyber Security, Deutsche Bank, discusses the ever-increasing cyber security challenge, the measures banks need to put in place to be confident they are doing everything they can to combat attacks, and the necessity for institutions to work together to present the strongest defence against the cyber-threat.

22 June 2016

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Exane signs for SimCorp Dimension

SimCorp, a leading provider of investment management solutions and services for the global financial services industry, today announced that Exane has selected SimCorp Dimension to support its middle and back-office operations for listed and OTC derivatives.

22 June 2016

News/Post-trade & ops

Euroclear explores use of blockchain in London gold markets

Euroclear is exploring the potential of using blockchain technology to create a next generation settlement service for the London gold market.

22 June 2016

News/Post-trade & ops

French firms to build post-trade blockchain infrastructure for SMEs

BNP Paribas Securities Services, Euronext and Société Générale are among the members of a seven-strong consortium that has banded together to investigate the development of a post-trade blockchain infrastructure for SMEs in Europe.

21 June 2016

News/Post-trade & ops

Deutsche Bourse sets up fintech venture fund

Deutsche Bourse is to set up a dedicated fintech venture fund, DB1, to invest in early to growth stage companies operating in the capital markets arena.

21 June 2016