BNP Paribas names new head of securities services with Patrick Colle set to move to chairman role

Swiss manager appoints CACEIS to provide custody, fund administration, and transfer agency across CHF 3 billion portfolio
The $100 million digital bond issued on Euroclear’s D-FMI platform features IFC as sole investor.
European Central Bank (ECB) commits to distributed ledger technology settlement plans with dual-track strategy including link with TARGET Services by Q3 2026.
Executive previously held senior roles at BNP Paribas in Frankfurt and the Middle East.
The Committee’s 60-page report contains recommendations for market participants in the EU for transitioning to a shorter settlement cycle.
The technical advice sets out scenarios excluded from settlement discipline regime.
The approval covers custody, order handling and transfers of crypto-assets.
Approval positions Prometheum to support broker-dealers in custody and settlement of on-chain securities as blockchain adoption in capital markets grows.
The custodian continues to show its securities services ambitions in Europe through this deal with client transition set to start in 2026 and staff employed at HSBC’s Germany custody and depositary team transferring to BNP Paribas’ Securities Services business.
Survey of over 900 buy-side organisations shows back-office data being used for front-office commercial priorities, while a surprisingly small percentage see GenAI adding value to the back-office both now and in the future.
Former HSBC executive to add to Euroclear’s growing presence in Asia Pacific.
Asset servicer to support the first US-listed physical carbon allowance ETP with a full suite of exchange traded fund (ETF) solutions.
InfoAction platform upgrades are aimed at increasing transparency into corporate actions processing.
The new agreement will see the custodian support the asset manager’s entire range of exchange-traded products and Irish-domiciled UCITS ETFs.
Fintech aims to put funding towards accelerating the adoption of Canton Network, a privacy-enabled interoperable blockchain network designed for institutional assets.