ISLA welcomes Norges Bank Investment Management to ESG working group
The trade body brings on one of the world’s most vocal proponents for ESG standards, providing a significant backer to the group’s ESG agenda.
News
European Commission rejects post-trade industry calls for SRD II delay
The decision from the European Commission means the rules will come into force from 3 September 2020.
HSBC Securities Services India launches derivatives information web platform
New platform giving near real-time information on derivatives trades labelled ‘first-of-its-kind’ by HSS India.
Trade settlement fail spikes at height of COVID-19 crisis spark debate over CSDR
The spike in settlement fails during this period could further encourage the industry to increase calls for regulators to reconsider a delay to the CSDR buy-in regime
Leading digital asset platforms make their move into prime brokerage
As digital asset firms look to reach institutional investors, the largest players have realised the need for prime brokerage services and appear to have all made their moves at once.
Citco appoints industry veteran as head of real assets for North America
Former BlackRock and CBRE real assets expert joins Citco’s rapidly growing team as assets under administration soar.
BNY Mellon revamps ETF asset servicing leadership
The leadership changes sets out new roles and responsibilities focusing on strategy and client engagement for BNY Mellon's ETF servicing business.
JP Morgan and Bloomberg look to transform post-trade workflow with new partnership
Major partnership will provide mutual buy-side clients a real-time settlement solution, in the first of a series of ongoing front-to-back integration points between the two firms.
Custody
Northern Trust signs alliance with BlackRock as part of a new ‘whole office’ strategy
Chicago-headquartered custodian has created a service to cover all points of the investment lifecycle with landmark BlackRock partnership becoming a key component of the plan.
SmartStream extends Public API to collateral management
Technology has been designed to provide collateral movement and settlement views for the early indication of collateral fails, says SmartStream.