Apex has partnered with Ownera, a provider of tokenisation interoperability solutions, to deliver Apex’s range of services to any financial institution and issuer with an Ownera router. Ownera’s routers interconnect many of the world’s leading tokenisation platforms, including Digital Assets Canton, R3 Corda, Besu, Quorum, and Tokeny, extending access from these environments to buy-side demand,…
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BNPP links to NeoXam
BNP Paribas has launched upgraded post-trade data management services, in association with the Investment Data Solution of NeoXam, a fintech. The service provides the bank’s clients with a range of data management solutions, facilitating the flexible integration of multiple data sources, operated on NeoXam’s technology.
Universal expands in Ireland
Universal Investment Group, the Europe-based fund services platform and Super ManCo, has expanded its services from Universal Investment Ireland to include AIFM services for Irish-domiciled real estate funds. Its first mandate for the newly expanded service is for the ICAV holding Dubin Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, one of the largest retail centres in Ireland.
Equiom hires CRO
Equiom, the C.I. based administrator, has appointed Naveed Shah as chief risk officer. He was previously head of UK & CEEMEA compliance and operational risk at Bank of America.
HSBC supports EIB DLT bond issuance
HSBC has supported the launch of the European Investment Bank’s first bond under the Eurosystem’s exploratory work on new technologies for wholesale central bank money settlement. The EUR100m EIB bond was issued on the HSBC Orion digital assets platform in euros, under Luxembourg law, and settled using wholesale central bank digital currency on the Banque…
HQLAx leads repo trial on DLT
HQLAᵡ, Clearstream and Eurex Repo have collaborated to facilitate intraday DvP repo transactions using DLT in the ECB trials. The ECB trials are part of the Eurosystem exploratory work on new technologies for wholesale central bank money settlement, with trials denoting production transactions using real securities and cash. The transactions took place between Goldman Sachs…
Waystone appoints Cayman head
Waystone, the European provider of specialist services to the global asset management industry, has appointed Alaina Danley as Cayman country head. She has been at Waystone for more than 12 years.
FINBOURNE appoints Asia sales head
FINBOURNE Technology, the UK-based fintech, has appointed Peter Edwards as head of sales for Asia, based in Singapore. He joins from Eagle Investment Systems, a BNY company.
Arrow Global appoints SEI
Arrow Global Group Limited, a European alternative asset manager specialising in private credit and real estate, has selected SEI to support its fund administration, loan operations, and investor services for its private credit fund domiciled in Luxembourg.
Grande joins U.S. Bank
U.S. Bank has appointed Thomas Grande as an alternatives relationship manager in its global fund services business. He is based in Boston and joined from Aliter Investment Services.