One of the leading industry associations for traders and securities firms, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), has named Georgina Jarratt as its first-ever head of fintech and digitalisation in recognition of the growing influence of digital technology on capital markets.
The sixth and final phase of the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR) has been implemented, bringing more buy-side firms, including fund managers, into its remit.
The former global head of electronic trading at Morgan Stanley has been appointed CEO, Emea of institutional digital assets firm B2C2.
Coinbase, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, is being sued in a US court over allegations that it failed to protect users’ accounts from hackers and thieves.
UK asset manager abrdn has become the largest external shareholder in Archax, a digital securities exchange set to launch in the UK later this year.
A body of UK legal experts has launched a public consultation on the issuance and transfer of digital securities via distributed ledger technology (DLT).
Switzerland’s SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) has announced what it claims is the world’s first tokenisation of an equity share in a fully-regulated central securities depositary (CSD) based on blockchain technology.
Funds distribution platform Allfunds has announced plans to launch its blockchain-based fund transfer service in Italy.
Deutsche Börse is set to introduce a market data offering that includes real-time and historical tick-level data for crypto and digital assets.
Two of the largest crypto exchanges in the market have announced measures to reduce their labour costs ahead of what is being termed a ‘crypto winter’.
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