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Qomply Partners with REGIS-TR as it expands European services
15 July 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Qomply announces partnership with Luxembourg-based European trade repository, REGIS-TR as it aims to expand its European coverage

ICSD Clearstream partners with Saudi securities registry to streamline access to vast capital market
17 June 2021 Saudia Arabia
Reporter: Alex Pugh

Eligible clients now have access to the Middle Eastern country’s Islamic and corporate bond market and listed ETFs thanks to an indirect linkage established via HSBC Saudi Arabia acting as local custodian for Clearstream

Deutsche Börse completes acquisition of Clearstream Fund Centre
01 June 2021 Germany
Reporter: Bob Currie

Full ownership of Clearstream Fund Centre strengthens expertise in contract maintenance and commission management, along with data exchange between fund manufacturers and their distribution partners

ISLA publishes GMSLA 2020 US tax addendum
21 May 2021 France
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The addendum covers qualified derivative dealer and securities lender status’

ISLA’s Adrian Dale joins ESMA’s post trade group
05 May 2021 UK
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The working group will prepare relevant technical work and develop guidelines for the post trade space

Clearstream gains CSDR licence for ICSD
13 April 2021 Germany
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The post-trade service provider has been granted a CSDR licence for three of four CSD entities

Clearstream veteran Elisa Poutanen joins HQLAᵡ
15 March 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Alex Pugh

Poutanen joins HQLAᵡ as it continues to expand both its client base and international reach

Cum-ex tax loophole isn't closed, warns German tax expert
01 March 2021 Belgium
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The EU’s tax subcommittee heard that the upcoming criminal trials may allow prosecutors to recoup most of the estimated €55 billion lost tax revenue to related parties that benefited from the suspect's cum-ex scheme

Exclusive: 11th hour deal breakdown cut off KDPW clients from UK EMIR services
25 February 2021 Poland
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Polish trade repository quietly cut UK EMIR reporting from its available services after a late-stage deal it had negotiated with an on-shore TR to divert business through as of January fell through weeks before the Brexit deadline

Clearstream welcomes new head of treasury
09 February 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Federico Becerra will be responsible for the treasury front office management in Luxembourg and Singapore

Clearstream and Eurex target enhanced repo netting capabilities
08 February 2021 Germany
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The Deutsche Boerse subsidiaries aim to tackle the “substantial balance sheet consumption from repo trading” that continues to constrain banks and broker-dealers and limits their ability to provide liquidity

Clearstream and FundsDLT complete first blockchain fund transaction
19 January 2021 Germany
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Zürcher Kantonalbank was the first to leverage the joint FundsDLT-Clearstream solution, with an end investor placing a fund transaction request via a mobile app directly on the private blockchain