Standard Chartered has signed a multi-year agreement with Earthport to extend its International Automated Clearing House (IACH) coverage in the network of fast growing markets in Asia, Africa and Middle East.
Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has extended its South African custody hub to Mauritius by becoming the first remote participant to receive approval from the Mauritius Financial Services Commission (FSC) to provide comprehensive custody services in the country.
Deutsche Börse will distribute the Concerto African Bond Indices as well as the corresponding bond prices and data, starting November 24.
To help banks in Africa address evolving risk requirements, SunGard has developed an advanced analytics engine that enables rapid credit risk reporting and analysis. Growing demands for greater understanding of counterparty risk and credit-valuation-adjustment (CVA) measures are driving firms to conduct scenario based risk and sensitivity analysis.
S&P; Capital IQ has signed an agreement with GlobalView to deliver a comprehensive market data and network infrastructure solution.
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has announced that ICE Clear Credit has introduced clearing for South Africa credit default swap (CDS) instruments for dealer to dealer and client clearing.
Allen & Overy has established presence on the ground in South Africa, by launching an office in Johannesburg.
Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) in South Africa has been mandated by Nomura to act as its sub-custody bank in the country.
MSCI, a provider of investment decision support tools worldwide has announced the availability of ESG ratings coverage for South African REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) as part of its global coverage of companies in this sector.
e-Front, a software provider of financial solutions for managing alternative investments, has extended its partnership with international technology consulting firm, Methys, naming it the integrator for all eFront solutions in Africa.
Eagle Investment Systems, a provider of financial services technology, has announced that Standard Bank South Africa, will implement its accounting and enterprise data management solutions across its Private Clients business.
Land Equity Group has launched a comprehensive, independent advisory service, Africa Real Estate Advisors (AREA), in response to property investors’ needs to benefit from Africa’s significant growth potential.
