The companies, products and regulatory developments shaping the broker industry.
Morgan Stanley has announced an agreement to acquire SEC-registered transfer agent Vinyl Equity, with closing expected in 2027. The transaction would expand private-market and workplace-equity servicing but has not yet completed.
The appointment puts an experienced exchange executive in charge as Bullish tries to connect issuer registers, trading and tokenised shareholder rights.
Broadridge, Computershare, Equiniti and Superstate join NYSE’s transfer-agent network, but agreements to support issuer-sponsored tokens are not an approved live exchange.
The September proposal brings electronic records, transfer processing and vendor controls into a common framework. Its implementation costs will fall across 327 registered agents of very different sizes.