[Apex Group, managing over $3.5 trillion in assets, joins the Hedera Council] According to an official announcement from Hedera, global financial services provider Apex Group has joined the Hedera Council and will participate in the governance of the Hedera blockchain. Apex Group manages over $3.5 trillion in assets and will subsequently explore using the Hedera network for its tokenization business. Hedera states that Apex is the first to use a distributed ledger as a transfer agent and fund servicer for regulated securities registration records.