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SWIFT pilots Securities View to boost post-trade efficiency
28 September 2022 Brussels
Reporter: AST

Service applies an ISO-standard unique transaction identifier to track progress across the trade lifecycle, enabling market participants to identify trades with high risk of settlement failure and to take pre-emptive action

Paul Hedges joins BNY Mellon network management
27 September 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BNY Mellon has appointed Paul Hedges as lead specialist within its global network management team

Broadridge welcomes Sian Young as director of account management
27 September 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Prior to Broadridge, Young served at HSBC for 15 years, where she was most recently senior account manager

Stephen Pemberton leaves HSBC
20 September 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Previously based in Asia for 18 years, Pemberton has recently moved back to his native UK, though his next role is unknown

ICMA welcomes Georgina Jarratt as head of fintech and digitalisation
05 September 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Jarrett has been with HSBC since 2005, where she has held a number of roles including global programme director, prime services, global head of business transformation, global banking and markets

Paul Ellis takes on new role at HSBC
05 September 2022 Ireland
Reporter: Lucy Carter

In the Ireland-based role, Ellis will oversee ESG, regulation, tax, trustee, and depositary services

SWIFT applies predictive analytics to reduce processing errors in cross-border transactions
31 August 2022 Belgium
Reporter: Bob Currie

This solution analyses previous payments transactions conducted over the SWIFT network, on an anonymised basis, to identify potential errors in payee details and other trade information that may cause the payment to be processed incorrectly

Deutsche Bank appoints new China head of securities services
26 August 2022 China
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Based in Shanghai, Li will be responsible for supporting domestic clients in expanding their footprint globally, and international investors’ entry into China

IQ-EQ appoints Shaun Geils as global head of insurance
23 August 2022 Mauritius
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Based in Mauritius, Geils will lead the insurance team while expanding the range of insurance solutions that the company offers

HSBC extends global custody coverage in Abu Dhabi
15 August 2022 UAE
Reporter: AST

Licence approval will enable the bank to expand its Markets and Services business in the Abu Dhabi Global Market, offering custody support and associated services for institutional and sovereign wealth clients

Robert Danes to retire
10 August 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Robert Danes is retiring from his role as business change manager at BNY Mellon

HSBC and Mount Street to service Aviva Investors
12 July 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The agreement covering £50 billion of AUM will see HSBC and Mount Street Group assume all fund administration and debt servicing functions on behalf of Aviva Investors’ real assets strategies