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New financial markets head for Standard Chartered
09 December 2016 Singapore
Reporter: Katherine Brown

Standard Chartered has appointed Roberto Hoornweg as global head of financial markets...

AFME issues new sub-custodian questionnaire
08 December 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe has published a new due diligence questionnaire in a bid standardise and simplify them for sub-custodians...

More banks join blockchain settlement network
19 September 2016 San Francisco
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Financial settlement solution provider Ripple has added six new banks to its network...

Harwood-Jones to head new securities services team
26 July 2016 Singapore
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Standard Chartered has created a new global securities services business line within its transaction banking segment, and appointed Margaret Harwood-Jones to lead it...

Mark Davies joins MYRIAD
05 May 2016 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Industry heavyweight Mark Davies has joined MYRIAD as a senior sales and marketing consultant...

Global banks collaborate on payment innovation
05 April 2016 Brussels
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

SWIFT has launched its global payments innovation initiative, with 51 banks collaborating to improve the speed, transparency and predictability of cross-border payments...

Accuity and FircoSoft get Standard Chartered mandate
11 December 2015 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Accuity and FircoSoft have been selected by Standard Chartered Bank to provide integrated global sanctions screening and data...

Standard Chartered joins OTC Clearing Hong Kong
01 December 2015 Hong Kong
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

OTC Clearing Hong Kong has signed up Standard Chartered as its first UK clearing member...

Sibos 2015: banks need to offer a personal touch
13 October 2015 Singapore
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Banks have to accept changes to their core systems and cultures if they are to survive in the digital world, heard attendees of Sibos 2015...

ParFX launches offshore renminbi trading
24 September 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Electronic trading platform ParFX has added the offshore renminbi (CNH) to its tradable currencies...

LCH.Clearnet to expand FX clearing
26 May 2015 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

LCH.Clearnet is launching a buy-side clearing service of foreign exchange derivatives in Europe, expanding its ForexClear US client clearing model to include European model account structures...

Standard Chartered to be CCB for Clearstream
18 December 2014 Frankfurt
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Standard Chartered Bank has been mandated to act as Clearstream’s CCB for the Emirati dirham, Bahraini dinar and Omani Rial...