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T+1 expected to have ‘notable impact’ on securities lending and borrowing, Citi whitepaper says
23 August 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

More than three quarters of market participants expect accelerated settlements to have a major impact on their business, according to Citi’s most recent ‘Securities Services Evolution' whitepaper

JTC appoints David Vieira as group head of sustainability services
15 August 2023 Jersey
Reporter: Klea Neza

JTC has appointed David Vieira as group head of sustainability services, with a particular focus on the UK, Europe and US markets

Proxymity goes live with Vote Connect in South Africa
14 August 2023 South Africa
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

In collaboration with Computershare and Citi, Proxymity will provide the South African market with the ability to leverage golden source data and deliver investor communications in real-time

Irfan Hussain to leave Goldman Sachs for LSEG
10 August 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The London Stock Exchange Group has appointed Irfan Hussain as chief information officer. He will start in this role in January 2024

Kirat Rawel swaps Finastra for Quant
08 August 2023 UK
Reporter: Klea Neza

In her new role, Rawel will be responsible for designing and executing the firm's business development strategy and building out the sales function

Caroline Higgins to lead APAC GFS at Northern Trust
08 August 2023 Australia
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Based in Sydney, Australia, Higgins’ new role will focus on the expansion of the firm’s regional products and services for asset managers

Maarten Heukshorst to lead Custodiex
07 August 2023 London
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Heukshorst has close to three decades of experience in the industry, and joins Custodiex from BNY Mellon Pershing

Eric Chen swaps SS&C for TS Imagine
03 August 2023 Hong Kong
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Trading, portfolio and risk management solutions provider TS Imagine has appointed Eric Chen as a member of its APAC sales team. He reports to Fred Villain, head of APAC sales

Deutsche Börse Group to acquire remaining shares of FundsDLT
03 August 2023 Luxembourg
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The acquisition, made by Deutsche Börse's DB1 Ventures, will complement and strengthen the fund processing and distribution offerings of Deutsche Börse’s post-trade infrastructure provider Clearstream

Mike Sleightholme joins ISSA board
31 July 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The International Securities Services Association has appointed Mike Sleightholme to its board of directors

BlackRock and Jio Financial Services launch joint venture for investors in India
28 July 2023 India
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BlackRock and Jio Financial Services have partnered to form Jio BlackRock, a joint venture to deliver investment solutions for millions of investors in India

HKEX and IDX sign MOU
27 July 2022 Indonesia
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and the Indonesia Stock Exchange have signed a memorandum of understanding, with the intention of developing the organisations and their markets