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BIS completes Project Icebreaker central bank digital currency pilot
06 March 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Bob Currie

Working alongside central banks from Israel, Norway and Sweden, the PoC evaluates the technical feasibility of making cross-border and cross-currency payments between retail CBDC systems

Wolters Kluwer promotes three divisional CEOs
06 March 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Software solutions and services provider Wolters Kluwer has made a series of internal appointments, with Karen Abramson (pictured), Jason Marx and Steve Meirink all taking in divisional CEO roles

SEC’s Gensler spotlights asset protection risks with crypto custodians
06 March 2023 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

Just because a crypto trading platform claims to be a qualified custodian doesn’t mean that it is, SEC chair observes in statement to Investor Advisory Committee

Novia Lu swaps Praxis for Ocorian
06 March 2023 Hong Kong
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Financial services provider Ocorian has named Novia Lu as business development director for APAC, following the company’s growth in the region

ICICI launches new digital solutions
03 March 2023 India
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Indian private sector bank ICICI has launched a series of digital solutions for capital markets and custody services clients

Broadridge selects Kalis as head of Asia Pacific
02 March 2023 Singapore
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Wout Kalis, former regional head of APAC alternative investment services at BNY Mellon, becomes head of Asia Pacific for Broadridge’s asset management solutions business

Darren Yip joins ASX markets team
02 March 2023 Australia
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The Australian Stock Exchange has named Darren Yip as group executive for markets, effective 13 March. He replaces interim executives Jamie Crank and Fiona Tramontana

John Worden swaps HSBC for UBS
02 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Financial services provider UBS has appointed John Worden as head of custody and post-trade strategy

AFME launches T+1 taskforce
02 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The group will consider whether Europe should move to a shorter settlement cycle, following the lead of other jurisdictions around the world

GoldenSource appoints Swati Tyagi as chief product officer
02 March 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

She will also join the management team, helping the company to act on its planned incorporation of a number of acquisitions into its growth strategy

SIX partners with FundGuard for data services
02 March 2023 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

SIX has partnered with FundGuard to deliver global pricing, market and reference data to asset managers, asset owners and asset servicers

Citi completes sales of Vietnam and India consumer businesses
01 March 2023 United Kingdom
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The deals are part of Citi’s “strategic refresh”, with the company leaving consumer banking in 14 markets across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Mexico