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Cyber attacks are inevitable, panellists at City Week warn
02 May 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Speakers on City Week’s ‘Managing the latest cyber security risks’ panel agreed that companies need to take a “when not if” approach to their cyber attack preparations

J.P. Morgan Securities Services becomes ISSA member
27 April 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

As part of the agreement, J.P. Morgan’s Hannah Elson, managing director and global head of custody, will represent the company as a member of the board

ISSA welcomes Stephen Grainger to executive board
28 February 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The International Securities Services Association has appointed Stephen Grainger to its executive board

ISSA appoints Magnus Asgeirsson as Nasdaq’s representative for its OC
10 February 2023 Iceland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Asgeirsson currently serves as managing director of Nasdaq Central Securities Depository in Iceland

Metaco bolsters senior team
07 February 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Peter DeMeo (pictured) has been appointed chief product officer, responsible for the development of the company’s full suite of software and infrastructure solutions

Roland Chai joins ISSA Board
07 February 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Chai is currently executive vice president at Nasdaq and a member of its Clearing Board. He leads the company’s marketplace technology division, which provides purpose-built infrastructure solutions

State Street joins ISSA board
23 December 2022 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

ISSA has appointed State Street as a member organisation of its board of directors, effective immediately

Melissa Ashley joins TCH’s RTP business committee
21 December 2022 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The committee provides input and guidance on the strategic execution of TCH’s RTP network, establishing and updating rules around the business. The group is made up of representatives from banks and credit unions of all sizes

Paul Maley takes on ISSA board role
24 November 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Maley currently serves as head of Deutsche Bank’s securities services business and UK and Ireland head of the company’s corporate bank

DLT is on the move, say SIBOS panellists
13 October 2022 Netherlands
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Distributed ledger technology application in the real world is accelerating, said speakers on the ‘Meet the Experts: DLT in the Real World – Making Digital Assets an Operational Reality’ panel at this year’s SIBOS conference

New asset classes driving DLT adoption, finds report by ISSA and ValueExchange
10 October 2022 Canada
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Live distributed ledger technology has increased by 400% since 2021, according to recent research from ISSA and ValueExchange

Haruna Jalo-Waziri of CSCS Nigeria, joins ISSA
15 September 2022 Nigeria
Reporter: Lucy Carter

As part of Jalo-Waziri’s appointment, CSCS Nigeria will become a member organisation of the board of directors. CSCS Nigeria is the first African firm to join the board