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Sabrina Wilson exits Citi
03 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Sabrina Wilson, global co-heads of futures, over-the-counter clearing (OTC) and foreign exchange prime brokerage at Citi has stepped down from her role weeks after former co-head Perkins resigned

Citco sees continuance in hedge fund resurgence for Q2
03 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“With elevated trade activity and capital inflows industry-wide, we continue to emphasise the importance of robust infrastructure and operations for the hedge fund industry," says Declan Quilligan

BIS Innovation Centre leads testing with central banks on CBDC international settlement
03 September 2021 Singapore
Reporter: Bob Currie

Project Dunbar will develop prototypes for shared platforms supporting international settlement in central bank digital currencies. Testing will run with central banks in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa

CME Group and IHS Markit launch new post-trade services company
02 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

OSTTRA is designed for the global over-the-counter markets across interest rate, foreign exchange, equity and credit asset classes, incorporating CME Group’s optimisation businesses – Traiana, TriOptima, and Reset – and IHS Markit’s MarkitSERV

3forge introduces IDE to its US equity platform AMI
02 September US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The IDE solution is directly built into the AMI platform’s dashboard in an effort to increase developer productivity and to accelerate and simplify the creation of complex dashboards and workflows

Abu Dhabi exchange to launch derivatives market
02 September 2021 Abu Dhabi
Reporter: Bob Currie

Nasdaq will partner with Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange to support single-stock futures and index futures from Q4, along with central counterparty clearing for derivatives contracts

Apex enhances Launch Africa partnership
02 September 2021 Mauritius
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“We continue to operate a strong presence in Mauritius which continues to act as a launchpad for funds wishing to invest in Africa," says Apex's Santosh K. Gujadhur

TraditionDATA expands its BCMP for SOFR content
01 September 2021 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Effective immediately, BCMP users will be able to access new SOFR-focused content, including USD medium term swaps versus SOFR, USD SOFR basis swaps and SOFR overnight index swap swaps data

Apex appoints new Luxembourg CEO
01 September 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Apex has appointed Frederic Bilas as CEO and member of the board of directors in Luxembourg

Hex Trust receives custody licence in Singapore
01 September 2021 Singapore
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Hex Trust can now provide custodial services regulated under Singapore’s Securities and Futures Act

Broadridge expands global proxy sub-custody market services
01 September 2021 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The expansion of Broadridge’s Direct Market Solutions aims to improve market deadlines and reduce costs for custodians

Lawson Conner rebrands as IQ-EQ
01 September 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“Operating under a single and unifying brand name will allow us to harness the strength and depth of the group to provide our growing global client base with a holistic suite of services that saves cost and reduces time to market," says John Legrand