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Citi opens representative office in Guyana
01 June 2026 Guyana
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

This new entity will serve to facilitate the connection between Citi's clients and global markets, while reinforcing collaboration with the public and private sectors

Hasumi joins FIS’s Japan team
28 May 2026 Japan
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Yuka Hasumi has been appointed as senior sales executive, capital markets, trading, and asset services and will be responsible for the company’s securities finance solutions business in Japan

Standard Chartered completes inaugural QFI investment
28 May 2026 China
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The bank acted in dual capacities as both the QFI’s custodian and futures margin depository bank, supporting the end-to-end execution of the trade in China Government Bond futures

Citi enables FIX API connectivity for ETF clients
20 May 2026 Australia
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The service launches in Australia and allows authorised participants to connect directly to the ACES platform for ETF order placement, creations, and redemptions

Banking Circle Group appoints Saxena as group CEO
18 May 2026 Luxembourg
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Kush Saxena, former CEO of Getnet, brings over 20 years of senior leadership experience in global payments and financial technology to her new position

Citi Investor Services makes senior appointments
15 May 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Hermant Bhide, Sean Brumble, and Dermot Finnegan have been selected by Citi’s Investors Services

Marex hires Salomon as first Prime Services team member in Israel
11 May 2026 Israel
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Alex Salomon brings more than 25 years’ experience across institutional trading, credit, and investment markets to his new role as head of Prime Services sales

SIX appoints new board members
08 May 2026 Switzerland
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Pascal Baumgartner, Pieter Brouwer, and Gaspare La Sala will serve on the board of directors for three years

TMF Group acquires Aepoch Advisors
07 May 2026 UK, China
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The firm says it is strengthening its footprint in China and the wider Asia Pacific region with this acquisition

Euronext launches European CSD testing phase
06 May 2026 Europe
Reporter: Hansa Tote

Euronext Securities has opened its testing environment to clients, enabling them to onboard, test connectivity, and validate operational readiness during Q2 2026 ahead of go-live

DTCC advances development of tokenisation service
05 May 2026 US, UK, Hong Kong, Australia
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

DTCC is set to facilitate initial, limited production trades of securities tokenised via the Depository Trust Company’s tokenisation service in July 2026, with plans to launch the service in October 2026

Citi appoints Tannir and Pakcan
30 April 2026 UAE, UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Karim Tannir has joined as the cluster and banking head for the MEA region and Ebru Pakcan will now be working as the chief operating officer for international and legacy franchises