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Smith & Williamson selects Broadridge’s SRD II solution
15 September 2020 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Broadridge is set to provide Smith & Williamson Group, a financial and professional services firm in the UK and Ireland, with its SRD II solution for proxy voting

BNP Paribas and Digital Asset to partner on DLT trade and settlement apps
15 September 2020 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BNP Paribas Securities Services has partnered with Digital Asset to design a number of real-time trade and settlement apps using DAML smart contracts

Cooper Wood & Associates bolsters team
15 September 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Cooper Wood & Associates, an independent consultancy specialising in asset servicing, has hired Mark Friend, the former COO of Premier Asset Management

BNY Mellon appoints new vice chair and CEO of global market infrastructure
14 September 2020 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BNY Mellon’s new recruit was previously chief risk officer at Goldman Sachs

Euronext and Deutsche Boerse vie for Borsa Italiana acquisition
14 September 2020 Amsterdam
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Euronext submits a counter bid to acquire Borsa Italiana, following an offer by Deutsche Boerse on Friday

Benjamin Duve takes on new digital assets role at Commerzbank
14 September 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Benjamin Duve has been appointed as head of digital assets and custody at Commerzbank, based in Frankfurt

AFME calls on EC to unlock the potential of new technologies
14 September 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

AFME calls for the EU to unlock innovative competitive, and resilient European capital markets in the digital age

BlackRock veteran joins IHS Markit
14 September 2020 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

IHS Markit has hired BlackRock veteran Zion Hilelly for its financial services solutions business

Citi names Jane Fraser as new CEO as Corbat announces retirement
11 September 2020 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Jane Fraser is set to succeed Citi CEO Michael Corbat as he reveals his plans to retire in February 2021

Profile launches new tech-driven development centre
11 September 2020 Thessaloniki
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The development centre comes with a committed investment plan in excess of €5 million for the next three years

Instant Actions addresses data risks related to SRD II
11 September 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

SRD II, which came into force on 3 September, requires firms providing share custody to disclose client identities and positions when requested to do so by issuers

Raiffeisen Bank International names new head of investment banking
10 September 2020 Vienna
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Raiffeisen Bank International has appointed Harald Kröger as head of investment banking, effective 1 October