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HSBC set for restructure as it reveals 35,000 job cuts
19 February 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

HSBC’s group executive, Noel Quinn, indicated that HSBC will adjust its headcount in line with how the business is progressing as well as factors relating to the economic environment

Euroclear sees increase in assets under custody
19 February 2020 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The Belgium-based post-trade services provider revealed that at year-end it held €31.4 trillion of assets under custody

BitGo acquires digital securities platform
19 February 2020 Palo Alto
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BitGo is set to acquire Harbor, the digital securities platform, as well as its broker-dealer and transfer agent subsidiaries

Northern Trust to provide outsourced trading services to Illinois pension fund
19 February 2020 Chicago
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Northern Trust already provides global custody, securities lending, valuation support, compliance analysis, banking, treasury services, investment management to IMRF

IQ-EQ enhances US presence with Blue River Partners acquisition
19 February 2020 Dallas
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The newly combined US operation between IQ-EQ and Blue River, which is headquartered in Dallas, will total 200 people in the US as a result of this transaction

Citi expands securities services team in Spain and Portugal
18 February 2020 Madrid
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Citi has appointed its current head of corporate sales and solutions for Spain and Portugal to head of markets and securities services, also for Spain and Portugal

J.P. Morgan ‘sharpens focus’ on corporate clients with new hires
18 February 2020 Singapore
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

J.P. Morgan has made three new appointments to take on senior roles within its corporate banking and wholesale payments franchises in Asia Pacific as the bank continues to sharpen its focus on corporate clients in the region

Clearstream sees assets under custody figure increase
17 February 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Clearstream has revealed its monthly figures for January, which identified an 8 percent increase in assets under custody, compared to the same month last year

Campbell & Company selects NAV for fund admin
17 February 2020 Illinois
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

NAV, a provider of alternative fund administration, replaced Campbell & Company’s current fund administrator on 1 January this year

BNP Paribas bolsters securities services team with senior hires
17 February 2020 Paris
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BNP Paribas has bolstered its securities services team with the appointments of Simon Olenka and Patrick Hayes

Deutsche Bank’s Steven Hondelink joins ISSA board
14 February 2020 Zurich
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

Steven Hondelink has joined the International Securities Services Association board representing Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Boerse CEO receives contract extension
14 February 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

Joachim Faber, chairman of the supervisory board of Deutsche Boerse, said: “Since Theodor Weimer took office just over two years ago, he has led Deutsche Boerse in a convincing manner.”