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SEC appoints new director for clearance and settlement
17 December 2018 Washington DC
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed Jeffrey Mooney as associate director of the office of clearance and settlement in the agency’s division of trading and markets

PIMFA and TISA co-author MiFID II guide
17 December 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Personal Investment Management and Financial Advice Association has published an updated version of its MiFID II feedback template and guide, initially issued for industry comment in June 2018

State Street appoints Donna Milrod
14 December 2018 Boston
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

State Street has appointed a leader for its recently formed global client division

IHS Markit launches new stock selection
13 December 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

IHS Markit has expanded its alternative data offering for asset managers with the launch of new stock selection and strategy signals covering the automotive sector

Tim Gokey named to board of directors
13 December 2018 New York
Reporter: Becky Butcher

Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Tim Gokey to the firm’s board of directors

Clearstream to expand product offering next year
13 December 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The year 2019 will see enhancements of Clearstream’s product offering and network, according to Thilo Derenbach, Clearstream’s newly appointed head of T2S investor-CSD

BNP Paribas wins global custody mandate from CMC Markets
13 December 2018 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BNP Paribas will provide settlement and custody services for international equities, exchange-traded funds, depository receipts and closed-end funds

Iberclear to launch cross-border custody and settlement service
13 December 2018 Madrid
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Iberclear, BME’s Spanish Central Securities Depository, is to launch a cross-border custody and settlement service on 17 December, called Cross-Border Services

HKEX appoints head of post-trade business development
13 December 2018 Hong Kong
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has appointed Cindy Chen as head of post-trade business development, clearing

BCBS updates Pillar 3 disclosure requirements
13 December 2018 Basel
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has updated Pillar 3 disclosure requirements

GCF: increase in industry collaboration
13 December 2018 London
Reporter: Becky Butcher

The industry is seeing greater collaboration, with fintechs choosing to work with existing providers rather than starting up new platforms, according to panellists at the Global Custody Forum in London

NSD begins transmitting fair values for Eurobonds
13 December 2018 Moscow
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The National Settlement Depository has begun transmitting theoretical fair values of US dollar-denominated Eurobonds issued by the Russian Ministry of Finance