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Kuwait Clearing Company appoints Alex Krunic as CEO
05 October 2022 Kuwait
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Krunic will be responsible for developing post-trade activities and services in the Kuwait region

Securities services under geopolitical pressure, say AFME panellists
04 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Securities services are having to adapt faster than ever in the face of unprecedented geopolitical events, increasing regulations, and client demand, say panellists at AFME’s Operations, Post-Trade, Technology & Innovation Conference

MFEXbyEuroclear opens Dublin office
04 October 2022 Ireland
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Alexis Cooper has been appointed as country manager, relocating from the London division

SWIFT pilots Securities View to boost post-trade efficiency
28 September 2022 Brussels
Reporter: AST

Service applies an ISO-standard unique transaction identifier to track progress across the trade lifecycle, enabling market participants to identify trades with high risk of settlement failure and to take pre-emptive action

Mark Gem retained as ECSDA chair as association elects its new board
24 June 2022 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

The European Central Depositories Association has voted in Guillaume Eliet and Indars Aš?uks as its vice-chairs for a three-year term, with Georg Zinner becoming treasurer

Bosonic hires van Amerongen as client solutions director
16 June 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Yvo van Amerongen will lead the Bosonic Cross-Custodian Net Settlement Working Group and support the collaboration between custodians and institutional clients

SEC Philippines joins ANNA
15 June 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Securities and Exchange Commission Philippines has joined The Association of National Numbering Agencies as partner

DTCC blocks all activity to securities issued by Sberbank of Russia processed through its ITP Services
26 May 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

DTCC has blocked all activity relating to securities issued by Sberbank of Russia via any DTCC Institutional Trade Processing service, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Euroclear’s MFEX adds ESG reporting solution
12 May 2022 Belgium
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Euroclear has added a new ESG reporting solution to its digital fund distribution platform, MFEX, in collaboration with sustainability software company, Greenomy

DTCC blocks Russian securities from Bank of Russia
03 March 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

DTCC has blocked Russian securities from the Bank of Russia and The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Euroclear and Clearstream halt settlements for Russian securities
02 March 2022 Europe
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Euroclear Bank and Clearstream are no longer accepting Russian ruble as a settlement currency on their international central securities depositories in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Euroclear to use Taskize for CSDR Settlement Discipline Regime
08 February 2022 Belgium
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Euroclear has selected a Taskize solution to appeal penalties on both its international central securities depository and its domestic CSDs, following the implementation of the central securities depositories regulation Settlement Discipline Regime