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SSGA appoints head of SPDR ETF distribution
14 May 2018 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has appointed Sue Thompson as head of Americas Distribution for SPDR exchange-traded funds (ETFs)

SG CIB appoints new head of equities
14 May 2018 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking has appointed Alexandre Fleury as head of equities and equity derivatives within global markets

Payments Canada, Bank of Canada and TMX: DLT is ‘feasible’
14 May 2018 Toronto
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Payments Canada, the Bank of Canada, TMX Group, Accenture and R3 demonstrate feasibility of instantaneous equity settlement through distributed ledger technology

Only 36 percent of European buy-side concerned about disruption from non-traditional competitors
14 May 2018 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Only 36 percent of the European buy side are concerned about disruption from non-traditional competitors, according to WBR Insights, the research arm of InvestOps conferences and commissions by SimCorp

GLEIF research reveals challenges of entity identification
14 May 2018 Basel
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has revealed that 57 percent of senior salespeople in banking spend more than 27 percent of their working week onboarding client organisations

Block Commodities and FinComEco partner with Swarm
14 May 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Block Commodities and Financial and Commodities Ecosystem Limited, a subsidiary of GMEX Group, are partnering with Swarm Fund

Phoenix American Financial Services hires new vice president
11 May 2018 California
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Phoenix American Financial Services has hired Samuel Petrecky as vice president of fund accounting

Savers miss out as interest rates stagnate
11 May 2018 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Savers miss out again as interest rates stagnate, according to Angus Dent, CEO, ArchOver

ECB responds to queries about T2S
11 May 2018 Frankfurt
Reporter: Brian Bollen

The European Central Bank has responded to requests for clarification of reports that it would be raising fees for access to its TARGET2Securities platform

Broadridge secures blockchain patent
11 May 2018 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Broadridge Financial Solutions has secured a blockchain patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office

Activist hedge funds show strong performance in April
11 May 2018 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Activist hedge funds brought in the strongest returns in the hedge fund industry in April, according to Evestment

CEO of SIA resigns
11 May 2018 Milan
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Massimo Arrighetti has resigned as CEO of SIA