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AFME urges integrated post-trading system in EU
15 November 2017 Brussels
Reporter: Theo Andrew

Responding on the final day of the commission’s public consultation on post trade in the Capital Markets Union, AFME urged for the “swift dismantling of the European Post-Trade Forum barriers”

Asset managers concerned about reliance on manual processes, says Confluence
15 November 2017 Pittsburgh
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

In a recent Confluence report, 22 percent of asset managers said the reliance on manual processes was the biggest back-office challenge they faced

Credit Suisse bolsters US equities team
15 November 2017 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Based in New York, Gerry Milligan will start his role in January 2018 and will report to Anthony Abenante, managing director of global markets

Big changes ahead for BNY Mellon in 2018
14 November 2017 New York
Reporter: Theo Andrew

BNY Mellon is set to undergo sweeping organisational changes, creating three new units under its investment services segment, and merging its three largest US investment management businesses

Citi pilots new platform for proxy voting
14 November 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The platform, which is supported by Computershare, will be initially rolled out in the UK for the 2018 proxy season

RBC I&TS bolsters Australia team
14 November 2017 Sydney
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

David Brown will be based in Sydney, and will be responsible for leading all sales and client coverage activities in Australia

MTS and UnaVista to collaborate for SFTR
13 November 2017 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The collaboration means that firms trading on MTS’s new global collateral management segment will be able to use UnaVista’s trade repository to trade under SFTR

SIX hires new CEO as it embarks on restructure
13 November 2017 Zurich
Reporter: Theo Andrew

Dijsselhof will begin his new role in January 2018, replacing Urs Rüegsegger who announced in May 2017 that he would be stepping down

Citi’s Karczewski moves on to HSBC
13 November 2017 London
Reporter: Stephanie Palmer

Jane Karczewski has left her position as managing director of strategic risk solutions at Citi, and is set to join HSBC as head of global custody

Intertrust names new interim CFO as de Vries departs
10 November 2017 Amsterdam
Reporter: Theo Andrew

Intertrust has appointed an Hans Turkesteen as its interim CFO, following the resignation of Maarten de Vries after less than a year in the role

Opus partners with Fenergo on KYC
10 November 2017 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The two firms will offer integration of risk relevant data into know-your-customer processes

State Street’s Jay Hooley retires as CEO
09 November 2017 Boston
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Mike Rogers, president and COO of State Street, is also set to retire, and Ron O’Hanley will take over both the CEO and COO roles