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Tradeweb Markets appoints Opoku to board of directors
13 March 2024 US
Reporter: Klea Neza

Lisa Opoku brings nearly 30 years of finance and legal experience to the board, most recently serving as global head of the Goldman Sachs Partner Family Office

Canton Network completes blockchain pilot
12 March 2024 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The programme demonstrates the interoperability of 22 independent distributed ledger applications in the capital markets domain, achieving the execution of more than 350 simulated transactions

DTCC reports 31% growth in FICC clearing volumes
12 March 2024 US
Reporter: Sophie Downes

FICC’s Sponsored Service also experienced growth ovrer the last year, increasing 74 per cent to a daily average of US$938 billion

Plotnick joins King & Spalding
12 March 2024 US
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Previously, Plotnick held a 17-year tenure at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

ESMA proposals are disproportionate and unjustified, says ICMA
12 March 2024 US
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The briefing note responds to ESMA proposals to increase the penalty rates for settlement fails, as well as introducing “progressive penalties” that increase for every day of the fail

BNP Paribas introduces client e-learning tool for Securities Services business
11 March 2024 UK
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The modules will cover essential asset servicing topics, including custody, securities lending, investment funds and depositary services

PASLA: Interoperation across DLT platforms is paramount for success
11 March 2024 Singapore
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Pan Asia Securities Lending Association conference was held in Singapore where market participants discussed real world use cases of emerging technologies in the securities finance ecosystem

Matsui Securities adopts Broadridge’s post-trade solution
11 March 2024 Japan
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Broadridge’s solution will allow Matsui Securities to process and settle all stock lending and borrowing transactions

Watson joins Tonic as programme manager
08 March 2024 UK
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Based in London, Emma Watson will partner with Tonic’s institutional clients to accelerate and execute complex, multi-year programmes

Daniels departs Aon Consulting
08 March 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

After joining the firm in 2021, Tom Daniels became practice leader for securities lending and asset manager consulting in Aon’s custody advisory services group

SIX appoints Brupbacher following executive board reshuffle
08 March 2024 Switzerland
Reporter: Sophie Downes

David Brupbacher will replace Christoph Landis as head of IT and member of the SIX group executive board

PASLA: APAC jurisdictions working to establish sec lending programmes
08 March 2024 Singapore
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Members of the Pan Asia Securities Lending Association discussed key market developments and challenges across the APAC region over the past 12 months