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Northern Trust appoints Smith as COO of global fund services
19 March 2024 UK
Reporter: Sophie Downes

He will enter his new position on 1 June and will succeed Terri Van Praagh, who has been with the firm since 2011

Hazeltree launches version 11 of treasury and liquidity management platform
19 March 2024 US,UK
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The upgrade will provide hedge fund and private markets clients with enhanced user experience, increased ease of remote access and more robust security, says the firm

Buy-side associations file lawsuit against US SEC to vacate Dealer Rule
19 March 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

NAPFM, AIMA AND MFA say by “failing to definitively and accurately define what a dealer is” the Dealer Rule may deter regulated market participants from engaging in investment activity in various asset classes

Wematch and Eurex partner on basket total return futures
19 March 2024 UK
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The partnership will allow interoperability between Wematch’s TRS module, which automates trade matching and collateral optimisation, and Eurex’s BTRF products

Biran joins DTCC as chief client officer
18 March 2024 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

Replacing Timothy Keady, Biran will oversee DTCC’s client management and engagement strategy and will lead the DTCC Consulting Services business

Leung joins Natixis as director of global market sales
18 March 2024 Hong Kong
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Based in Hong Kong, he will be responsible for covering international banks treasury, prime brokers, agent lenders and other asset managers

Goggins promoted to associate director
15 March 2024 US
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Prior to joining Mirae Asset Securities, Goggins spent more than a year at Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) in marketing and financing services

World’s largest pension fund to resume foreign stock lending
15 March 2024 Japan
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund has confirmed it will resume foreign stock lending after it first suspended the practice in December 2019

Broadridge announce record number of class action securities ‘mega-settlements’
15 March 2024 US
Reporter: Jack McRae

The fintech firm settled 15 trades valued over US$100 million in the last year

Parker joins Provable Markets as director of business development
15 March 2024 US
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Jordana Parker holds more than 12 years’ experience in equity finance, cash management and accounting

S&P Global partners with DTCC on T+1 offering
14 March 2024 US
Reporter: Sophie Downes

S&P’s Onboarding Accelerator platform will partner with DTCC's ALERT to increase transparency, efficiency and straight-through processing in the trading industry

SDX appoints Kessler as business head digital securities to executive team
14 March 2024 Switzerland
Reporter: Jack McRae

Kessler joined SDX in 2018 and has 14 years of experience in capital markets and digital transformation.