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ICJ, TSE and Broadridge launch digital vote execution service
31 March 2023 Japan
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The joint venture aims to accelerate end-to-end automation of proxy voting to Japanese issuers and enable the Japanese market to improve corporate governance practices

Pirum hires Young as key account director for EMEA
30 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Sarah Young joins Pirum’s newly launched global key account management team led by Robert Zekraus, chief operating officer and head of Americas

Genesis offers triparty to institutional clients through BitGo collaboration
30 March 2023 US
Reporter: SFT

BitGo will deliver qualified custody services and cold storage for assets held in safekeeping for Genesis’ institutional clients, combining the asset safety offered by BitGo’s triparty solution with Genesis’ trading capability

RISKGRID launches new cloud-based risk assessment platform
30 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The new platform is designed to enable financial services firms to automate and standardise fragmented, cross-enterprise risk assessment practices, says RISKGRID

FSB appoints new standing committee chairs
30 March 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: SFT

Nellie Liang becomes the new chair of the FSB Standing Committee on Assessment of Vulnerabilities, with Ryozo Himino heading the Standing Committee on Standards Implementation

DTCC makes trio of leadership appointments
29 March 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Susan Cosgrove (pictured) has been named as president of clearing and securities services, replacing DTCC veteran Murray Pozmanter

Citi goes live with Nordnet on its Securities Lending Access platform
29 March 2023 UK, Nordics
Reporter: Bob Currie

This solution brings together Citi’s lending platform with Sharegain technology to digitise the securities lending transaction lifecycle, aiming to democratise lending by extending access to a wider community of investors

Pirum enhances CoacsConnect to automate corporate actions process
28 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The next phase of CoacsConnect will fully automate the voluntary corporate action process for the securities finance industry

KfW joins LCH SwapAgent
28 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

KfW has joined uncleared derivatives market service LCH SwapAgent and has processed the first Transport Currency trade with its counterparties

DSB to release OTC ISIN report in June
28 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Timings of the consultation are being communicated in advance to ensure that the industry has sufficient notice to plan and align resources for participation, says the Derivatives Service Bureau

CAF selects BNP Paribas Securities Services as agent lender
27 March 2023 Venezuela
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Latin America and Caribbean development bank CAF has selected BNP Paribas Securities Services as agent lender for its US $1.3 billion portfolio

Pirum appoints Perry as business development representative
27 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Graeme Perry, former BNP Paribas Securities Services director of trading strategy and relationships, has joined Pirum to help meet a growth in demand across the firm’s full suite of front-office and post-trade services