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GLMX expands executive team with O’Loughlin and Russo
17 March 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Gareth O'Loughlin joins GLMX as vice president of engineering and Joseph Russo as director of money market sales, respectively, at the firm’s New York office

European Commission publishes proposal for CSDR review
17 March 2022 EU
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The review aims to facilitate CSDs’ ability to offer cross-border services and improve their cross-border supervision

DTCC launches ITP Data Analytics
16 March 2022 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

The US post-trade infrastructure specialist releases new operational analytics service enabling broker-dealers and buy-side to benchmark performance against counterparties, peers and industry standards

Russia’s sovereign default risk: into the red zone
16 March 2022 Russia
Reporter: Bob Currie

USD-denominated government debt coupons, which are due for payment today, are the first foreign-currency sovereign income payments to fall due since Russia issued its Presidential Decree on 5 March, notes Fitch Ratings

Denmark-UAE treaty seeks to deny refuge for Dubai cum-ex defendants
15 March 2022 Denmark
Reporter: Bob Currie

Denmark’s Minister of Justice Nick Hækkerup will travel to the United Arab Emirates this week to sign an extradition treaty, potentially assisting efforts of the Danish tax authorities to pursue recovery from Dubai-based cum-ex defendants

Apex Group acquires majority stake in Fund Admin Chain
15 March 2022 Global
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The majority shareholding is expected to accelerate the adoption of FAC technologies and set a global standard for the tokenisation of funds

State Street Digital expands with global heads
15 March 2022 Global
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Katie Richards joins State Street Digital’s Zurich office as global head of operations, while Marcus Grubb becomes global head of product in London

Citi co-head leaves for new venture
14 March 2022 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Alex Kriete, Citi's director, co-head of digital assets, is set to leave the bank to start a new company in the cryptocurrency sector

Dawn Giuffra joins Clear Street
14 March 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The former vice president at EquiLend’s clearing services has taken on the role of associate director at Clear Street

FSB publishes research on CCP recovery and resolution
11 March 2022 Global
Reporter: Bob Currie

A new report by the FSB, in collaboration with CPMI and IOSCO, publishes the findings of research on CCP recovery and resolution tools which aims to strengthen the resilience and ‘resolvability’ of CCPs in default and non-default loss scenarios

Biden signs executive order for regulation on digital assets
10 March 2022 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that highlights the US government's commitment to ensuring that virtual assets and cryptocurrencies will be subject to further compliance measures with appropriate regulations and supervision

Brian Godins leaves HSBC
10 March 2022 Hong Kong
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

After 15 years with the bank, Brian Godins leaves HSBC as head of securities services for Asia Pacific to focus on family commitments