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HilltopSecurities adds Carlo Esannason
25 February 2022 United Kingdom
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

HilltopSecurities has appointed Carlo Esannason as managing director of securities lending development and strategy

Lawyer extradited to Germany to face cum-ex charges
25 February 2022 Germany
Reporter: Bob Currie

Swiss authorities have extradited Hanno Berger, the German lawyer accused of defrauding the German tax authorities through ‘cum-ex’ trading and tax improprieties

Proximity and Computershare partner for US vote confirmation pilot
25 February 2022 United States
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Proximity and transfer agent Computershare have partnered to support an industry-led pilot intended to deliver end-to-end vote confirmations to improve the transparency of voting for investors and issuers

LCH SA links EquityClear to Cboe Europe and Aquis Exchange Europe
24 February 2022 France
Reporter: SFT

By connecting to additional European trading venues, LCH aims to extend netting, margining and operational efficiencies available to users of its Paris-based equity clearing service

NGX targets digital transformation
24 February 2022 Nigeria
Reporter: SFT

Since its demutualisation in March 2021, the Nigerian exchange has targeted a digital transformation agenda and growth of exchange-traded derivatives, securities lending and green finance markets

Global class action securities litigation tops US$3 billion, says Broadridge report
23 February 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Among the identified trends in the report, there was a rise in SPAC and cryptocurrency-related securities litigation, the first of which was the Block.one settlement

CalPERS hires Nicole Musicco as chief investment officer
22 February 2022 California
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Musicco is only the second woman to lead the investment operations at CalPERS and will direct more than 300 investment professionals

Kaizen appoints Rory McLaren as chief product officer
22 February 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Based in London, McLaren will work across all Kaizen companies to promote product strategy and management

LSEG to pay US$325m for TORA
22 February 2022 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

London Stock Exchange Group will acquire OMS, execution and portfolio management technology specialist TORA, subject to regulatory approval. The purchase is expected to be finalised in H2, with TORA joining LSEG’s Data and Analytics division

Adenza to automate AIB’s regulatory reporting
18 February 2022 New York
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Adenza’s AxiomSL risk solutions will support the AIB’s credit risk, securitisation, leverage ratio and large exposure risk reporting throughout Europe and the UK

FSB outlines 2022 priorities
18 February 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

FSB Chair Klaas Knot publishes a letter detailing the challenges of a post-pandemic environment and what policies should be taken onboard to combat them

FinClear utilises Broadridge to expand securities finance business
18 February 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Broadridge’s Securities Finance and Collateral Management FastStart solution will provide FinClear and its clients with enhanced functionalities for its securities finance business