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Pirum appoints Nathan Winstone
23 March 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Winstone will join the firm’s London office as director of business development

Galaxy Digital Holdings executes first OTC bitcoin transaction with Goldman Sachs
22 March 2022 United States
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The transaction marks the first OTC crypto deal by a major bank in the US, as Goldman Sachs continues to expand its cryptocurrency offerings

BIS Innovation Hub validates prototype for multi-CBDC platform for international settlements
22 March 2022 APAC
Reporter: Bob Currie

Under Project Dunbar, the BIS Innovation Hub has developed two prototypes for a shared platform that will potentially enable international settlements using digital currencies issued by multiple central banks

GLEIF welcomes Rubix Data Sciences as first validation agent in India
22 March 2022 India
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Rubix will leverage its know-your-customer and anti-money laundering onboarding procedures to help clients obtain LEIs

Saphyre completes Series A round to accelerate pre-trade and post-trade product development
22 March 2022 US France
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Fintech company Saphyre has completed a Series A funding round of US $18.7 million to accelerate its product development in pre- and post-trade areas

O’Donnell departs from Morgan Stanley
21 March 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Stephen O’Donnell, EMEA head of sales strategy at Morgan Stanley, has announced he will be leaving the investment bank after more than 15 years to pursue other opportunities

BoE targets 1 January 2025 for delivery of remaining Basel III elements
21 March 2022 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

UK central bank will release a consultation paper in Q4 2022 defining its approach for delivery of Basel 3.1, a package of measures that it says will bring significant changes to how firms calculate risk-weighted assets

Euronext lists SEBA Bank’s digital asset-based Exchange Traded Products
21 March 2022 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Euronext has listed SEBA Bank’s digital asset-based exchange-traded products on its European exchange, connecting European economies to global capital markets

Denmark finalises extradition treaty with UAE
18 March 2022 Denmark UAE
Reporter: Bob Currie

Minister of Justice optimistic that extradition treaty will enable the Danish government to apply for extradition of cum-ex fraud suspects resident in Dubai

Transcend launches Eligibility Central to accelerate collateral strategies
18 March 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The platform aims to empower clients to accelerate critical collateral functionality, including optimisation and mobilisation

Subbu to head securities finance engineering at Clear Street
18 March 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Subbu will lead Clear Street’s securities financing engineering team at the firm’s New York office

LMAX Group and SIX to launch crypto futures
17 March 2022 UK Switzerland
Reporter: Bob Currie

This centrally-cleared, cash settled service, which is awaiting full regulatory approval, will be tradeable 23 hours, 5 days per week at its proposed launch in Q3 and will extend to 24/7 trading with the full product release