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Societe Generale selects FIS for technology transition
08 June 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Societe Generale will transition its existing derivatives clearing and settlement IT environment to FIS Cleared Derivatives Suite

MUFG names Christakos as US head of client operations
07 June 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Gustave Christakos joins the Mitsubishi UFJ and Banking Corporation’s New York office as US head of client operations and relationship management

Tradeweb reports 13.8% rise YoY in repo ADV for May
07 June 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Tradeweb reports record global repo activity as repo average daily volume trades increased 13.8 per cent YoY to US$420.3 billion for May 2022

Acadia hires Smith and Thomey as co-heads
07 June 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Stuart Smith and William Thomey will join Acadia in newly created roles as co-heads of business development in its London and New York offices

Global securities lending revenues up 9% YoY for May, says DataLend
07 June 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The global securities finance industry generated US$923 million in revenue for lenders in May 2022, an 11 per cent increase from April 2022

Acadia launches Pre-Trade Analytics service
06 June 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The newly created service is expected to aid firms in tracking the impact of initial margin exposure

Torstone appoints Hayashi as Japan representative
06 June 2022 Japan
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Yasuaki Hayashi joins the SaaS platform as senior Japan representative to aid Torstone Technology’s expansion in the region

Qontigo adds Jesús Togno as index client services head
06 June 2022 UK
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Qontigo has appointed Jesús Togno as global head of index client services, based in London

OCC securities lending ADV jumps 6% YoY for May
06 June 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Total cleared securities lending volume rises to US$127.2 billion for May, with total cleared futures and options up 19.7 per cent YoY to 866.4 million contracts

ASX names Helen Lofthouse as managing director and CEO
06 June 2022 Australia
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The Australian Securities Exchange has appointed Helen Lofthouse as managing director and CEO, effective 1 August

Cum-ex suspect Sanjay Shah arrested in Dubai
06 June 2022 UAE
Reporter: Bob Currie

Arrest follows an extradition treaty signed between Denmark and the UAE in March. The Danish government is seeking to recover close to US$1.5 billion in connection with the cum-ex case

Kevin Park joins Deutsche Bank as APAC head of agency lending
05 June 2022 Singapore
Reporter: SFT

Based in Singapore, Park will report to the bank’s head of EMEA and APAC equity trading for its agency securities lending division, Claudio Lorenzini