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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

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

Citi appoints Julia Raiskin as APAC head of markets
16 March 2022 Singapore
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Citi has appointed Julia Raiskin as Asia Pacific head of markets, replacing Stuart Staley who has been appointed as co-head of global foreign exchange

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

Ronn Baker joins Baton Systems
15 March 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Baker joins the firm as senior director of North American sales, after 15 years at Wells Fargo