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UK regulators advise on sanctions and cryptoassets
14 March 2022 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

BoE, FCA and OFSI indicate that they are working closely with government agencies and law enforcement worldwide to share intelligence and to prevent evasion of sanctions, including breaches using cyberassets

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

Joshika Dutt joins S3 Partners
11 March 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Dutt, former head of equity hedge fund sales and business development at GLG, will join S3 Partners as director of business development

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

Robin Vince appointed new CEO of BNY Mellon
11 March 2022 United States
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BNY Mellon has appointed Robin Vince as CEO of BNY Mellon, replacing Thomas Gibbons who is to retire from the company in August 2022

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

State Street to develop digital custody in collaboration with Copper.co
10 March 2022 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

State Street Digital, the Boston-based bank’s dedicated digital division, has entered into a licensing agreement with Copper.co (Copper), to develop and grade digital custody offering where clients can store and settle their digital assets

Hargreaves appointed head of UK consulting for Delta Capita
10 March 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Steven Hargreaves, former chief transformation officer for TP ICAP, brings more than 25 years of experience in financial services to the role

Global on-loan securities hit record €2.7tn in December, says ISLA market report
10 March 2022 Global
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The 16th edition of the Securities Lending Market Report provides HSBC insights of equity and fixed income markets, alongside ISLA commentary on SFTR data reported to trade repositories

S&P Global hires Ciaran Switonski
09 March 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Switonski, former associate director of sale for EMEA at DTCC, joins S&P Global Market Intelligence