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La Salla takes helm at DTCC from August as Bodson retires
25 April 2022 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

BNY Mellon veteran Frank La Salla to become president and CEO of DTCC, joining the company as CEO-elect in July. Mike Bodson retires after a distinguished 10 years in charge

Scot Warren announces retirement from OCC
22 April 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

After seven years with the Options Clearing Corporation, Warren will continue as chief operating officer until his planned retirement in 2023

WeMatch expands securities finance and derivatives platforms with new hires
21 April 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Myriam Laroqua, Michael Dryden, Nora Assad-Russo, Ryadh Bakiri and Brendon Johns will join the firm’s London office

Matrixport hires Martin Lui as head of lending
21 April 2022 Hong Kong
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Lui will be responsible for the institutional lending and cross exchange execution business at Matrixport’s Hong Kong office

FactSet appoints Joel Kornblum to facilitate ecosystem growth
19 April 2022 Canada
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

FactSet has appointed Joel Kornblum to work with the partnerships and alliances team to help expand the firm’s ecosystem

European Commission launches consultation to improve WHT refund procedures for cross-border investors
14 April 2022 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

The consultation, which extends until 24 June, aims to strengthen controls to prevent cum-ex fraud and to digitalise procedures for WHT reclamation

Everaert and Beattie appointed heads at CME
12 April 2022 Global
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Michel Everaert joins CME Group as head of EMEA at CME’s London office, while Russell Beattie becomes head of Asia Pacific at the firm’s Singapore branch

PRA chief executive issues “Dear CEO” letter highlighting cryptoasset risks
01 April 2022 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

Sam Woods, chief executive of the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), has written to CEOs of banks and investment firms to remind them of their obligations under PRA rules regarding exposures to cryptoassets

SEC explores tighter investor protection around SPAC transactions
31 March 2022 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

US securities regulator proposes changes to disclosure requirements, marketing practices and the role of gatekeepers and issuers to bring investor protection standards for SPAC and shell-company activities more into line with traditional IPOs

Clear Street expands North American operations to Dallas
30 March 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Dan Mele, Mark Hall and Danny Shapiro will join the Dallas branch as managing directors and directors of the sales and trading team

South Street leads investment in hedge fund software firm Kayenta
28 March 2022 US
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Repo securities finance dealer South Street Securities Holdings has become the lead investor in a capital raise by Kayenta Ltd, a hedge fund software solutions developer

Clearing and settlement service Bosonic hires Paddy Boyle
23 March 2022 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Bosonic, a real-time clearing and settlement service for crypto and digital assets, has appointed Paddy Boyle as global head of clearing and derivatives