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Godfried De Vidts moves to TransFICC
23 January 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

TransFICC has appointed Godfried De Vidts as its regulatory affairs advisor

AcadiaSoft bolsters team
23 January 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Based in New York, Pucciarelli will be responsible for maximising the firm’s outreach to initial margin phase 5 firms

BTIG expands prime brokerage team
23 January 2019 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

BTIG has expanded its prime brokerage team in Dallas with a new hire

ING signs Corda Enterprise deal with R3
22 January 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ING Bank has signed a five year deal with enterprise software firm R3 for an unlimited number of Corda Enterprise licences

GPP: concerns over hedge fund performance are short-term
22 January 2019 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Concerns over hedge fund performance in Q4 2018 are short-term and dramatically overplayed, according to Sean Capstick, head of prime brokerage at GPP

IHS Markit bolsters team for SFTR reporting
22 January 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

IHS Markit has added nine financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs and ABN AMRO, to its industry design team for SFTR reporting

PGGM to centrally clear repos at Eurex
22 January 2019 Amsterdam
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

PGGM is to centrally clear repos at Eurex, the first pension fund manager to do so, using Eurex’s ISA Direct service

SLC: DLT demand to grow in securities lending
21 January 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

There is a broad interest in making use of DLT in the securities lending markets and across financial markets more broadly, SLC noted.

ASX hires Sasha Conoplia
21 January 2019 Sydney
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Australian Securities Exchange has appointed Sasha Conoplia as sales manager for settlement and collateral in its derivatives and over-the-counter markets team

GPP appoints Todd Johnson
21 January 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

GPP, the prime broking, investor services and wealth solutions firm, has appointed Todd Johnson

Exclusive: Dee Altinok and Sean O’Kane join Pirum
21 January 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Pirum has added experienced securities finance personnel to its client service team

State Street cuts 1,500 senior management jobs, Q4 results released
18 January 2019 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

State Street has cut 15 percent of its workforce, approximately 1,500 jobs as the bank releases its Q4 results