Nadine Chakar joins State Street 23 January 2019 Boston Reporter: Maddie Saghir Industry veteran, Nadine Chakar, is to oversee all aspects of global markets’ trading, product and operations platform at State Street
Levels of automation continue to increase, says Don D’Eramo 23 January 2019 Toronto Reporter: Maddie Saghir Levels of automation are continuing to increase as both borrowers and agent lenders look to streamline flows, according to Don D’Eramo of RBC I&TS
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
