Hong Kong

Citi Securities Services has settled trades for China Asset Management on Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s Synapse platform

Designed to create improved efficiency and transparency for the market, Synapse is the latest enhancement to Stock Connect — a mutual market access programme that connects Mainland Chinese markets with those in Hong Kong

Stephen Howard brings almost 30 years’ industry experience to the newly formed position, where he will establish and implement PASLA’s engagement strategy while advocating for Association members

This proprietary solution links directly to Hong Kong’s central clearing and settlement system and will support demand for faster settlement to drive collateral management efficiency, settlement confirmation reporting and other gains in post-trade

Mashru has two decades of experience in the industry and joins BNP Paribas from Société Générale, where she was vice president

David Streatfield, former head of Asia sales at Global Investment Strategy Hong Kong, joins the digital asset platform with more than 20 years’ experience in financial services

Cheung’s initial focus will be to drive digital prime brokerage sales in Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia, as the first part of a broader growth strategy for the APAC region

AWS has partnered with Waton to launch Broker Cloud, a one-stop fintech solution for global brokerage firms and financial institutions