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BlackRock collaborates with industry consortium to support growth of US iShares ETFs
08 December 2021 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BlackRock has entered into agreements with BNY Mellon, Citi and JP Morgan to join State Street as post-trade service providers for iShares’ US$2.3 trillion in US-domiciled exchanged traded funds

State Street, Vanguard and Symbiont complete first live trade for FX forward contracts through blockchain
07 December 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

State Street has completed the margin calculation process for a live trade of a 30-day foreign exchange forward contract through the use of Assembly, Symbiont’s distributed ledger technology

Euronext appoints new head of CSD client services for Portugal
06 December 2021 Portugal
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Euronext Securities has appointed Olga Jordao as head of central securities depositories (CSD) client services for Portugal

HSBC takes top spot in R&M’s fund and administration survey
15 November 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Global bank HSBC has been voted the best global fund and administration provider by fund managers and other financial institutions, according to the 2021 R&M Investor Services Survey

Connecticut State Treasurer picks State Street for custody services
11 November 2021 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Connecticut State Treasurer Shawn Wooden has selected State Street Bank & Trust to provide custody services and accounting administration for the Connecticut Retirement Plan and Trust Funds and the internally managed funds

Charles River Development appoints new EMEA head
02 November 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Charles River Development, the State Street company, has appointed Caroline O'Shaughnessy as head of Europe, Middle East and Africa

MarketAxess names head of index and ETF solutions
18 October 2021 US
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

MarketAxess Holdings has appointed Kathryn Sweeney as head of index and ETF solutions, reporting to president and chief operating officer Chris Concannon

Harbor Capital Advisor appoints State Street for ETF servicing
08 October 2021 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

State Street will deliver ETF servicing solutions to buy-side client,including basket creation, dissemination and settlement, custody, fund accounting, N-PORT production, order-taking and transfer agency

FundGuard appoints John Lehner as president
07 October 2021 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Based in New York, Lehner will be responsible for driving the firm’s market strategy and client-facing activities including broader expansion globally, onboarding and servicing new clients and establishing new client relationships

ALFI: Almost all client meetings have ESG on the agenda
05 October 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The majority of client meetings have ESG on the agenda, affirmed Carlo Funk Europe, Middle East, Africa head of ESG investment strategy at State Street Global Advisors, speaking at this year’s ALFI Digi Pulse US Virtual Conference

Intertrust Group expands private capital team
04 October 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Intertrust Group has appointed Zoe Sheehan and Mark McKeary to strengthen and support its continued expansion into the private capital sector

James Lowry departs State Street
01 October 2021 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Lowry, who became COO of Alpha in January 2020, has left State Street after more than 11 years of service