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New asset classes driving DLT adoption, finds report by ISSA and ValueExchange
10 October 2022 Canada
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Live distributed ledger technology has increased by 400% since 2021, according to recent research from ISSA and ValueExchange

Haruna Jalo-Waziri of CSCS Nigeria, joins ISSA
15 September 2022 Nigeria
Reporter: Lucy Carter

As part of Jalo-Waziri’s appointment, CSCS Nigeria will become a member organisation of the board of directors. CSCS Nigeria is the first African firm to join the board

Graham Ray replaces Charles Cock as an ISSA board member
08 September 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Ray (pictured) currently serves as global head of financial intermediaries, at BNP Paribas Securities Services

Kristina Tarkhanyan joins BNY Mellon
06 September 2022 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

BNY Mellon has appointed Kristina Tarkhanyan as senior vice president and lead markets manager

ISSA appoints HKEX’s Glenda So to board
25 August 2022 Hong Kong
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Based in Hong Kong, So is a member of HKEX’s management committee and is jointly responsible for the group’s sales and marketing efforts

Digital asset adoption rises four-fold in 2022, finds ISSA
21 July 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Winnie Lee

The trend appears to be driven strongly by organisations implementing capabilities to support crypto currencies and tokenised bonds

ISSA appoints DTCC’s Ann Bergin to its board
14 July 2022 US
Reporter: Holly Shelton

The International Securities Services Association appoints Ann Bergin, managing director of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, to its board

SEC charges US-broker TradeZero with misleading customers over meme stock trading
25 May 2022 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

The US securities market regulator alleges that TradeZero and its co-founder Daniel Pipitone misled customers by stating that they did not restrict customer purchases of meme stocks

ISSA appoints SIX’s Javier Hernani to its board
10 May 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The International Securities Services Association has appointed Javier Hernani to its executive board to take over from former SIX appointee, Thomas Zeeb

Britannia Financial Group acquires crypto specialist Alphaplate
22 April 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

International financial services group Britannia Financial Group has acquired Alphaplate, a technology firm specialising in crypto currency trading

Linedata opens new office in Mexico City
21 April 2022 Mexico
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Linedata has opened a new office in Mexico, expanding its presence in the region

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