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Zodia Custody hires Jaworek
31 May 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Ronnie Jaworek, former Rising Star winner at SFT’s Industry Excellence Awards, has joined Zodia Custody as business development manager

Standard Chartered completes Hong Kong acquisition of RBC Investor Services Trust
24 May 2023 Hong Kong
Reporter: AST

The acquisition will be rolled into a newly approved entity named Standard Chartered Trustee (Hong Kong), with Standard Chartered’s existing HK trust services also being merged into SC Trustee over time

Standard Chartered signs MoU with Dubai International Financial Centre to collaborate on digital assets
10 May 2023 UAE
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The MOU aims to foster cooperation between Standard Chartered’s wider digital assets agenda and the DIFC’s Innovation Hub, Dubai’s hub for fintech start-ups

BNY Mellon welcomes Maxime de Guillebon
18 April 2023 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Guillebon was previously CEO of Zodia Custody, the crypto custodian backed by Standard Chartered and Northern Trust

SWIFT makes progress with interlinking CBDCs
09 March 2023 Belgium
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The association made the affirmation after a comprehensive review found that 18 central and commercial banks have found “clear potential and value” in the API-based CBDC connector

Rajeev Uberoi to lead PIVOT’s new division
23 February 2023 India
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Management consulting company PIVOT has appointed Rajeev Uberoi as consulting director of its new governance and compliance advisory services division

Sibos 2023 date set for September
10 February 2023 Canada
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Asset Servicing Times team will be there and we look forward to meeting as many of you as possible, while keeping you up-to-date with all the latest conference news

Standard Chartered approved for ‘wholly foreign owned’ securities firm in Beijing
03 February 2023 China
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

With an initial capital injection of US$155.6 million, the new firm Standard Chartered Securities (China) Limited will cover underwriting, asset management and brokerage activities, following CSRC approval

Zodia Custody and SBI to establish crypto asset venture in Japan
02 February 2023 Japan
Reporter: Lyndsey Young

The venture will act as a Japan-based crypto assets custodian, targeting institutional clients

Standard Chartered hires Heale
05 January 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Nick Heale joins the digital assets team at Standard Chartered Bank, where he will assist with the operational build-out for digital assets

Standard Chartered welcomes Alexis Goeke
04 January 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Standard Chartered has appointed Alexis Goeke as associate director

Zodia Custody appoints Julian Sawyer as CEO
03 January 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Bringing more than thirty years of experience to the role, Sawyer has held a number of senior positions throughout his career