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Ivan Gilmore is appointed LCH head of cash equities
18 October 2021 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Ivan Gilmore will be responsible for the development and management of LCH Ltd and SA, overseeing the clearing of cash equities products and leadership of the services

Citi sees securities services increase for Q3
15 October 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Citi’s securities services revenues of $692 million have increased 10 per cent on a reported basis and 9 per cent in constant dollars for Q3 2021

ESMA appoints Verena Ross as new chair
15 October 2021 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

German national Ross served as ESMA executive director from 2011 to 2021 and previously held regulatory positions in London

Tony Pank leaves Deutsche Bank for Citibank
15 October 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Tony Pank has left his role as head of global markets production support and global lead post-trade after nearly 10 years with Deutsche Bank to start a new role at Citibank

Crestbridge appoints new head of transfer agency
14 October 2021 Ireland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Crestbridge has appointed Conor O’Brien as head of accounting and transfer agency as part of its expansion in Ireland

DTCC’s CTM now used by more than 1,800 firms
12 October 2021 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s central trade manager (CTM) service for US domestic trade matching has grown to more than 1,800 firms, with organisations further consolidating global post-trade flows on a single platform

T+1 for equities will be standard within five years, predicts Citi
11 October 2021 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Some 50 per cent of market participants responding to a Citi survey predict that immediate settlement will be achievable within five years, and emerging technologies, such as distributed ledger technology, will be a key factor for enabling this

EBA Clearing, SWIFT and TCH join forces to enhance cross-border payments
11 October 2021 Belgium
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

EBA Clearing, SWIFT and TCH have completed a proof of concept as part of a new initiative to make cross-border payments as seamless as the fastest domestic payment options

Exclusive: John Barnes joins HornbyChapman
08 October 2021 Singapore
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“The HornbyChapman name and team, with their reputation for market knowledge and professionalism and solid track record of execution, is very attractive and I’m excited to be joining at such an important time for their growth," says John Barnes

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

Deutsche Boerse releases digital post-trade platform
06 October 2021 Germany
Reporter: Bob Currie

D7 platform targets end-to-end digital securities processing, with over 80% of German ISINs expected to be digitisable via the platform by mid-2022

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