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RBC I&TS takes top spot in R&M’s fund and administration survey
27 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

RBC I&TS was the only organisation to show an improvement in its overall score, with one survey participant reasoning: “RBC strives for perfection and consistently achieves it”

Cooper Wood appoints Terry Alleyne
26 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Asset management and consultancy firm Cooper Wood & Associates has appointed Terry Alleyne as brand ambassador

Stuart Cureton joins SS&C
20 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

SS&C Technologies has appointed Stuart Cureton as sales director, based in the UK

Fragmented data at root of settlement fails, say SIBOS panellists
17 October 2022 Netherlands
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The comments came from a panel entitled ‘Tackling the root of securities settlement fails’, with participants trying to establish the cause of dropped global settlement efficiency rates

HSBC picks Clearstream for post-trade services
10 October 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The partnership will provide HSBC’s markets and securities business with support for fund order routing, safekeeping, settlement and distribution support services

SWIFT achieves CBDC-to-CBDC transactions between different DLT networks
05 October 2022 Belgium
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

SWIFT said this marks a “major milestone” for the industry toward “enabling CBDCs and tokenised assets’ smooth integration into the international financial ecosystem”

Securities services under geopolitical pressure, say AFME panellists
04 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Securities services are having to adapt faster than ever in the face of unprecedented geopolitical events, increasing regulations, and client demand, say panellists at AFME’s Operations, Post-Trade, Technology & Innovation Conference

SWIFT pilots Securities View to boost post-trade efficiency
28 September 2022 Brussels
Reporter: AST

Service applies an ISO-standard unique transaction identifier to track progress across the trade lifecycle, enabling market participants to identify trades with high risk of settlement failure and to take pre-emptive action

Paul Hedges joins BNY Mellon network management
27 September 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BNY Mellon has appointed Paul Hedges as lead specialist within its global network management team

Broadridge welcomes Sian Young as director of account management
27 September 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Prior to Broadridge, Young served at HSBC for 15 years, where she was most recently senior account manager

Stephen Pemberton leaves HSBC
20 September 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Previously based in Asia for 18 years, Pemberton has recently moved back to his native UK, though his next role is unknown

ICMA welcomes Georgina Jarratt as head of fintech and digitalisation
05 September 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Jarrett has been with HSBC since 2005, where she has held a number of roles including global programme director, prime services, global head of business transformation, global banking and markets