Marcus Austin has joined Clearstream as head of sales & relationship management for UK, Ireland & the Americas. Austin joins from Citi, where he spent 21 years. He will be based in the UK.
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John Ferrara joins BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas’ securities services business has appointed John Ferrara as head of sales and relationship management for the institutional investors client segment in the Americas. Based in New York, he reports to Dennis Bon, head of BNP Paribas Securities Services in the Americas, and Alvaro Camunas, global head of client development for BNP Paribas Securities…
BP2S hires new global head of B2C business
Edward Duff has joined BNP Paribas as global head of the broker-to-custody business, based in the UK. He previously spent nearly 14 years at Citi, most recently as global head of sales for the execution-to-custody (E2C) business.
Fundnode launched in Singapore
Marketnode, the Singapore-based joint venture between Temasek and SGX, has launched Fundnode, an industry-wide investment funds utility using distributed ledger technology. Fundnode will begin by streamlining fund processes, facilitating simplified subscription, redemption, and record-keeping workflows for funds offered to retail investors (Authorised Collective Investment Schemes). Pilot phase participants of Fundnode will include fund distributors, fund…
DTCC launches 1042-S service
DTCC has launched a new service, the 1042-S Classification Announcement. The new offering will enable issuers to directly provide DTCC’s subsidiary, DTC, with IRS Form 1042-S tax withholding information on distributions prior to the payable date, lowering the amount of tax withheld on distributions for non-U.S. investors. DTCC collaborated with BlackRock and Citi’s securities services…
Citi signs with Saphyre
Citi’s securities services business has become the latest to sign up to use Saphyre, a fintech company using AI technology, to manage new account openings and maintenance. Saphyre’s platform provides Citi with an additional option to parallel its existing account management solution and can provide the benefit of substantially automating and expediting client onboarding.
Citi hires new data chief
Citi has hired Joe Bonanno as global head of data, digital and innovation for its securities services business. Bonanno joins from Morgan Stanley, where he was most recently head of analytics and data strategy, architecture, and platforms for its wealth management division. Fiona Horsewill, global head of data and digital, Michael Hlava, global head of…
Citi partners with METACO
Citi has selected METACO to develop and pilot digital asset custody capabilities. Citi intends to integrate METACO’s bank-grade digital asset custody and orchestration platform, Harmonize, into its existing infrastructure, to develop and pilot digital asset custody capabilities.
Mark England to run Citi’s ANZ securities services business
Citi has appointed Mark England as head of securities services for Australia and New Zealand. He replaces Martin Carpenter, who retires after 13 years in the role. England, who is currently based in Hong Kong as head of custody & fund services sales for Asia Pacific, will relocate to Australia. He will retain his existing…
Citi makes European management changes
Citi has announced some senior management changes in Europe: Alex Todd has been appointed head of securities services for Europe. He will report to Maria Cantillon, EMEA head of securities services sales, Kristen Braden, and Bryan Murphy, global head of bank sales. He will continue in his role as EMEA head of bank sales. He…