Citi has become the first digital custodian participant of BondbloX Bond Exchange (BBX), the world’s first fractional bond exchange using distributed ledger technology. BBX was launched in 2020 to simplify bond investing by allowing investors to track and trade bonds electronically. The partnership enables Citi’s clients that meet certain criteria to become BBX participants and…
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Citi gains FMDB approval in China
Citi China has received approval from the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) and International Energy Exchange (INE) to act as a futures margin depository bank (FMDB) for its QFI clients to trade commodity futures on the SHFE and INE. Citi says it is the first American bank to receive this approval.
SGSS chosen by Altarea
Société Générale Securities Services has been selected by Altarea Investment Managers as provider of trustee and recordkeeping services for its first retail fund (Société Civile de Placement Immobilier – SCPI). SGSS will also provide a bank guarantee specific to the SCPI as required by the regulator. Established in 2022 by Altarea Group and approved by…
J.P. Morgan expands with AccessFintech
AccessFintech, the data management network in which BNP Paribas and BNY Mellon have a stake, has partnered with J.P. Morgan’s securities services business to enable tax reclaims data set on Synergy, the AccessFintech multi bank network. J.P. Morgan becomes the first custodian to provide this solution to the market, increasing the efficiency of tracking tax…
New CEO for Waystone
Sanjiv Sawhney has been appointed global CEO of Waystone. He joins from Citi, where he has led global and regional investor services teams for the last 15 years, most recently as global head of client coverage, securities services. Earlier this year, Waystone abruptly parted company with Derek Delaney, CEO, Paul Cahill, COO, and Glen Magee,…
Northern Trust wins in Singapore
Northern Trust has been appointed by Chartered Asset Management Pte Ltd to provide custody, fund administration, foreign exchange and cash management services to the manager’s three funds constituted as Variable Capital Companies (VCCs). CAM was established in 1994 in Singapore, and is one of the 18 fund managers in the VCC Pilot Programme launched in…
New CRO for BNY Mellon
Hollis Merritt has joined BNY Mellon as chief risk officer for the asset servicing business, and chief risk officer for the UK. She joins from Northern Trust, where she spent 17 years, most recently as chief risk officer for EMEA.
Maddock joins MUFG
Gilbert Maddock has joined MUFG Investor Services as an executive director, business development, based in New York. He previously spent six years at Citi and has also worked for BNY Mellon.
BBH gets new sec lending chief
Brown Brothers Harriman has appointed Sarah Holmes as global head of securities lending. She joined BBH in 1995 and previously worked as chief administrative officer within BBH’s systems and technology division. Tom Poppey has assumed the role of head of product strategy in securities lending. In 2022 Marney McCabe, then co-head of global securities lending,…
State Street links with LoopFX
State Street has entered into an agreement to make the LoopFX functionality available through FX Connect, part of the GlobalLink suite of e-trading platforms, technology and workflow solutions. LoopFX is creating a new liquidity venue for large spot FX trades by centralising peer-to-peer matching with bank interest. This will enable traders to identify, in real-time,…