The European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) Governing Council has approved a plan that will enable settling distributed ledger technology (DLT) transactions using central bank money. Following a two-track ...

Northern Trust has appointed Richard Thompson as chief operating officer for Asset Servicing. In this role, he will be responsible for first-line of defence risk management business management, ...

IQ-EQ has appointed Divya Doshi and Koji Ikeda with the aim of accelerating its expansion across Asia. Divya Doshi has been brought in as managing director, sales for Asia and the Middle East, and ...

Ogier Global has appointed Samantha Fu as director in its Singapore office. Fu will focus on delivering corporate governance solutions for offshore investment funds, including hedge funds, private ...

Farhad Merali has been hired as head of corporate and institutional coverage for Lloyds North America. Merali brings 19 years of experience to the New York-based role, where he will be expected to ...

Marex has selected Stephen Hood as Americas head of clearing. Hood takes up his new position from his prior role as North America chief risk officer, succeeding Jamal Oulhadj who will return to the ...

Cobas Asset Management has selected BNP Paribas’ Securities Services business to provide depositary services for its investment funds and pension plans. BNP Paribas' Securities Services will act as a ...

RBS International has appointed Jane Howard as CEO. She moves across from Ulster Bank where, since 2018, she had also been serving as CEO. On her new position, Howard says: “The business has a strong ...

11 July 2025 UK Reporter: Zarah Choudhary The new offering will provide users with an enhanced operating model that delivers scale, speed, and flexibility, allowing them to manage costs and reduce ...

Regulatory compliance solutions provider Kaizen has appointed Michael Leach as chief revenue officer. Based in London, Leach will oversee the firm’s sales strategy, business development initiatives, ...

Krasimira Rayanova has announced on LinkedIn that she is leaving Clearstream. She departs after over two decades as part of the Deutsche Börse group, having first joined as an account manager.

State Street has appointed Joerg Ambrosius as president of Investor Services. Ambrosius has over three decades of experience in the financial services industry and has been serving as executive vice ...