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Digital Asset’s blockchain network Canton has completed a pilot involving a large group of major investment banks and assetmanagers demonstrating interoperability of independent distributed ledger applications (dApps) in the capitalmarkets domain.
Cboe Clear Europe has received regulatory approval to clear European Securities Financing Transactions (SFTs), granted by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) and the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM). Other attempts included efforts from EuroCCP – which now operates as Cboe Clear Europe after being acquired by Cboe Global Markets in 2020.
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UBS appointed Carlos Salcedo head of capitalmarkets financing sales Americas, according to an internal memo seen by The TRADE. Before joining MEAG, Malakis held senior sales positions with international assetmanagers, including Generali Insurance, Vanguard International and Schroders.
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Northern Trust promoted Dane Fannin as its new head of global foreign exchange (GFX)and securities finance within its capitalmarkets business. In his new role, Fannin will be responsible for innovation and business growth across Northern Trust’s suite of GFX and securities finance solutions.
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TD Securities appointed Rob Fallon as director of sales trading, based in Dublin. As part of the role, Wilkes will be responsible for the firms sales efforts across EMEA and APAC, focusing on the assetmanagement and asset servicing communities.
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Prior to joining the firm, London-based Power served as a global multi-asset and derivatives trader at Newton IM, and before that as head of trading at Standard Life Investments. Power has also worked in derivatives-related positions at various firms, including: Ignis AssetManagement, Axial Investment Management, and RBS.
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