Citi has been appointed as custodian of international securities for Depósito Central de Valores (DCV), the Chilean CSD. Transition of the assets has been completed. DCV holds >USD413bn of international assets.
David Lachkar has joined Société Générale Securities Services as institutional sales director for France. He previously spent nearly 13 years at CACEIS. Based in Paris, he reports to Stéphanie Gaudoux, SGSS head of coverage for France and Continental Europe.
Citi has launched a fully automated settlement solution in Hong Kong. The proprietary technology connects directly to Hong Kong’s central clearing and settlement system (CCASS). The automation delivers more timely and enhanced settlement of client trades through the Hong Kong market depository.
Northern Trust has launched A-Suite, a forum for asset owners and allocators featuring the latest insights, research, and networking opportunities, A-Suite is an online community and content hub designed for asset owners to collaborate on the issues that matter most to them. In addition to providing access to custom content and proprietary research, A-Suite aims…
BNY Mellon has expanded the brief of Francis Braeckevelt as head of international operations, adding LatAm to his existing responsibility for EMEA and APAC. He reports to Richard Gordon, the recently appointed global head of operations. Braeckevelt, who is based in Singapore, will be replaced as Singapore chief executive by Winnie Chen, who takes on…