Digital Asset hires new chief strategy officer
Digital Asset looks to steam ahead after Blythe Masters, the former CEO and a long-time face of blockchain innovation, stepped down at the end of last year.
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Morgan Stanley appoints CEO in Japan
Morgan Stanley’s institutional equity division head in Japan will take over as CEO in Japan, as Jonathan Kindred confirms his retirement.
Futures Industry Association’s head of Europe steps down
Simon Pulseton Jones has resigned as head of Europe at FIA for a role outside of financial services.
Northern Trust appoints local markets head for global FX business
Paul Fyda joins Northern Trust Global Foreign Exchange in New York, and will work with the firm’s currency trading desks globally.
UBS block trading veteran departs for senior equities role with BTIG
Nigel Fenn joins BTIG focusing on block trading across various markets after more than a decade with UBS in a similar role.
Goldman Sachs appoints European regulatory strategy head from Morgan Stanley
Eleanor Beasley left Morgan Stanley late last year after almost 15 years with the investment bank.
LCH promotes Poilvet-Clediere to lead repo clearing business
LCH SA is targeting going live with a sponsored repo clearing scheme for the buy-side in 2019.
State Street appoints former BNY Mellon veteran as global markets head
Long-serving BNY Mellon executive with three decades of asset management experience, Nadine Chakar, joins State Street for second spell.
TransFICC taps veteran Godfried De Vidts for regulatory advisor role
Godfried De Vidts is a recognised voice on European financial and political issues, having most recently served as director of European affairs at NEX Group.
FTSE founder steps down as director of LSEG’s information services group
Mark Makepeace will take on a non-executive chairman role as Waqas Samad succeeds him as director of the information services unit, which includes FTSE Russell.