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People Moves: Nomura; Goldman Sachs/Talos; Rathbone Brothers; and More
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Sameer Jain (pictured), who has been appointed to oversee Nomura’s IT and operations for its global wholesale business.

New Research Grapples with Corporate Actions
Veteran analyst Virginie O’Shea’s new business turns its attention to the ‘soul-destroying’ realm of corporate actions, which is weighed down by inefficiencies, manual processes, and lack of standards.

Esma Guidelines Call for Full Audits of Cloud Providers
The regulator is consulting on outsourcing contract guidance that would give firms and supervisors access to the books and premises of providers.

This Week: Northern Trust/BackRock, Nasdaq, IHS Markit/OpenGamma, MEMX, and More
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
DTCC Explores Gatekeeper Role for DLT Networks
Post-trade company looks to stay ahead of DLT curve with plans to act as CCP for firms trading on permission-based blockchains.
The Problem Solver: Paul Bari, Nordea
Paul Bari’s career has taken him across oceans and continents, but his true north has always been a fascination with mathematics. Now, he’s tackling not only the future of one of Northern Europe’s largest banks, but its employees, too
No-Deal Data Pacts Fail to Quell Hard Brexit Fears
UK and EU regulators agree to share data post-Brexit, but trading firms say this doesn’t go far enough.
The Fight for the Future: Leading Female Technologists Discuss Lessons Learned
Eight winners from this year's Women in Technology and Data Awards provide advice for career advancement in a male-dominated field.
The Big Crunch: Traditional Tech’s Great Contraction
Waters examines how this recent wave of consolidation is different than previous periods of contraction.
Best Credit Data Taps Data Vet Williams as Advisor
Williams' industry experience includes a stint at SIX Financial Information and a decade at Interactive Data.
WSH Incorporates Drug Approval Dates from BioMedTracker for Pharma Traders
The dataset will provide all relevant and potentially market-moving event dates around drug trials and approvals.