Southampton, UK-based  iMeta Technologies Ltd, a provider of Client Onboarding and Entity Data Management technology for financial institutions, says that industry veteran Mark Bands has been appointed to the role of head of product strategy and regulatory intelligence. 

He will be responsible for leading the development strategy and continuous improvement of iMeta’s Assassin platform. Bands will support the firm’s strategic agenda of delivering best of breed client onboarding and end-to-end life cycle management capability; by combining his breadth of data management experience with his deep understanding of financial services regulation.

Bands has over seventeen years of information management experience in the financial services sector, and has worked for a number of banks including Credit Suisse, DBS Bank Singapore, Macquarie Securities and most recently ANZ Institutional Bank as data management lead for the OTC reform programme. 

Mark Wetjen is to join the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) as managing director with responsibility for leading its global public policy function and related business and legal activities. 

The Financial Conduct Authority’s acting chief executive Tracey McDermott today announced the final appointment to the FCA’s Executive Committee with Georgina Philippou becoming the new chief operating officer.

BNP Paribas Securities Services has finally confirmed that Mark Hillman has been named as head of global client services, a newly created role which he assumed in May this year. 

HSBC Securities Services (HSS) has named Rafael Moral Santiago as its new head of securities services, Europe, responsible for the business across Europe and leading its growth agenda.

Investec Asset Management has appointed Matthew Oakley as chief technology officer.

GBST, a global provider of securities transaction and fund administration software for the financial services industry, says that Ian Jack has joined it as chief executive officer for its Capital Markets business in the UK.