Changes at Nomura, CLS, Libra: Executives on the Move

Read about this week's job changes in the financial industry:

Former Head of QSI Jian Chen Moves from Morgan Stanley to FairXchange

Chen also served as a quantative strategist, FX technology-based trading, at RBS earlier in his career.

Read more on the Jian Chen FairXchange appointment here.

Nomura Announces New Members to its Advisory Board

Chartsiri Sophonpanich and Philip Hammond have joined the Board.

Read more on the Sophonpanich and Hammond Nomura Board appointments here.

Alpha FX Appoints James Carey as Director of Technology

The former Betfair director is set to deliver the firm's technology roadmap.

Read more on the James Carey Alpha FX appointment here.

Libra Libra Libra is a yet-to-be-released cryptocurrency proposed by Facebook, Inc., that will aim to serve as a global payment system and a stable financial infrastructure that people across the world can use. The projected release date of the libra cryptocurrency is currently slated for 2020, while the project is currently being managed by the Libra Association.Headquartered from Geneva, Switzerland, the Libra Association main purpose is founded on three pillars.This includes the provision of a framework Libra is a yet-to-be-released cryptocurrency proposed by Facebook, Inc., that will aim to serve as a global payment system and a stable financial infrastructure that people across the world can use. The projected release date of the libra cryptocurrency is currently slated for 2020, while the project is currently being managed by the Libra Association.Headquartered from Geneva, Switzerland, the Libra Association main purpose is founded on three pillars.This includes the provision of a framework Read this Term Association Names Robert Werner as General Counsel

Werner joins the Association as it starts the payment system licensing process with FINMA.

Read more on the Robert Werner Libra Association appointment here.

The BIS Appoints Joachim Nagel as Deputy Head of Banking Dept

Nagel will commence his five-year term on the 1st of November.

Read more on the Joachim Nagel BIS appointment here.

Ex-OpenFin CTO Nick Kolba Joins genesis as Global Head

He has 20 years of experience working in the technology industry.

Read more on the Nick Kolba genesis appointment here.

Japan Securities Clearing Reveals New Director Candidates

The Clearing House Clearing House A clearing house is defined as an intermediary between two parties, a buyer and seller, which helps facilitate the overall process from trade inception to settlement. Clearing houses streamline the exchange of payments, securities, or derivatives transactions.The clearing house is situated between two clearing firms who also helps reduce the risk of either member firm failing to honor their respective trade settlement obligations.Buyers and sellers enter into legally binding agreements for the e A clearing house is defined as an intermediary between two parties, a buyer and seller, which helps facilitate the overall process from trade inception to settlement. Clearing houses streamline the exchange of payments, securities, or derivatives transactions.The clearing house is situated between two clearing firms who also helps reduce the risk of either member firm failing to honor their respective trade settlement obligations.Buyers and sellers enter into legally binding agreements for the e Read this Term has nominated Asai Kunihiro and Sakata Hideki to become directors.

Read more on the Kunihiro and Hideki Japan Securities Clearing nominations here.

Monzo Co-Founder Tom Blomfield Quits as CEO to Become President

Current US CEO Anil to take up UK CEO role and hold both positions.

Read more on the Tom Blomfield Monzo move here.

CLS Appoints Three New Directors to its Board

Karen Keenan, John Trundle and Naoto Nakamura have all joined the company’s Board.

Read more on the CLS Board appointments here.