Northern Trust has appointed Dan Sleep to its market advocacy & innovation research team in Asia-Pacific, where he will be responsible for driving engagement with key industry and regulatory bodies and implementing digital innovation research projects across the region.
Sleep is based in Northern Trust’s Singapore office, where significant regional innovation developments are emanating, as evidenced by the company’s recent completion of the first trade of a fractionalized blockchain-based bond with partner BondEvalue.
Sleep worked in multiple management roles at Northern Trust’s London office before moving to Singapore in 2015 to establish the company’s derivatives practice in the region.
Northern Trust’s market advocacy and innovation function drives interaction with key industry bodies, regulators and governments to positively influence market change in line with the organization’s strategic direction.