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ON THE MOVE: Standard Chartered Names Ying Ying Tan; Morgan Stanley Hires Christopher Smith

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Christopher Smith has joined Morgan Stanley as Vice President, FX Options Trader.

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Standard Chartered has appointed Ying Ying Tan as Global Head of Securities Services and Global Head of Digital Assets. According to a press release, Tan succeeds Margaret Harwood-Jones who has taken on the role of CEO, UK & Europe at Standard Chartered. Since joining Standard Chartered in 2017, Tan has held a number of senior leadership roles and most recently served as Global Head of Securities Services Product Management and Chief Operating Officer for the business. Prior to joining Standard Chartered, she held several regional and global leadership positions at Deutsche Bank across securities services, product management and transaction banking. Christopher Smith has joined Morgan Stanley as Vice President, FX Options Trader, according to a LinkedIn post . Smith joins from Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking, where he spent three years in FX options trading in London. Most recently, he served as Vice President, FX Options Trader, a position he assumed in February 2026, having previously worked as an FX Options Trader since October 2023. Prior to Societe Generale, Smith spent six years at Credit Suisse. CRB Group, the parent company of Cross River Bank, has appointed Evan L. Russo as President, according to a press release. He previously served as CEO of Lazard Asset Management and CFO of Lazard and has served as Cross River's Lead Independent Director since...

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Executive hire

What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

Person
Christopher SmithVice President, FX Options Trader

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  • Christopher SmithVice President, FX Options Trader · Named in the story

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  • directors
  • finance

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Confidence
95%
Detected
Oct 19, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
hires

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