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Sec lending industry to rethink its engagement with regulated entities, says ISLA’s Andrew Dyson
01 September 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The International Securities Lending Association has released its Securities Lending Market Report detailing the performance of the market as well as key focus points for participants

ICMA launches GMRA Clause Library and Taxonomy
31 August 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Jamie Richards

The International Capital Markets Association says the service will improve efficiencies in the process of negotiating and managing global master repurchase agreements

Margin Reform hires Baishya
31 August 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Anu Baishya joins the consultancy firm as senior financial operations consultant to support Margin Reform’s growth strategy across the derivatives and securities finance industry

Swift completes tokenised asset blockchain transfer experiments
31 August 2023 Belgium
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Following recent experiments, Swift has found that its infrastructure can facilitate the global transfer of tokenised assets over both public and private blockchains

Tradeweb finalises acquisition of Yieldbroker
31 August 2023 US
Reporter: Jamie Richards

The acquisition, which was announced in April, sees Tradeweb purchase the Australian bonds and derivatives platform for AUD 125 million (£63.7 million)

LCH SA names Corentine Poilvet-Clédière as CEO
31 August 2023 France
Reporter: Bob Currie

Poilvet-Clédière will replace Christophe Hémon as chief executive of the Paris-based clearing house from 1 October, subject to necessary approvals, with Hémon stepping down after 19 years at the helm at SA

Citigroup and Goldman Sachs fined over recordkeeping violations
30 August 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The CFTC and the SEC have ordered fines of US$5.5 million to Goldman Sachs and US$2.9 million to Citigroup Global Markets over recordkeeping failures

Wematch.live platform surpasses US$200 billion ongoing notional volume
30 August 2023 Israel
Reporter: Jamie Richards

The international securities finance platform additionally reached an average daily matched volume of US$11 billion in the EMEA region

Euroclear Bank and Korea Securities Depository sign CSD agreement
29 August 2023 South Korea
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The solution will offer efficient and safe settlement of Korean government bonds for international investors, while making KTBs eligible on Euroclear Bank’s triparty platform

Delta Capita appoints Philpot as CPO
29 August 2023 UK
Reporter: Jamie Richards

Alan Philpot joins the financial services firm from SETL, where he was head of custody and market infrastructure

LSEG expands Kuala Lumpur presence with new office
29 August 2023 Malaysia
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The UK-based stock exchange group has been a player in Malaysia’s financial landscape since 2002, delivering indices, global data, analytics and capital markets services to the region

Maybank IB partners with Broadridge to expand SBL business in Malaysia
29 August 2023 Malaysia
Reporter: Klea Neza

Maybank Investment Bank Berhad aims to grow its securities borrowing and lending business through its Shariah-compliant front-to-back platform