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First appointed directors announced for ISLA Americas board
17 May 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Mark Whipple, global head of securities lending at Invesco, will chair the newly created board of directors, following the association’s recent expansion into the US

Clearstream GSF volumes outstanding rise 16% YoY for April
17 May 2024 Luxembourg
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The firm’s global securities financing business generated €705.27 billion for April, according to recent monthly figures

ISLA name Sir Robin Niblett as conference keynote speaker
17 May 2024 Switzerland
Reporter: Sophie Downes

ISLA's conference is set to take place in Geneva between 18-20 June

Sri Lanka to shorten settlement cycle to T+2
16 May 2024 Sri Lanka
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Effective from 10 June, equity transactions will move from T+3 settlement to T+2

Wells Fargo hires Campbell to head securities lending demand trading
16 May 2024 US
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Courtney Campbell, former head of lending solutions at Digital Prime Technologies, joins the firm with more than 20 years’ experience in the financial industry

J.P. Morgan’s Onyx and Broadridge collaborate to offer JPM Coin on DLR
15 May 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The two entities have collaborated to offer JPM Coin as a settlement mechanism for Broadridge’s Distributed Ledger Repo platform

Clearstream introduces new link to South Korean market
15 May 2024 South Korea
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The link will be effective from 1 July and will include Korean treasury bonds and monetary stabilisation bonds

Delta Capita onboards Girao-Tavares as US head of CLM
15 May 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Liliana Girao-Tavares joins the firm with more than 20 years’ experience in banking and financial services, and will lead Delta Capita’s Client Lifecycle Management business for the US

Eurex joins Clearstream and VERMEG partnership to expand use of collateral
15 May 2024 Europe
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The new solution will connect the Eurosystem Collateral Management System, Clearstream’s Triparty services and Eurex’s GC Pooling

European repo market size grows 5.1% YoY for December
15 May 2024 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The increase derives from the total value of repo contracts outstanding on the books of the 60 entities who contributed to the latest ICMA European Repo Market survey for December 2023

Qatar Stock Exchange and Edaa Qatar oversee first onshore SBL transaction
15 May 2024 Qatar
Reporter: Sophie Downes

HSBC acted as custodian and agent lender for the transaction while QNBFS acted as the borrower

ICMA appoints co-heads for market practice and regulatory policy team
14 May 2024 Europe
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Andy Hill and Natalie Westerbarkey will become members of ICMA's executive committee as they enter their new role as co-heads