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OCC average daily loan value up 16% YoY for August
06 September 2023 US
Reporter: Jamie Richards

Total securities lending volumes at the Chicago-based clearing house rose 6.9 per cent to 218,910 transactions, with average daily loan value increasing 16 per cent year-on-year

EquiLend adds DLT-based SSI repository using SSImple
05 September 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

The two companies indicate that this solution, built on R3 Corda DLT platform, is designed to address the challenges presented by inaccurate standing settlement instructions (SSIs) and to deliver a more efficient and secure trading environment

Investment Association opens applications for fintech accelerator programme
05 September 2023 UK
Reporter: Jamie Richards

The annual Engine Innovator programme supports fintech firms offering services and technology to the investment management sector

Dieter Bernhard retires from Deutsche Bank
04 September 2023 Germany
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

From 1986 to 2001, Bernhard was vice president, head of broker-dealer securities lending and custody services at Frankfurt-based Dresdner Bank

Bank of England steps up unwind of its asset purchase facility
04 September 2023 UK
Reporter: SFT

With this announcement, the UK central bank will reduce the planned size of its final three gilt auctions scheduled for Q3 from £790 million to £650 million for each of the short, medium and long maturity auctions

Ron Kaim exits Tonic
04 September 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Ron Kaim has left Tonic to become a senior business consultant for platform connectivity at SimCorp

Phillip Capital selects DeMarco as trade manager
04 September 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

David DeMarco, former Stonewain Systems senior business analyst, joins broker-dealer firm Phillip Capital as securities lending trade manager

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)