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CME BrokerTec reports 9% rise in EU repo volumes
03 April 2024 Europe, US
Reporter: Sophie Downes

CME BrokerTec has reported a 9 per cent year-on-year increase in EU repo average daily notional value (ADV), generating US$299 billion for March

Kolasingh and Yared appointed to CASLA board
03 April 2024 Canada
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Their appointment occurred during the CASLA annual general meeting, which was held on 4 March

Securities lending revenues face 20% decline YoY for Q1 2024
02 April 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Securities lending revenues declined by 20 per cent year-on-year to US$2,748 million for Q1 2024, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data

OCC average daily loan value grows 24.3% YoY for March
02 April 2024 US
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) has recorded a 24.3 per cent year-on-year increase in average daily loan value

European Central Bank selects Tradeweb for electronic trading platforms
02 April 2024 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The electronic trading platforms will cover EUR-denominated bonds — including European government bonds, covered bonds and repo — US treasuries and Japanese government bonds

Chiuch swaps Clear Street for Curvature Securities
02 April 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Robert Chiuch will join the broker-dealer as director of special projects, bringing more than two decades of securities finance experience

Matrix Applications releases sec lending solution
02 April 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The solution is designed to address challenges facing financial firms — notably firms that want to expand into stock loan and which require the expertise or technology to build out the operational support

UK government gives the go-ahead for move to T+1
02 April 2024 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Accelerated Settlement Taskforce report recommends that the UK should aim to move to T+1 no later than the end of 2027 — the government “fully endorses” this as firms require sufficient time to prepare for the transition

WISF’s Rathgeber to join Fidelity Agency Lending
02 April 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Jill Rathgeber, former director of product and strategy at BNY Mellon, has joined Fidelity Agency Lending

SIX acquires FactEntry
28 March 2024 Switzerland
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The acquisition was completed on 27 March and will enable SIX to provide a comprehensive and unified data offering to its customers, says the firm

Talos connects to TP ICAP’s Fusion
27 March 2024 US
Reporter: Jack McRae

Fusion Digital Assets is a trading venue for institutional participants

BNY Mellon and GLMX collaborate to connect the buy side
27 March 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

This integration connects the New York-based bank’s US$5.25 trillion triparty liquidity pool with the electronic securities financing trading platform’s US$2 trillion network.