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Northern Trust welcomes Jackson to EMEA trading team
18 May 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Joe Jackson joins the firm from BNY Mellon as a securities finance trader on Northern Trust’s agency lending desk

SEC proposes rule changes for US clearing houses
18 May 2023 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has targeted rule amendments that aim to strengthen resilience, recovery and wind-down procedures for clearing agencies

BrokerTec and LCH RepoClear expand partnership
18 May 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Users of BrokerTec Quote, the company’s dealer-to-client request for quote repo trading solution, will now be able to clear euro-denominated securities on the platform with LCH RepoClear

BoE Sec Lending Committee urges rethink on loan indemnification
17 May 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

In its most-recent meeting, the Bank of England Securities Lending Committee reflects on regulatory capital costs, potential implications for loan indemnification and the need for focus in preparing for US T+1 settlement

GFMA releases report on risks and benefits of DLT in capital markets
17 May 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The report was developed in partnership with organisations including Boston Consulting Group, Clifford Chance, Cravath, Swaine & Moore and AFME

Citi appoints Shepherd
16 May 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Chloe Shepherd swaps RBC Capital Markets for Citi as she becomes assistant vice president and credit repo trader at the firm’s London office

Matrixport strikes partnership with Copper
16 May 2023 Singapore
Reporter: SFT

This collaboration will reinforce Matrixport’s prime brokerage solution by enabling institutional customers to keep their assets within Copper infrastructure while being able to trade on ClearLoop-linked exchanges via their Matrixport sub-accounts

Kayenta selects Olsen as chairman
16 May 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Reinhardt Olsen brings more than 30 years’ experience within the financial services sector and was most recently head of global family office and unified one client, Americas at UBS

State Street appoints Hostin as global head of agency lending
15 May 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Patricia Hostin, former BlackRock managing director, will lead State Street’s Agency Securities Lending business

Citi China claims first northbound trades through Swap Connect
15 May 2023 China, Hong Kong
Reporter: SFT

Citi indicates that it has executed the first tranche of northbound trades with offshore investors through Swap Connect, the trading link for interest rate swap contracts between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland

ISDA elects new board directors
12 May 2023 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

Mizuho’s Yoji Imafuku, LSEG’s Danny Maguire and Barclays’ Tyler Wellensiek join the International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s board of directors, with nine directors elected for a continuing term and a further four being reappointed to the bo

BIS publishes guidance on use of CBDCs for offline payments
11 May 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Bob Currie

The study, published by BIS Innovation Hub Nordic Centre, evaluates how central bank digital currency payments could be made without access to the Internet, an essential consideration for resilience planning and for CBDC payments in remote locations