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LuxCSD receives CSDR licence
16 April 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Natalie Turner

LuxCSD has gained a licence to act as a central securities depository (CSD) under the Central Securities Depository Regulation.

Deutsche Boerse CSDR buy-in agent gains banking licence
16 April 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Eurex Securities Transactions Services has taken a major step forward in launching its buy-in service ahead of the go-live of CSDR’s settlement discipline regime

Eurex Repo sees double-digit trading growth
07 April 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Eurex Repo revealed strong growth in outstanding volumes across its GC Pooling and Repo markets for Q1

The Bank of England launches new term repo facility
25 March 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

In response to financial market conditions, the Bank of England is activating a Contingent Term Repo Facility to inject liquidity over Q2 quarter-end

Central banks join forces to provide fresh dollar and euro liquidity
20 March 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Central bank across the world, including the US Federal Reserve, the ECB, BoJ and BoE, have begun a coordinated action to ensure euro and US dollar liquidity is boosted to combat widespread market disruption

Bank of England slashes funding rates to tackle COVID-19 chaos
19 March 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Bank of England has reduced its overnight funding rate for a second time to help inject much-needed liquidity into the country's markets amid widespread disarray brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic

European exchanges pledge to stay open
18 March 2020 Belgium
Reporter: Natalie Turner

European Exchanges are vowing to remain open despite deteriorating market conditions brought on by the rapid spread of COVID-19 worldwide

Eurex welcome Nick Barnes
11 March 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Eurex has appointed seasoned trader as senior vice president

Eurex Clearing expands buy-side senior sales team
24 February 2020 London
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Eurex Clearing has set its sights on building its buy-side client base by bolstering its sales and relationship management team

Clearstream starts 2020 strong with volumes boost
17 February 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Clearstream, a subsidiary of Deutsche Boerse offering post-trade services, has recorded a bumper January for global securities financing volumes through its platform

Israeli exchange’s DLT securities lending platform nears completion
11 February 2020 Tel Aviv
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange has partnered with Blockchain Technology Partners to finalise its securities lending DLT platform, alongside Accenture, Intel and The Floor

J.P. Morgan becomes Eurex GC Pooling's first balance sheet netting pilot
28 January 2020 Frankfurt
Reporter: Drew Nicol

J.P. Morgan is currently the only pilot, but the German exchange is in talks with five other “major clients” about on-boarding in the coming weeks and months