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EMIR Refit ‘data quality’ issues causing concern, says Coffman
24 January 2024 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The market is currently preparing for the EMIR Refit implementation which is set to go-live on 29 April 2024 in Europe and five months later on 30 September 2024 in the UK

R3 launches Digital Markets product suite
24 January 2024 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Powered by Corda, R3’s tokenisation platform, the suite provides full lifecycle management of digital currencies and digital assets

Donohue transitions to chairman after OCC board reshuffle
23 January 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

As part of the reshuffle, the firm has selected OCC CEO Andrej Bolkovic and Nasdaq’s president of European market services Roland Chai to join the board

BIS Innovation Hub confirms six new projects in its 2024 programme
23 January 2024 Switzerland
Reporter: Bob Currie

This first batch of projects for 2024, focusing on CBDCs, green finance, cybersecurity and steps to eliminate financial crime, builds on a further eight projects that are currently ongoing and 12 that were completed during 2023

LCH RepoClear SA launches €GCPlus green basket
22 January 2024 France
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The net proceeds of eligible bonds will be used by the issuer to finance projects or activities that promote environmental-related activities

Tradeweb completes r8fin acquisition
22 January 2024 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Assad Fehmy, co-founder of r8fin, will join Tradeweb following the completion

Clear Street to become a new player in the futures clearing market
22 January 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Clear Street receives approval from the National Futures Association as the firm prepares to release its new full service Futures Clearing Merchant business

Société Générale appoints Oleron to head delta one trading
22 January 2024 Hong Kong
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Christophe Oleron joins the firm as head of delta one trading, APAC from a six-year tenure at HSBC

Tesla, Ford and Wayfair among the top shorted stocks in 2023
19 January 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The data sourced in this report comes from Hazeltree’s securities finance platform and covers approximately 15,000 global equities across the US, EMEA and APAC

Pictet Asset Management hires Yakoob
18 January 2024 UK
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Based in London, Osman Yakoob will focus on the firms collateral requirements, including OTC, ETD, repo, CCP and EMIR

ISDA launches derivatives clause library linked to sustainability
18 January 2024 US
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The new offering is designed to provide standardised drafting options for market participants to use when negotiating SLD transactions with counterparties

EquiLend to be acquired by WCAS
18 January 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe will attain a majority stake in the securities finance technology, data and analytics firm in Q2 2024