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S&P Global Market Intelligence reveals NZYM B and ASC as top shorted stocks
16 November 2023 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

S&P Global Market Intelligence has released the top 10 highest shorted equities across the UK and Europe with a minimum market capitalisation of US$10 billion

HSBC goes live on Broadridge’s sponsored repo solution
15 November 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The London-based bank is the second client to go live since the launch of the sponsored repo solution in early October

Clearstream GSF volumes outstanding climb 41% YoY for October
15 November 2023 Luxembourg
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Luxembourg-based firm generated €732.4 billion through its global securities financing business for the month of October, according to monthly figures

UBS, SBI and DBS complete cross-border repo on public blockchain
15 November 2023 Japan, Singapore, Switzerland
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The transaction settled a repo, digital bond purchase and redemption using regulated digital payment tokens across entities in Japan, Singapore and Switzerland

Fnality raises £77.7 million in Series B funding
14 November 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

This fundraising round for the digital payments fintech was led by Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas with involvement from DTCC, Euroclear, Nomura, WisdomTree and a number of other investors

ESMA coordinates global fire-drill for European CCPs
13 November 2023 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The exercise will involve more than 30 central counterparties, which will simultaneously run a simulation on the default of a hypothetical common clearing member

BancTrust hires Shah to lead global securities financing
10 November 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Dipan Shah joins the firm with more than 15 years of financial markets experience and will serve at the London-based bank as head of global securities financing

Broadridge expands Shareholder Disclosure solution
09 November 2023 UK, Australia, Hong Kong
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Currently live in the UK, Australia and Hong Kong markets, the solution will support firms needing to adhere to specific SRD II regulations

Women in Asset Servicing launches Luxembourg chapter
09 November 2023 Luxembourg
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The group will begin with micro-events, intended to encourage networking amongst new members and enabling the organisation to grow organically in the region

DTCC launches data access service for OTC derivatives
08 November 2023 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

OTC Direct Connect will improve data access for OTC derivatives trades reported to DTCC’s Data Repository, using AWS Data Exchange to reference trade data held in AWS cloud

TS Imagine and Kayenta enter strategic partnership
08 November 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Hedge fund treasury management system provider Kayenta has partnered with TS Imagine to grant clients access to multi-asset trading and risk management solution TS One

Metaco to power HSBC’s new digital asset custody service
08 November 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

HSBC has announced plans for the release of a new digital assets custody service using Metaco’s institutional client platform, Harmonize.