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Matrix Applications completes SOC 2 Type II audit for TradeBlazer
10 November 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The New-York based fintech service bureau says that completion of this front, middle and back-office audit demonstrates its commitment to the highest standards of data protection and security

Baton Systems appoints Griffiths as director of EMEA sales
08 November 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Alistair Griffiths, former senior sales executive of post-trade solutions at FIS Global, will focus on new business acquisitions across all Baton solutions in the region

Sparkasse Bank Malta and Diligencia become GLEIF validation agents
08 November 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation introduced the Validation Agent Framework to enable regulated institutions to leverage their KYC and AML onboarding procedures and help their clients obtain LEIs

HSBC hires Lee
07 November 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Based in London, former global co-head of ALM change at UBS Sarah Lee will take on the role of markets treasury head of transformation

Macein joins UniCredit
07 November 2022 Italy
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Victor Macein, former director of securities finance at ABN AMRO Bank N.V., has been appointed director of equity finance at UniCredit Bank AG Milan

Global securities finance revenues for October rise 4% YoY
07 November 2022 US
Reporter: SFT

S&P Global Market Intelligence reports that global revenues have climbed YoY to US$985 million, but are down 4 per cent relative to September

SEC revises Form N-PX proxy voting reporting requirements for US-registered funds
04 November 2022 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

These reforms are intended to make it easier for investors to compare the proxy voting records of mutual funds, ETFs and other fund entities, including the recall and voting of loan stock

HSBC releases tokenisation platform for digital bonds
04 November 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The European Investment Bank is exploring the possibility of issuing the market’s “first-ever” GBP tokenised bond, for registration and issuance under Luxembourg law, using HSBC’s new platform HSBC Orion

BKM supports local girls football team
03 November 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Black Knight Media, publisher of industry leading titles Asset Servicing Times and Securities Finance Times, provides new kit to Beckenham Town U13’s girls team

Budh-Raja becomes first female chair at ISLA
03 November 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Budh-Raja will chair the association’s board of directors for the next three years, alongside the newly elected group, which consists of Jonathan Lombardo, Alessandro Cozzani and Philip Winter

Global securities lending revenue drops 5% YoY for October, says DataLend
03 November 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The global securities finance industry generated US$781 million in revenue for lenders in October 2022, representing a 5 per cent decrease year-over-year from the US$821 million generated in October 2021

OCC cleared sec lending volume rises 12 per cent YoY for October
03 November 2022 US
Reporter: SFT

Securities lending volumes cleared through OCC have grown 11.6 per cent YoY for October, but average daily loan value for OCC-cleared sec lending trades has contracted 11.6 per cent YoY to US$115.6 billion