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Clearstream appoints Delaunay as global head of collateral management
21 October 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Gael Delaunay, former European head of collateral management at BNY Mellon, will take on the role at Clearstream’s Luxembourg headquarters

ISDA publishes recommendations for future of EU derivatives clearing
21 October 2022 US
Reporter: SFT

The trade association’s proposals aim to encourage a wider range of firms to clear derivatives transactions in Europe, to provide a competitive advantage for EU-based central counterparties, and to remove unnecessary barriers to clearing in Europe

FSB examines repo market stability under stress conditions
20 October 2022
Reporter: Bob Currie

The Financial Stability Board has outlined policies to improve the resilience of liquidity access in stress conditions, which includes wider use of central clearing and attracting new non-bank intermediaries through “all-to-all” trading platforms

State Street to open new office in South America
20 October 2022 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

State Street is to open a new office in Chile to help the firm serve and support institutional clients in South America, with a focus on securities lending, custody and fund administration

Women in Securities Finance celebrates five-year anniversary
19 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The London Stock Exchange Group welcomed the Women in Securities Finance London Chapter to open the market in celebration of the group’s five-year anniversary

Copper.co hires Thomas
19 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Ben Thomas, former global prime finance trader at Deutsche Bank, has been appointed as asset optimisation director at Copper.co

ICMA publishes guide to domestic repo market in China
18 October 2022 China
Reporter: Bob Currie

Richard Comotto’s volume analyses repo market activities on the Chinese mainland, including products and trading activities, market infrastructure, the interbank market and exchange-traded repo, along with the regulatory and legal framework

ION launches XTP Spark
18 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

XTP Spark aims to simplify post-trade processing for brokers and banks, commodity trading firms or niche clearers who are looking to digitise their processes

REGIS-TR partners with Spain’s Cecabank
18 October 2022 Spain
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Cecabank has previously worked with REGIS-TR as a long-term provider of regulatory solutions in the Spanish market

Kaizen Reporting appoints Matthew Vincent as a managing director
18 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Vincent has more than 30 years of experience in financial services, including more than 10 years’ experience working in regulatory reporting functions at Tier 1 banks

Securities lending market grows 12% YoY in Q3
17 October 2022 Global
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The securities lending market generated US$2.63 billion in Q3 2022, representing a 12 per cent increase from Q3 2021, according to Nancy Allen, global head of data and analytics at EquiLend

DBS becomes SwapClear direct clearing member in Singapore
17 October 2022 Singapore
Reporter: Bob Currie

As a DCM, this will enable DBS to post Singapore government debt as collateral. SwapClear will be the first global offshore clearing house to accept Singapore government bonds as eligible collateral