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Baton Systems adds OCC to its collateral management network
18 August 2022 UK
Reporter: SFT

By linking to the Chicago-based clearer for futures, options and securities lending trades, clearing members will be able to automate collateral management across 11 CCPs globally via the Baton Core-Collateral ecosystem

J.P. Morgan appoints Mukhtar
17 August 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Ozair Mukhtar joins J.P. Morgan as agency securities finance business manager at the firm’s London office

S&P Global hires Gawthorpe
17 August 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Eleanor Gawthorpe has joined S&P Global Market Intelligence as a sales associate within the firm’s Global Regulatory Reporting Solutions sales team

Xceptor hires Ridout to head sales for EMEA and APAC
17 August 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

John Ridout joins Xceptor’s London office where he will lead the sales team and the firm’s growth strategy for EMEA and APAC

Eurex expands FX futures offering to emerging markets
17 August 2022 Germany
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Eurex will begin to trade new FX futures contracts covering Brazilian Real (BRL), Mexican Pesos (MXN) and South African Rand (ZAR) on 10 October 2022

Global securities lending revenues rise 6% YoY during H1
16 August 2022 Global
Reporter: SFT

EquiLend reports record lending volumes on its NGT platform during Q2, reflecting double digit volume growth in APAC, EMEA, the US and Canada over the period

Zirpolo joins Hazeltree
16 August 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Rory Zirpolo has been appointed vice president of business development at Hazeltree, a provider of cloud-based treasury and liquidity solutions to investment management firms

NGT records 2% trading volume increase YoY for July, says EquiLend
11 August 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

EquiLend executed 2.3 million trades on its NGT trading platform during July 2022 against US$2.2 trillion, representing a 2 per cent YoY increase in trade volume

Proposed Form-PF changes may require retooling of reporting systems, says AIMA
11 August 2022 US
Reporter: SFT

This proposal, advanced jointly by the SEC and the CFTC, is designed to provide better oversight of hedge funds and their advisers, while boosting data quality and consistency

Opinion divided on benefits of clearing in UST securities and repo markets
10 August 2022 US
Reporter: SFT

An ISDA survey finds that industry opinion is divided regarding whether central clearing would improve the efficiency and resilience of cash Treasury securities and repo markets

Global securities finance revenues jump 40% YoY in July
10 August 2022 Global
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

July has become the highest revenue generating month of 2022, with global securities finance revenues totalling US$1.215 billion, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence

Broadridge hires Turmaine
10 August 2022 UK
Reporter: SFT

Former J.P. Morgan head of securities and prime brokerage operations joins Broadridge from Accenture to build the firm’s post-trade and digital asset consultancy in EMEA