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ESMA tackles MMF resilience
17 February 2022 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

Following market consultation, the EU securities market regulator proposes changes to the EU regulatory framework for money market funds as part of lessons learnt from COVID-related market stress

DTCC targets data transparency for repo markets
16 February 2022 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

A new service, DTCC Treasury Kinetics, will access US treasury trade data held in FICC’s government securities division to drive greater transparency and understanding in repo markets

Digivault and Asset Reality to provide Belgium with crypto asset recovery services
15 February 2022 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Digivault, a part of EQONEX, and Asset Reality, a company that recovers seized crypto assets, has been chosen by Belgian law enforcement agencies to provide recovery, storage and management services for seized crypto assets

Christoph Hansmeyer moves to post-trade special projects at Deutsche Börse
15 February 2022 Germany
Reporter: SFT

After almost four years as MD of group strategy, Hansmeyer shifts to head of key projects in the pre- and post-trade division, and will be succeeded in his former role by Jörg Pietzner

Sharegain accelerates growth with Series B funding
15 February 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The capital markets infrastructure fintech has raised US$64 million in a Series B round led by Westcap

A platform on the rise
15 February 2022 Kenya
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Nairobi Securities Exchange has taken a successful step forward in its objective to launch a securities lending and borrowing platform after CMA completes Regulatory Sandbox testing

EXCLUSIVE: Laura Allen joins EquiLend
14 February 2022 London
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Laura Allen, former managing director at Trading Apps, will join EquiLend’s product team in London

Asia strong as global securities finance revenues dip
14 February 2022 Global
Reporter: SFT

Global securities finance revenues for January contracted 15 per cent YoY to US$836 million, according to recently-published data from IHS Markit, with global equity financing revenues recording their lowest monthly figure since February 2021

ESMA prioritises greenwashing in sustainable finance roadmap
11 February 2022 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Investigating greenwashing, defining its fundamental features and addressing it with coordinated action across multiple sectors will be key to safeguarding investors, says ESMA

EquiLend launches ESG data analysis and validation service
10 February 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The service enables firms to submit ESG-related data to EquiLend’s specialist data analytics team, who will then perform an independent analysis and validation

SEC votes to propose rule changes for C&S upgrade
10 February 2022 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

US regulator votes for clearing and settlement amendments, including T+1 settlement, same-day affirmation and improved STP rates. It asks, through public consultation, whether the market is now ready for next-day or same-day settlement

IHS Markit and BNP Paribas expand collaboration for UMR
10 February 2022 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

BNP Paribas Securities Services has added IHS Markit as an initial margin calculation source to its existing service for clients that are in-scope for UMR in derivatives markets