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GraniteShares sees trading surge in Short ETPs
31 January 2022 Global
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The ETP provider offers a number of Short ETPs, which are designed to rise in value when the underlying stock or index falls, are seeing a rise in interest as investors seek to hedge portfolios against falling security prices

ESMA launches consultation on anti-procyclicality margin measures for CCPs
27 January 2022 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

EU securities market regulator says that the COVID-19 crisis, which provided a live test of CCPs’ operational resilience, has prompted a review of its anti-procyclicality tools and its supervisory framework for central clearing

IHS Markit partners with METACO to manage digital assets alongside traditional assets
27 January 2022 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

IHS Markit has partnered with METACO, a provider of security software, to provide a single multi-asset platform for financial institutions to manage digital assets alongside traditional assets

Industry trio complete tested integration of wholesale CBDC settlement with commercial banks
26 January 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BIS, SNB and SIX have successfully completed the second phase of Project Helvetia — a tested integration of wholesale central bank digital currency settlement with commercial banks

BIS Innovation Hub outlines 2022 agenda
25 January 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Bob Currie

Central bank digital currencies, decentralised finance and green finance are central to the Bank of International Settlements’ innovation programme, with London and Nordic hubs launching their first projects

Clearstream launches Primary Market Issuance API for Eurobonds
25 January 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Issuer agents and market participants can now obtain ISINs and request acceptance of securities issued under programme in real-time

State Street Collateral+ becomes ISLA member
25 January 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) has welcomed State Street Collateral+ as its newest member, with its membership now standing at more than 170 members

Bill Browne joins Mitsubishi UFJ
24 January 2022
Reporter: SFT

Browne becomes part of the business management unit supporting global securities lending and custody and is the latest in a series of appointments to join MUFG from Deutsche Bank

BNY Mellon expands clearance and collateral team
21 January 2022 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Stuart Bird, Karen Van Cauteren and Hadley Pritchard will take on relationship management roles at the firms London and Brussels offices

corfinancial launches SureVu ahead of CSDR implementation date
20 January 2022 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Corfinancial, a provider of software to the financial services sector, has launched SureVu Penalty Fees Processing and Management

Korean repo volumes surge in 2021
20 January 2022 Korea
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Repo trading volumes increased by 5.3 per cent YoY to US$19.6 trillion in 2021, according to KSD’s data on opening settlement

EuroCCP links to Clearstream’s Investor CSD solution
20 January 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: Bob Currie

Post-trade connection links EuroCCP to Clearstream’s Investor CSD, enabling exchange-traded equity and ETFs cleared through EuroCCP to settle in Clearstream. UK investment platform Freetrade is announced as first customer