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BNY Mellon appoints Keys
07 February 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

David Keys joins the New York-based bank as head of structured finance after 23 years at U.S. Bank

Global securities finance revenues jump 34% YoY for January
06 February 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

January marked a strong start for 2023 and sets the tone for a vibrant first quarter, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence, which finds securities finance activity generated US$1.117 billion for the month

Ricky Maloney joins Sionic
06 February 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Based in London, he will be tasked with expanding the company’s buy-side footprint in North America and other regions

Repo market and GC Pooling volumes climb 23% YoY for Jan, says Eurex Repo
06 February 2023 EU
Reporter: SFT

Total term-adjusted ADV rises to €169.3 billion for January 2023 for the Repo Market segment and to €82.1 billion for GC Pooling, assisted by central bank efforts to drive economic normalisation

Xceptor welcomes Neal Chatrath as head of sales for North America
06 February 2023 United States
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Based in New York, Chatrath will work with the company’s client base which includes State Street, US Bancorp, BNY Mellon, Northern Trust and Citi

Global securities lending revenue rises 27% YoY for Jan, says DataLend
03 February 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The global securities finance industry generated US$890 million in revenue for lenders in January, representing a 27 per cent YoY rise and a 5 per cent MoM growth, according to DataLend

Pardeep Cassells joins HM Treasury’s Accelerated Settlement Taskforce
03 February 2023 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The taskforce was launched by the Chancellor in December 2022 to investigate the UK’s potential for faster settlement of financial trades

Standard Chartered approved for ‘wholly foreign owned’ securities firm in Beijing
03 February 2023 China
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

With an initial capital injection of US$155.6 million, the new firm Standard Chartered Securities (China) Limited will cover underwriting, asset management and brokerage activities, following CSRC approval

CFTC issues statement on cybersecurity incident at ION Cleared Derivatives
03 February 2023 UK
Reporter: SFT

The US derivatives market watchdog indicated that it has been working with other financial regulators and impacted parties to understand how the cyber incident occurred and to ensure that other CFTC-regulated derivatives markets are not compromised

Zodia Custody and SBI to establish crypto asset venture in Japan
02 February 2023 Japan
Reporter: Lyndsey Young

The venture will act as a Japan-based crypto assets custodian, targeting institutional clients

OCC securities lending ADV down 8.1% YoY for Jan
02 February 2023 US
Reporter: SFT

Securities lending volumes cleared through OCC have remained flat YoY at 177, 214 transactions for January, but average daily loan value has contracted over period

Tradeweb reports 20.4% YoY jump in repo ADV for Jan
02 February 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Repo average daily volume traded on Tradeweb increased 20.4 per cent YoY to US$416.9 billion for January 2023. The figure represents a 10.0 per cent MoM rise from the US$379.0 billion recorded in December 2022