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ISDA releases standardised set of definitions for digital asset derivatives
26 January 2023 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

These definitions are designed to deliver an unambiguous contractual framework for digital asset derivatives under the ISDA Master Agreement, thereby delivering greater clarity for execution and settlement of digital asset derivatives contracts

OptionsDesk onboards ION’s XTP suite
26 January 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The suite, consisting of ION’s XTP Trading, XTP Clearing and XTP Cleared Derivatives solutions, will help to facilitate OptionsDesk’s growth plans

SEC targets conflicted sales in ABS products
26 January 2023 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

Proposed rule will potentially restrict short selling in an asset-backed security or buying a credit derivative that allows the securitisation participant to benefit from specified credit events, to the detriment of the ABS investor

Corlytics buys ING SparQ to drive digitisation of regulatory value chain
25 January 2023 UK Ireland
Reporter: SFT

Corlytics has worked with ING as a partner on the project since 2018 and currently supports more than 550 ING users with regulatory information and risk data across compliance, risk, regulatory affairs and legal

EquiLend’s DeGiglio becomes president of Wall Street Technology Association
25 January 2023 US
Reporter: SFT

Having served on WSTA’s board of directors since 2017, DeGiglio says that the association serves an important role in education, networking and driving technology innovation throughout the financial services industry

Global PSSL appoints Thapelo Tsheole as strategic advisor
25 January 2023 Botswana
Reporter: SFT

Tsheole is chief executive of the Botswana Stock Exchange and President of the African Securities Exchanges Association and will bring his expertise relating to the development of financial markets in Botswana and Africa

Mitsubishi UFJ and Banking’s GSLS establish sec lending partnership with Fort Washington Investment Advisors
24 January 2023 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking’s Global Securities Lending Solutions group has entered into a securities lending cash management partnership with Ohio-based Fort Washington Investment Advisors

Clearstream and Vermeg to deliver first STP triparty solution linking to ECMS
24 January 2023 Germany, Luxembourg
Reporter: Bob Currie

Using Vermeg’s Easy Collateral product, Clearstream indicates that the solution will provide a consolidated view of ECB-eligible collateral at its CSDs and ICSD, along with enhanced liquidity management and collateral optimisation

FinOptSys completes first tranche of Series A funding round with backing from State Street
23 January 2023 US
Reporter: SFT

The New Jersey-based provider of enterprise-wide SaaS solutions indicates that it will be using the fundraising to expand its global team and to extend the range of traditional and non-traditional assets supported through its peer-to-peer network

AWS and Waton launch Broker Cloud
23 January 2023 Hong Kong
Reporter: Lucy Carter

AWS has partnered with Waton to launch Broker Cloud, a one-stop fintech solution for global brokerage firms and financial institutions

Wematch appoints Hochstadter
23 January 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Ed Hochstadter, former J.P. Morgan veteran, joins Wematch as head of securities-based lending sales and coverage for North America, where he will focus on developing US securities lending coverage and product development

2022 proves “record year” for clearing volume at LCH
20 January 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The results come ahead of the USD LIBOR conversion to SOFR in Q2 2023 – with more than 80 per cent of all new USD swap risk cleared by SwapClear now SOFR-based