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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

Standard Chartered appoints Marisa Drew as chief sustainability officer
27 January 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Drew will chair the Group Sustainability Forum, drive the bank’s net zero commitments and oversee the sustainable finance and sustainability strategy teams

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

Transcend appoints Tom Garley as senior product specialist
25 January 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Garley will work with buy-side infrastructure participants to identify and design product innovations that address inefficiencies in the collateral management space

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

Baton Systems appoints David Ornstein as COO
25 January 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Ornstein will be the company’s first chief operating officer and will focus on enabling the firm to scale effectively as Baton Systems’ client numbers expand

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

Fidelity Investments hires Ryan Joyce
21 January 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Joyce will aid the management and distribution of the international equity book of business during EMEA trading times, as senior international equity trader