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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

Standard Chartered appoints Roel Louwhoff as chief technology, operations and transformation officer
20 January 2022 Singapore
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Louwhoff will lead the company’s transformation, operations and technology agenda from 1 April 2022

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

LiquidityBook hires James Baxter as head of global buy-side sales
20 January 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Based in New York, Baxter will report to CEO Kevin Samuel and be responsible for generating sales within the firm’s buy-side vertical

State Street’s securities finance revenues up 16% YoY
19 January 2022 US
Reporter: SFT

Boston-based asset servicer sees securities finance revenues grow through stronger loan balances and new mandate wins. Assets under custody and administration hit new high of US$43.7 trillion

Qontigo partners with RepRisk
19 January 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Qontigo will enable solutions and access to RepRisk ESG risk data via Axioma portfolio analytics and risk models, and build indices under its STOXX family of brands

Deutsche Börse and GFEX launch cooperation on carbon markets
19 January 2022 Germany
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by both parties, who will jointly explore opportunities in green finance product and service development

Guillaume Tellez appointed CFO of WeMatch
18 January 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Tellez joins the firm from J.P Morgan after 10 years with the bank, where he acted as head of partnerships for international consumer

European repo market at 2021 year end: an orderly but expensive turn
18 January 2022 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

ICMA ERCC report finds that euro repo markets were orderly from an operational standpoint, but the 2021 year end was the most expensive for core repo since 2016

Deutsche Börse expands analytics suite with Eurex Open Interest Insights
18 January 2022 Germany
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The data offering will provide customers with insights into market positioning and dynamics, as well as an in-depth view into the distribution of exposure in futures and options

ABN AMRO Clearing introduces fractional investing infrastructure
18 January 2022 Netherlands
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Neobroker BUX has become the firm’s first client to use the new feature, allowing clients to to use their accounts to buy and sell full shares and fractional shares