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EquiLend welcomes Peter Hutchinson
03 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Peter Hutchinson joins EquiLend as securities finance analyst, bringing trading, risk management, operations and consulting experience from a distinguished career at Aviva Investors, Consolo and HSBC

Taiwan tightens curbs on short-selling as TAIEX slides
03 October 2022 Taiwan
Reporter: SFT

The Financial Supervisory Commission has limited the volume of intraday securities lending orders to 20 per cent of average daily trading volume over the past 30 days, down from the 30 per cent limit in place previously

BNY Mellon adds ESG enhancements to its securities finance platform
29 September 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The announcement comes as stakeholder demands are growing for transparency in connection with ESG commitments

Report by BCBS-CPMI-IOSCO analyses margin procedures during Covid market stress
29 September 2022 Global
Reporter: Bob Currie

The study forms part of the Financial Stability Board’s work programme to improve the resilience of non-bank financial intermediaries. BCBS, CPMI and IOSCO have proposed amendments in six core areas and will work with the FSB to conduct this research

Tradeweb collaborates with S&P Global Market Intelligence to connect European markets
29 September 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The collaboration will introduce electronic connectivity between primary and secondary markets in Europe, which aims to accelerate the automation of manual steps across primary workflows for clients

Duco rolls out no-code solution for CFTC Rewrite
29 September 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The software-as-a-service, no-code platform allows firms to adapt to new requirements brought about by changes to derivatives reporting regulations through the CFTC Rewrite

Hoover joins Janney Montgomery
28 September 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Daniel Hoover, former director of securities lending at BMO Global Asset Management, has entered a fully paid lending sales position at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

SWIFT pilots Securities View to boost post-trade efficiency
28 September 2022 Belgium
Reporter: Bob Currie

Service applies an ISO-standard unique transaction identifier to track progress across the trade lifecycle, enabling market participants to identify trades with high risk of settlement failure and to take pre-emptive action

Mirae Asset Securities hires Sutherland
28 September 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Mirae Asset Securities (UK) Ltd has appointed Alasdair Sutherland as director of securities financing and delta one to develop the firm’s securities financing offering

DTCC extends data ecosystem alliance with Snowflake
27 September 2022 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation has announced a partnership with Snowflake to support data access and data sharing across selected DTCC services using the Snowflake Data Cloud

Sharegain appoints Anup Patel
27 September 2022 London
Reporter: Bob Currie

Anup Patel joins from OSTTRA to strengthen existing client relationships across wealth managers, neobanks, online brokers and asset managers, and to build Sharegain’s new business pipeline across these client segments

Hazeltree appoints Stephen Vondrak as senior sales director
27 September 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

With more than 25 years’ experience in financial services, Vondrak specialises in cash management, portfolio and fund accounting software, as well as portfolio management and deal management software