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Buy-side calls for greater urgency in meeting LIBOR-transition deadlines
22 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

Investment Association appeals for market-wide collaboration to deliver transfer of LIBOR-linked bonds to new rate by end of December

NGT securities finance platform adds new counterparties
22 June 2021 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

BBVA and SMBC Nikko Securities among new companies active on EquiLend’s multi-asset platform

HQLA^x secures Series B investment from J.P. Morgan
22 June 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“We’re happy to support HQLA^x as they continue to grow the collateral management blockchain ecosystem," comments Ben Challice, head of trading services at J.P. Morgan

DTCC appoints Jennifer Peve as head of strategy and business development
21 June 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Peve will have responsibility for the firm’s global corporate strategy, digital product development and strategic partnerships and alliances reporting to DTCC president and CEO Michael Bodson

Pakistan securities regulator issues green bond guidance
21 June 2021 Pakistan
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan says green bonds will help initiate sustainable projects in the fight against climate change as well as giving issuers of debt securities the opportunity to diversify their sources of financing

BNY Mellon’s Mark Militello joins ASIFMA board
18 June 2021 Japan
Reporter: Alex Pugh

ASIFMA’s board of directors — the association’s governing body — is composed of 28 senior representatives from member firms, including BlackRock, Bank of America and BNP Paribas

Fintech S3 debuts stock squeeze risk score on Bloomberg Terminal
18 June 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

S3 Squeeze will allow clients to determine whether stocks are at risk of a potential short squeeze and will help risk managers to incorporate new risk factors into their investment processes

ICSD Clearstream partners with Saudi securities registry to streamline access to vast capital market
17 June 2021 Saudia Arabia
Reporter: Alex Pugh

Eligible clients now have access to the Middle Eastern country’s Islamic and corporate bond market and listed ETFs thanks to an indirect linkage established via HSBC Saudi Arabia acting as local custodian for Clearstream

ESMA releases 2020 Annual Report
16 June 2021 France
Reporter: Bob Currie

EU securities market regulator reflects on its work during 2020 and actions relating to supervisory convergence, Single Rulebook and oversight of financial infrastructure

Diginex and EQUOS rebrand as EQONEX
16 June 2021 Singapore
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

EQUOS will be known as EQONEX and Diginex Capital, the digital asset securitisation business will be rebranded to EQONEX Capital

Alan McIntyre joins Kaizen in regulatory reporting role
16 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Alex Pugh

McIntyre’s DTCC Global Trade Repository expertise will support Kaizen’s clients with their trade repository services, derivatives and securities financing transactions requirements

LSE’s Michael Findlay to chair FCA markets panel
15 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The UK regulator’s Markets Practitioner Panel provides external and independent input to the FCA from the point of view of financial market participants