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BNY Mellon and Pirum partner on collateral optimisation platform
05 October 2022 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

ECPOConnect combines BNY Mellon’s collateral management service, EPCO, and Pirum’s CollateralConnect, an SaaS solution allowing for collateral and inventory management and optimisation

Kuwait Clearing Company appoints Alex Krunic as CEO
05 October 2022 Kuwait
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Krunic will be responsible for developing post-trade activities and services in the Kuwait region

South Street raises capital from BlackRock and BC Partners
05 October 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

South Street Securities Holdings raises capital from BlackRock and BC Partners to grow its business

Global securities lending revenue increases 12% YoY for September, says DataLend
05 October 2022 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

EquiLend’s market data service DataLend has found that the global securities finance industry generated US$2.3 billion in revenue in the third quarter of 2022, a 12 per cent increase from Q3 2021

OCC cleared sec lending volume up 19% YoY
04 October 2022 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Cleared volume rises for SBL trades, but average daily loan value through OCC has contracted 4.0% YoY to US$122.56 billion for September 2022

Joint Associations respond to BCBS second consultation on cryptoasset exposures
04 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

The joint response aims to raise industry understanding of the risks associated with private digital assets to promote an environment for trading and safekeeping that is safer, more efficient and more inclusive

MTS BondsPro and Overbond establish data sharing partnership
04 October 2022 US, Canada
Reporter: SFT

Through the relationship, Overbond AI will be able to integrate 10 million additional price updates daily across 25,000 debt instruments. MTS BondsPro clients will have access to Overbond’s fixed income prices and liquidity-confidence benchmarks

State Street welcomes Darren Pateman
04 October 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

State Street has appointed Darren Pateman as a collateral product manager on contract

Martin to oversee Wematch's global securities finance, sales and client coverage
03 October 2022 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

Shane Martin will sit on Wematch's executive committee and will guide the firm's strategic direction and global commercial expansion

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