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IM collected by Phase 1 firms against uncleared derivatives up 38% YoY, says BIS survey
13 June 2022 Global
Reporter: SFT

Data from the most recent BIS OTC derivatives survey finds that initial margin posted by firms to leading CCPs contracted 2.2% YoY to US$323.4 billion at year-end 2021

Standard Chartered appoints Simon Kellaway as global head of sales, financing and sec services
13 June 2022 Hong Kong
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Standard Chartered has appointed Simon Kellaway as global head of sales, financing and securities services

Bosonic forms cross-custodian net settlement working group
10 June 2022 US
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Decentralised financial market infrastructure Bosonic has launched the Bosonic Cross-Custodian Net Settlement Working Group, which includes a global network of digital asset custodians, exchanges and banks

StoneX Group expands digital asset offering with StoneX Digital
10 June 2022 US
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

StoneX Group has launched StoneX Digital LLC as a subsidiary devoted to providing institutional clients with access to a range of products and services for digital assets

ESMA postpones CSDR buy-in regime
09 June 2022 EU
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Market participants have conveyed concerns over “serious difficulties” to implement the mandatory buy-in regime on the scheduled date

Charles River Development appoints Thomas Fiorentino
09 June 2022 United States
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Charles River Development has promoted Thomas Fiorentino from assistant vice president of investment management to relationship manager

PASLA hunts for first CEO
08 June 2022 Hong Kong
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The chosen candidate will lead the association, establish and implement the engagement strategy with key stakeholders

DTCC outlines new resilience principles amid “increasingly complex technology landscape”
08 June 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

In a new white paper, The Power of Technology Resilience: A Framework for the Industry, DTCC details four resilience principles that it says should be considered during the development of all software, services, and components

Societe Generale selects FIS for technology transition
08 June 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Societe Generale will transition its existing derivatives clearing and settlement IT environment to FIS Cleared Derivatives Suite

MUFG names Christakos as US head of client operations
07 June 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Gustave Christakos joins the Mitsubishi UFJ and Banking Corporation’s New York office as US head of client operations and relationship management

Tradeweb reports 13.8% rise YoY in repo ADV for May
07 June 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Tradeweb reports record global repo activity as repo average daily volume trades increased 13.8 per cent YoY to US$420.3 billion for May 2022

Acadia hires Smith and Thomey as co-heads
07 June 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Stuart Smith and William Thomey will join Acadia in newly created roles as co-heads of business development in its London and New York offices