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ISDA reports a 38% YoY rise in IM collected by Phase 1 firms
10 May 2022 Global
Reporter: SFT

Total initial margin collected by the 20 largest dealer firms rose to US$286 billion at the end of 2021, according to the latest ISDA Margin Survey, but IM posted to CCPs against IRD and CDS contracts dipped 2.2% YoY to US$323.4 billion

Clear Street appoints Dulude as chief product officer
09 May 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

William Dulude will oversee product development for all of Clear Street’s business segments, including institutional, active trading, and platform services

eSecLending adds Mark Whittaker as senior associate
06 May 2022 UK
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

eSecLending has appointed Mark Whittaker as senior securities lending associate

Spectrum Markets opens European cryptocurrency derivatives trading venue
05 May 2022 Germany
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Spectrum Markets has expanded its product offering to include cryptocurrencies as an underlying market, with specific turbo warrants on Bitcoin and Ethereum

Robinhood confirms release of “fully paid” sec lending service
05 May 2022 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

Trading platform announces roll out of lending service that will be available to “all customers” by end of May, while transaction-based revenues contract 48% YoY for Q1

Global securities lending revenues rise 20 per cent YoY for April, says DataLend
05 May 2022 Global
Reporter: SFT

The global securities finance industry delivered US$828 million in lending revenue in April 2022, with average fee rates for North American equities rising 39 per cent compared with April 2021

DTCC evaluates risks presented by “interconnectedness” in global finance
04 May 2022 United States
Reporter: Bob Currie

White paper builds on DTCC’s 2015 report, Understanding Interconnectedness Risks, which shines a spotlight on dangers of contagion and interconnectedness

Eurex Repo records strong repo market expansion for April
04 May 2022 Germany
Reporter: Bob Currie

Average daily volume for repo transactions has climbed 75 per cent YoY to €145 billion for April, with GC Pooling activity up 4 per cent YoY, according to Frankfurt-based trading and clearing entity

SmartStream launches Eligibility API for collateral optimisation
04 May 2022 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

SmartStream Technologies has launched a new solution for faster collateral management optimisation

Citi strengthens its Australia Markets and Research division
04 May 2022 Australia
Reporter: Bob Currie

US bank adds further trading, prime services and securities finance experience to its Australia and New Zealand teams with a series of appointments, including Howard Ilderton, Norbert Wong and Allan Newsome

OCC securities lending loan ADV climbs 15 per cent YoY for April
03 May 2022 US
Reporter: SFT

Total cleared securities lending volume rises to US$134.2 billion for April, with total cleared futures and options up 9 per cent YoY to 782.8 million contracts

Donohue re-elected as OCC executive chairman
03 May 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The OCC has re-elected Craig Donohue as executive chairman of its Board of Directors, during its annual stockholder meeting, as well as new member and public directors