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Acadia partners with Capitolis to launch data solution for capital optimisation
08 December 2021 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Acadia, provider of integrated risk management services for derivatives companies, and Capitolis, the SaaS platform provider, have partnered to launch SA-CCR Optimization

Cyber risk seen as top threat to financial markets says DTCC
07 December 2021 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

A Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation survey has revealed increasing concerns around inflation and climate change, with cyber risk reportedly the number one threat facing the global financial markets in 2022

State Street, Vanguard and Symbiont complete first live trade for FX forward contracts through blockchain
07 December 2021 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

State Street has completed the margin calculation process for a live trade of a 30-day foreign exchange forward contract through the use of Assembly, Symbiont’s distributed ledger technology

Nigeria counts down to CCP launch for exchange-traded derivatives
07 December 2021 Nigeria
Reporter: Bob Currie

NG Clearing gears up for its launch this week as West Africa’s first CCP, with live trades to be cleared before early January

Davies acquires Sionic
07 December 2021 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Headquartered in London, Sionic specialises in technology transformation and digitalisation, international regulatory compliance, and risk management

Tradeweb reports November increase in repo trading activity
07 December 2021 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The total trading volume for November 2021 was US$24.2 trillion across electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, Tradeweb reports

Gino Timperio expands State Street role as Martin Tell retires
06 December 2021 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Timperio will assume leadership of State Street’s securities finance division as global head of securities finance, Tell, plans to retire after 35 years in the financial services industry

Clear Street appoints Joseph DiMartino
06 December 2021 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

DiMartino, former head of repo at MUFG, joins Clear Street as managing director, where he will oversee repo trading

Broadridge hires Steve Baker
06 December 2021 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Baker will take on the role of head of repo, securities finance and collateral management for Broadridge’s New York office

LSEG to acquire Quantile Group
06 December 2021 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The acquisition aims to accelerate Quantile Group’s product development, the launch of new services, expanding its network to better serve its clients

OCC securities lending loan values up 60% for November
03 December 2021 US
Reporter: SFT

OCC’s securities lending average daily loan value rises to US$138.4 billion for November, with total cleared contract volume hitting record levels for the clearing house

Mark Snowdon joins Standard Chartered
03 December 2021 Hong Kong
Reporter: Bob Currie

Snowdon moves into newly-created role in Hong Kong as head of insurance relationship management, financing and securities services for Asia, reporting to Simon Kellaway