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State Street launches GlobalLink FX
02 November 2021 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

GlobalLink FX will combine three of State Street’s execution and post-trade platforms to provide clients with an integrated execution and workflow solution

Global securities lending revenue up 34% YoY for October
02 November 2021 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The global securities finance industry generated US$821 million in revenue for lenders in October 2021, according to DataLend

Geggus becomes global agency lending head at BNP Paribas Securities Services
01 November 2021 Global
Reporter: SFT

Andrew Geggus is appointed as global head of agency lending at BNP Paribas Securities Services, with Graeme Perry becoming director of trading strategy and relationships

Deutsche Börse launches CSDR reference data set
01 November 2021 Germany
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The data packages will help to manage risks and prioritise settlement fails, reconcile cash penalties and prepare for buy-ins, allowing clients to manage the new regulatory requirements of the European Central Securities Depositories Regulation

Citi appoints Victor Alexiev to global head of D10X ICG
29 October 2021 Singapore
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

As the global head of D10X institutional clients group (ICG), Victor Alexiev will lead a team to accelerate the development of new solutions and will continue to work closely with teams across the business to identify new opportunity spaces

Broadridge announces go-live of global proxy sub-custody services in Switzerland
28 October 2021 Switzerland
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

This release aims to enhance services provided to investors by enabling early receipt of issuer-verified event announcements, improved voting deadlines, and power of attorney services for both bearer and registered shares

Refinitiv launches regulated Tokyo Swap Rate to facilitate industry transition from LIBOR
28 October 2021 Tokyo
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Tokyo Swap Rate is accessible on Refinitiv products including Workspace, Eikon, DataScope and Refinitie Real-Time for swaps referencing the Tokyo Overnight Average Rate (TONA)

EquiLend enhances Premium Pulse transaction data service
28 October 2021 US
Reporter: SFT

According to EquiLend, Premium Pulse offers real-time information on more than 75,000 trades per day, bridging global equities and global fixed income updated around the clock

B. Riley Financial hires Christopher Gillespie
27 October 2021 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Christopher Gillespie has been appointed director of equity finance at B. Riley Financial’s New York office

European Commission issues banking legislative package, finalising Basel III implementation in EU
27 October 2021 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

Review of the Capital Requirements Regulation and Capital Requirements Directive aims to make banks more resilient to economic shocks, while facilitating transition to carbon neutrality and supporting recovery from the pandemic

ISLA publishes French version of ‘Framing securities lending for the sustainability era’
27 October 2021 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The white paper produced jointly by ISLA and law firm Allen & Overy, looks at the role of lending in the transition to a sustainable economy and how ISLA is supporting that process

FIA Tech expands reference data offering
27 October 2021 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

FIA Tech has expanded its reference data offering with three new services in an effort to help increase efficiency in the futures markets