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Tom Daniels departs BNY Mellon
23 June 2021 US
Reporter: SFT

Head of securities lending business development for the Americas exits after 14 years in role

MarketAxess expands client portfolio trading platform
23 June 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The firm says portfolio trading accounts for 3.8 per cent of the US High Grade and US High Yield TRACE volume — a small but growing portion of the US credit market with approximately $1.5 billion in ADV

UK regulator calls for feedback on climate disclosure rules
23 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

FCA proposals will potentially extend the list of companies covered by disclosure rules to include asset managers, insurers and FCA-regulated pension schemes

Thalia Chryssikou appointed as chair of AFME board
23 June 2021 London
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

Goldman Sachs executive succeeds Michael Cole-Fontayn as AFME Chair

Cowen expands global capital introduction team
22 june 2021 UK
Reporter: Alex Pugh

Cowen’s typical capital introduction clients are emerging managers, with a team focus on family offices, hedge fund of funds, endowments and foundations, and other investors willing to provide early stage capital

Buy-side calls for greater urgency in meeting LIBOR-transition deadlines
22 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

Investment Association appeals for market-wide collaboration to deliver transfer of LIBOR-linked bonds to new rate by end of December

NGT securities finance platform adds new counterparties
22 June 2021 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

BBVA and SMBC Nikko Securities among new companies active on EquiLend’s multi-asset platform

HQLA^x secures Series B investment from J.P. Morgan
22 June 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“We’re happy to support HQLA^x as they continue to grow the collateral management blockchain ecosystem," comments Ben Challice, head of trading services at J.P. Morgan

DTCC appoints Jennifer Peve as head of strategy and business development
21 June 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Peve will have responsibility for the firm’s global corporate strategy, digital product development and strategic partnerships and alliances reporting to DTCC president and CEO Michael Bodson

Tesseract completes fundraising to power growth of its digital asset lending solutions
21 June 2021 Finland
Reporter: Bob Currie

Institutional ownership of digital assets will rise from 10 to 30 per cent within four years, predicts Finland-domiciled digital lender

AcadiaSoft rebrands to Acadia
21 June 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

As part of the refresh, Acadia is working with the industry to evolve the risk function from measurement to integrated management

Pakistan securities regulator issues green bond guidance
21 June 2021 Pakistan
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan says green bonds will help initiate sustainable projects in the fight against climate change as well as giving issuers of debt securities the opportunity to diversify their sources of financing