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Tradeweb names Bruni and Dixon as Co-heads of Global Markets
18 December 2024 US
Reporter: Daniel Tison

Enrico Bruni and Troy Dixon will share responsibility for overseeing the execution of the firm’s global markets strategy in these newly created roles

FAB and Libre Capital sign MoU on blockchain-powered collateralised lending
18 December 2024 Abu Dhabi
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The collaboration aims to transform lending by introducing a fully automated, transparent and efficient ecosystem

Maybank Securities and Citi facilitate securities lending for retail investors
18 December 2024 Singapore
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The collaboration marks the introduction of the Citi Securities Lending Access platform in Asia

LCH accepts Danish-covered bonds as collateral
17 December 2024 UK
Reporter: Daniel Tison

Through this collaboration with Finans Denmark, LCH aims to improve collateral management optionality and capabilities for both the Danish and international markets

Sabatini to act as Independent Industry Chair for EU shift to T+1
17 December 2024 Italy
Reporter: Daniel Tison

Giovanni Sabatini will play a key role as the link between the industry and the public sector working to shorten the settlement cycle

OTC Clear to accept China government bonds as collateral for Swap Connect
17 December 2024 Hong Kong
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The clearing subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing will allow the new eligible collateral to cover initial margin requirements

Ghei selected as Broadridge CFO
16 December 2024 US
Reporter: Clelia Frondaroli

The decision comes after Ashima Ghei’s tenure as interim CFO for the global finance team at Broadridge

Krens becomes new Chair of ISDA
16 December 2024 US
Reporter: Daniel Tison

This move follows the decision of former chair Eric Litvack to step down after 10 years in the role

State Street adds Al Hassoun as Country Head for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain
16 December 2024 Saudi Arabia
Reporter: Daniel Tison

In his new role, Majed Al Hassoun will be responsible for the development and execution of an enterprise-wide approach to growing business in the Middle East

Trade associations call on EU to extend UK CCPs equivalence
13 December 2024 EU
Reporter: Daniel Tison

This follows the recent publication of EMIR 3.0 in the Official Journal of the EU, which comes into force on 24 December

Societe Generale completes first repo transaction on public blockchain
13 December 2024 France
Reporter: Daniel Tison

SG-FORGE deposited as collateral bonds issued on the public Ethereum blockchain in exchange for Central Bank Digital Currency from France’s central bank

KfW completes first euro CSA trades via SwapAgent
12 December 2024 Germany
Reporter: Daniel Tison

KfW says that LCH’s SwapAgent brings operational efficiency and standardisation to cross-currency hedging activities