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IHS Markit to acquire Cappitech
11 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Natalie Turner

IHS Markit is expanding its global regulatory reporting capabilities through the purchase of Cappitech in a deal aimed at providing a single unified platform for global transaction reporting

HQLA^x secures €14.4m from global banks
11 January 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Drew Nicol

HQLA^x has attracted new investment for its DLT-powered securities finance platform, from BNY Mellon, Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas Securities Services and Citigroup

Euronext reports Q4 cash market trading volume surge
08 January 2021 Holland
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Euronext reveals December and Q4 trading volumes, with strong cash market YoY growth

ISLA secures Shone as full-time technology director
08 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

David Shone joined ISLA as a contract consultant in 2020 with responsibility for the ongoing development of the CDM, production of a clause library and taxonomy for the GMSLA and the ongoing digital transformation of the market

ESG ETF assets surged three-fold in 2020
08 January 2021 France
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The lack of securities lending programmes by ESG ETF is set to become a key battleground in 2021 with global AUM nearly tripling last year as launches proliferate, and performance skyrockets

Cowen appoints first head of fixed income outsourced trading
07 January 2021 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The firm is expanding its outsourced trading team and has appointed MUFG’s Joram Siegel to the newly-created role of head of fixed income outsourced trading

Tradeweb reports strong December repo trading volumes
07 January 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Repo average daily volume was $304.5 billion, representing a 50.4 per cent uptick for the final month of last year, compared to the same period in 2019, according to Tradeweb

Elad Roisman named acting chairman of US SEC
07 January 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Outgoing US president Donald Trump has designated Elad Roisman as acting chairman of US Securities and Exchange Commission following the departure of Jay Clayton in December

IHS Markit enhances securities finance data and analytics platform
06 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The new functionality includes a unique tool that offers daily analytical reports that can complement a firm’s approach to best execution and daily disclosure data on short positions from China

OCC achieves record breaking 2020
06 January 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

An uptick in securities lending activity contributed to December becoming the highest volume month in OCC’s history, up 80.9 percent YoY

CFTC grants temporary no-action relief to derivatives clearing organisations
06 January 2021
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The independent US government agency has agreed to not take enforcement action against derivatives clearing organisations for daily reporting failures until 27 January 2022

Deutsche Bank joins ranks of custodians offering securities lending via QFII scheme
05 January 2021 Hong Kong
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Deutsche Bank has facilitated its first margin trading and securities lending transaction for a client under China’s expanded Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors