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Pirum hires Marquis to accelerate North American growth
03 July 2024 US
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The company says that Marquis will be working with some of its most strategic clients to enhance Pirum’s footprint

OCC average daily loan value grows 17.6% YoY in June
03 July 2024 US
Reporter: Daniel Tison

Total securities lending transaction volumes have also increased, by 4.24 per cent YoY to 206,450 transactions

SkySparc acquires infiniance to strengthen its position in Nordic treasury consulting
03 July 2024 Sweden
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The companies say the acquisition builds on SkySparc’s growth strategy to increase its global footprint across the UK, Nordic, Europe and Asia

Global securities lending revenue faces 16% YoY decline for Q2, reports DataLend
02 July 2024 US
Reporter: Daniel Tison

In June, the industry generated US$790 million for lenders, representing an 11 per cent fall from the previous year

AccessFintech hires Naveen TV as head of product
02 July 2024 US
Reporter: Klea Neza

He holds over two decades of expertise in financial services

ISDA proceeds with development of industry notices hub
02 July 2024 US
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The ISDA Notices Hub will act as a secure central platform for firms to deliver notices, with automatic alerts sent to the receiver

Canton Network launches new decentralised interoperability infrastructure
01 July 2024 Switzerland
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The launch marks a pivotal step towards unlocking the full potential of synchronised financial markets, according to the market participants who run the Canton Network

Wematch.live hits US$400 billion in ongoing notional volume
01 July 2024 UK
Reporter: Daniel Tison

This achievement coincides with the recent launch of SM@RT Matching, which allows securities lenders and borrowers to define their own rules and constraints

Clearstream, DekaBank and DZ Bank issue tokenised bonds on DLT
01 July 2024 Germany
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The transactions mark the first institutional-grade issuances in Germany on DLT using wholesale digital central bank money, says Clearstream

EquiLend’s NGT reaches singular day high in notional at US$229 billion
28 June 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The global financial technology, data and analytics firm reported 148,260 trades printed, totalling US$229 billion in notional on Monday, 24 June

S&P Dow Jones Indices and LSF launch African Sovereign Index
28 June 2024 UK
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The launch of iBoxx LSF USD African Sovereigns Index aims to increase the representation of African nations in international markets

South Korean capital markets become Euroclearable
28 June 2024 South Korea
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The ability for Korean treasury bonds and monetary stabilisation bonds to be settled via the Euroclearable link will allow international investors post-trade access to the market