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EFG Hermes KSA joins ISLA as new member
12 February 2025 Saudi Arabia
Reporter: Daniel Tison

Located in Riyadh, EFG Hermes KSA belongs to major financial institutions in Saudi Arabia, offering clients a range of financial services and solutions

Clear Street bolsters UK leadership team
12 February 2025 UK
Reporter: Jack McRae

The company states that these appointments aim to help achieve their mission of modernising the brokerage ecosystem

Hazeltree selects Seth as new CEO
12 February 2025 US
Reporter: Daniel Tison

Lokesh Seth brings more than two decades of experience in technology and analytics to his new role

SIX launches Digital Collateral Service
12 February 2025 Switzerland
Reporter: Daniel Tison

Firms managing both bonds and crypto can now post both as collateral to cover a single exposure

DORA: EBA upgrades ICT and security risk management measures
11 February 2025 EU
Reporter: Daniel Tison

In line with the Digital Operational Resilience Act, these amendments aim to simplify the ICT risk management framework and provide legal clarity to the market

Robinhood launches options trading to UK customers
11 February 2025 UK
Reporter: Daniel Tison

By allowing its UK customers to trade on broad market indices, the US-based retail broker aims to offer more diversification and flexibility

Euronext Clearing to enhance collateral management offering
11 February 2025 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Euronext has collaborated with Euroclear to support the development of collateral management services for repo and other asset classes

SEC allows temporary exemption for short selling reporting rules
10 February 2025 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Previously, the compliance date for Rule 13f-2 and Form SHO was 2 January 2025, with the initial Form SHO filings originally due by 14 February 2025

Canada launches securities lending of CMB holdings
10 February 2025 Canada
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The government is making its Canada mortgage bond holdings available to borrow through CIBC Mellon’s pre-existing securities lending services

Chadwick to retire
07 February 2025 UK
Reporter: Klea Neza

During his career, Mick Chadwick worked largely within the securities finance industry on both the sell side and the buy side

IMN: Asia and South America showcase emerging market opportunity
07 February 2025 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Panellists at The Beneficial Owners' International Securities Finance & Collateral Management Conference analysed the growing opportunity in emerging markets

Wedbush Securities launches real-time automated locate service
07 February 2025 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The new service is designed to allow correspondents to conduct short selling activity more efficiently