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Fondenergia selects BNP Paribas for securities lending services
09 April 2024 Italy
Reporter: Jack McRae

The Italy-based pension fund for workers in the energy sector will have access to BNP Paribas’ approach to technology and global operating model, as well as proxy voting and securities lending

Clearstream joins ECB trials to explore DLT for central bank money settlement
08 April 2024 Luxembourg
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Clearstream will connect to all three central bank digital offerings: Bundesbank’s Trigger Solution, Banca d’Italia’s TIPS Hash-link and Banque de France’s Full DLT Interoperability

Clearstream facilitates settlement for Baltic sovereign debt trades
08 April 2024 Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Sovereign debt instruments issued by the Baltic governments will have to be registered with Nasdaq CSD and listed on the Nasdaq Baltic exchanges to be eligible

TransFICC launches automated customer trading
08 April 2024 US, UK
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The new service will automate request for quote (RFQ) negotiation workflows for banks trading on dealer-to-client venues

Eurex Repo average daily volume rises 36% YoY for March
05 April 2024 Europe
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Trading volumes on Eurex Repo, the electronic market for secured financing, have increased by 36 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to €414.6 billion for Marc

ISLA announces conference co-chairs Bains and von Burg
05 April 2024 Switzerland
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The three-day event will take place from 18 to 20 June 2024 and will feature a mix of keynote presentations, panel discussions and networking events

Beeks partners with Securities & Trading Technology
05 April 2024 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The offering will cover all aspects of exchange trading, from execution and risk management to surveillance, post-trade clearing and settlement processes

Shih joins Clear Street
05 April 2024
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Wim Shih will focus on building the firm’s prime finance algos and long-term strategy

Andrew Douglas named chair of the UK Accelerated Settlement Task Force
04 April 2024 UK
Reporter: Jack McRae

Douglas explains that the key challenges for AST are FX, corporate actions, stock lending and to make sure ‘no man is left behind’

Tradeweb reports 29% increase YoY in repo ADV for March
04 April 2024 Europe, US
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Repo average daily volume (ADV) traded on the Tradeweb platform climbed 29 per cent year-on-year to US$576.3 billion for March

Clear Street launches clearing service for market makers
04 April 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The service is designed to enable US-registered market makers to gain insights into strategies tailored to their needs, including their diversification into new asset classes and products

ESMA provides update on DLT Pilot Regime to EU policymakers
04 April 2024 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

This letter, sent to the European Commission, Parliament and Council, updates policy makers on the status of applications received by national regulators and highlights issues for attention raised during the project’s first year