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FinOptSys and SwapOne partner on swap solution
29 January 2024 US
Reporter: SFT

The front-to-back swap solution, Plexus, is designed to optimise decision-making, cost and operational efficiency, while enhancing price discovery, liquidity and lifecycle management

State Street promotes Eldridge to UK country head
26 January 2024 UK
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Reporting to executive vice president Cuan Coulter, Eldridge will oversee all aspects of State Street’s business in the UK

ICMA releases ex-Japan APAC repo market survey
26 January 2024 APAC
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The report notes “modest growth” in the outstanding value of the ex-Japan APAC repo market but declining turnover, reflecting more longer-term transactions

Yeazel steps down from Northwestern Mutual
25 January 2024 US
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Brian Yeazel was managing director of the financial services company for nearly 30 years

OCC appoints Cutuli as chief financial risk officer
25 January 2024 US
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Massimo Cutuli will succeed current CFRO Dale Michaels, who is set to retire in March

Swissquote introduce securities lending for private clients
25 January 2024 Switzerland
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The Swiss online banking company will employ Sharegain’s securities lending as a service solution to offer lending to its non-US private clients

CME Group and DTCC enhance cross-margining arrangements
25 January 2024 US, UK, APAC
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Eligible clearing members of CME Group and FICC government securities clearing can now cross-margin an expanded suite of products

Zekraus departs from Pirum
24 January 2024 US
Reporter: SFT

Bob Zekraus, Pirum's chief operating officer and head of the Americas, has left the company after three years

EquiLend systems go offline amid cyber attack
24 January 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The technical issue was identified on 22 January which placed portions of its systems offline, these are believed to include NGT and DataLend

Women in Securities Finance reshuffle global leadership team
24 January 2024 US
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Colleen Kenney and Brooke Gillman have both volunteered to step down from their roles

EMIR Refit ‘data quality’ issues causing concern, says Coffman
24 January 2024 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The market is currently preparing for the EMIR Refit implementation which is set to go-live on 29 April 2024 in Europe and five months later on 30 September 2024 in the UK

R3 launches Digital Markets product suite
24 January 2024 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Powered by Corda, R3’s tokenisation platform, the suite provides full lifecycle management of digital currencies and digital assets