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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’

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

Cboe Clear Europe secures support for SFT clearing service
04 April 2024 Amsterdam
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Bank of America and State Street have committed to supporting the service which will launch in Q3 2024, subject to regulatory approvals

Innocap selects Fund Recs to deliver SFTR Solution
04 April 2024 Ireland
Reporter: Jack McRae

Fund Recs' dual solution will support Innocap's EMIR and SFTR related data management and operational workflows

Kolasingh and Yared appointed to CASLA board
03 April 2024 Canada
Reporter: Sophie Downes

Their appointment occurred during the CASLA annual general meeting, which was held on 4 March

Securities lending revenues face 20% decline YoY for Q1 2024
02 April 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Securities lending revenues declined by 20 per cent year-on-year to US$2,748 million for Q1 2024, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data

OCC average daily loan value grows 24.3% YoY for March
02 April 2024 US
Reporter: Sophie Downes

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) has recorded a 24.3 per cent year-on-year increase in average daily loan value

Chiuch swaps Clear Street for Curvature Securities
02 April 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Robert Chiuch will join the broker-dealer as director of special projects, bringing more than two decades of securities finance experience

Matrix Applications releases sec lending solution
02 April 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The solution is designed to address challenges facing financial firms — notably firms that want to expand into stock loan and which require the expertise or technology to build out the operational support

UK government gives the go-ahead for move to T+1
02 April 2024 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Accelerated Settlement Taskforce report recommends that the UK should aim to move to T+1 no later than the end of 2027 — the government “fully endorses” this as firms require sufficient time to prepare for the transition