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Fair Place Finance leverages Broadridge’s SRD II solution

03 March 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Broadridge’s Shareholder Disclosure Hub is a digital solution that uses API and blockchain-based technologies to address Shareholder Rights Directive II shareholder disclosure requirements

Global securities lending revenue rises 1% in February, says DataLend

03 March 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The global securities finance industry generated US$634 million in revenue for lenders in February 2022, according to DataLend

Euronext and Clearstream strengthen collaboration for access to Danish markets

02 March 2022 Denmark
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Euronext Securities has partnered with Clearstream to provide asset services to Clearstream Banking AG as investor central securities depositary for the Danish market

OCC securities lending average daily loan value grows 15% YoY in February

02 March 2022 US
Reporter: SFT

Total cleared futures and options contracts through Chicago-based OCC have dropped to 807 million from their January high

Euroclear and Clearstream halt settlements for Russian securities

02 March 2022 Europe
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Euroclear Bank and Clearstream are no longer accepting Russian ruble as a settlement currency on their international central securities depositories in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Lawyer extradited to Germany to face cum-ex charges

25 February 2022 Germany
Reporter: Bob Currie

Swiss authorities have extradited Hanno Berger, the German lawyer accused of defrauding the German tax authorities through ‘cum-ex’ trading and tax improprieties

Proximity and Computershare partner for US vote confirmation pilot

25 February 2022 United States
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Proximity and transfer agent Computershare have partnered to support an industry-led pilot intended to deliver end-to-end vote confirmations to improve the transparency of voting for investors and issuers