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Multilateral organisations offer recommendations for CBDC interoperability

11 July 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: SFT

New report by the BIS, IMF and World Bank says central banks must review multinational interoperability and foreign investor access to secure best use of central bank digital currencies in cross-border payments

Investment Association sets out vision for technology transformation in fund markets

07 July 2022 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

The UK buy-side trade body claims that the funds industry is approaching a major technology transformation driven by tokenisation and use of digital native assets in the collective investment fund products of the future

GLEIF creates qualification programme for vLEI Issuers

07 July 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: SFT

The Foundation is now inviting partners to start the verifiable Legal Entity Identifier (vLEI) Issuer Qualification process, enabling a qualified LEI issuer to serve as the primary point of contact and issuing agency for legal entities seeking a vLEI

FIA Tech launches Cash and Collateral reference data service

06 July 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Technology provider FIA Tech has launched the FIA Tech Cash and Collateral reference data service, a globally collated data set

Global securities finance industry generates US$4.8 billion in H1 2022

06 July 2022 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The figure represents a 6 per cent increase from the $4.5 billion generated in H1 of 2021

Northern Trust picked for Arab fund mandate

06 July 2022 Kuwait
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Northern Trust has been selected by Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development to administer a range of asset servicing solutions in a mandate that includes, among others, securities finance

OCC securities lending average daily volumes rise 19.9 per cent YoY for June

06 July 2022 US
Reporter: SFT

Average daily loan value for cleared securities lending transactions has remained almost unchanged YoY for June, despite rise in cleared volume through Chicago-based clearing house

Hong Kong and Mainland China announce Swap Connect mutual access programme for IRS markets

05 July 2022 Hong Kong China
Reporter: Bob Currie

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced a collaboration with the China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) and Shanghai Clearing House (SHCH) to create a mutual access programme for interbank interest rate swap (IRS) markets