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FSB produces first SFT FAQ to promote data alignment

13 April 2021 Switzerland
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The international supervisory body is targeting greater transparency and data standardisation across global SFT markets with a new FAQ document focused on collateral reporting

Delta Capita acquires International Compliance Partners

12 April 2021 The Netherlands
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Following the acquisition, the senior management team of ICP will hold a prominent role in the Benelux KYC practice

Securities finance revenues up 10% YoY Q1, says DataLend

01 April 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

IPOs, SPACs and the January short squeeze event are to thank for the 8 per cent equities revenue uplift compared to the same time last year

Women in Securities Finance unveils new website

31 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The industry group creates a space for women in securities finance to connect and advance their careers

SFT Asia Handbook is live

31 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

This year’s handbook is full of stories of optimism, hopeful that the 2020 disruption to securities finance markets is firmly in the rear-view mirror

Securities Finance Technology Symposium countdown begins

29 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Registration for the Securities Finance Technology Symposium is now open, ahead of the 6 May full-day online event

Broadridge acquires Itiviti to strengthen its capital markets capabilities

29 March 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“Joining Broadridge represents an exciting next chapter for our business and team by creating a leading front-to-back capital markets technology and operations provider,” says Itiviti’s CEO Rob Mackay

Robinhood’s securities lending volume increased five-fold in 2020

25 March 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The no-fee trading app gained more than 3 million users in 2020, which led to Robinhood sitting on assets available to lend worth $4.63 trillion, held in customer margin accounts, as of December 2020

Thoma Bravo acquires Calypso

23 March 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“Calypso’s technology allows its world-class customer base to navigate the highly complex and regulated capital markets with greater transparency and lower costs," says Thoma Bravo's Holden Spaht

Three of Australia’s largest super funds stop lending

22 March 2021 Australia
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Since the onset of COVID-19 last year, three of Australia’s top-five largest superannuation funds, representing more than AUS 400 billion in AuM, have closed or significantly curtailed their programmes due to anti-short selling sentiment

BCS Global Markets taps Singh for securities finance top job

19 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Raj Karan Singh has taken over as global head of securities finance for boutique prime broker BCS Global Markets, after Christian von Gradowski moved elsewhere

SEC chair calls on index funds to carefully weigh SBL revenue and voting obligations

19 March 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The agency’s acting chair is calling for a review of the SEC’s 2019 guidance on proxy voting which she argues put too much emphasis on capturing incremental revenue from securities lending at the expense of exercising good corporate governance

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