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WFE defends exchanges from blame of COVID-19 related spikes in margin requirements

12 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“Procyclicality is a function of the ecosystem and needs to be examined holistically. CCPs exist to manage and mitigate risk and they understand their responsibility to the system. We call on other stakeholders to do the same,” comments WFE CEO

LCH clearing volumes skyrocket in 2020

12 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Natalie Turner

LCH delivered strong volumes throughout 2020 while launching new products and services amid the COVID-19 pandemic

IHS Markit to acquire Cappitech

11 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Natalie Turner

IHS Markit is expanding its global regulatory reporting capabilities through the purchase of Cappitech in a deal aimed at providing a single unified platform for global transaction reporting

HQLA^x secures €14.4m from global banks

11 January 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Drew Nicol

HQLA^x has attracted new investment for its DLT-powered securities finance platform, from BNY Mellon, Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas Securities Services and Citigroup

Euronext reports Q4 cash market trading volume surge

08 January 2021 Holland
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Euronext reveals December and Q4 trading volumes, with strong cash market YoY growth

IHS Markit enhances securities finance data and analytics platform

06 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Natalie Turner

The new functionality includes a unique tool that offers daily analytical reports that can complement a firm’s approach to best execution and daily disclosure data on short positions from China

Deutsche Bank joins ranks of custodians offering securities lending via QFII scheme

05 January 2021 Hong Kong
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Deutsche Bank has facilitated its first margin trading and securities lending transaction for a client under China’s expanded Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors

Standard Chartered (China) supports first securities lending deal via QFII

04 January 2021 China
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Standard Chartered assisted with the deal on the first day of the QFII rules changed to allow securities lending in the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets in November 2020

Global securities finance revenue fell 7%, says IHS Markit

04 January 2021 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

IHS Markit has reported that global securities finance revenue in 2020 was $9.3 billion, a 7 percent year-on-year decline

Global lender revenue fell 12% YoY in 2020, says DataLend

04 January 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Despite a year of pandemic-fuelled turmoil, which usually leads to strong returns in the securities finance universe, the market recorded $7.66 billion last year compared to $8.66 billion for in 2019

SIFMA releases negative interest rate checklist

23 December 2020 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The association suggests that firms involved in securities financing should evaluate the scalability of existing operations and technology systems to accommodate large volumes of repo special issue trading in a negative environment

ANNA and GLEIF expands ISIN-to-LEI mapping service

16 December 2020 UK
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Twenty-two national numbering agencies have joined the ISIN-to-LEI mapping initiative to date with ISIN coverage across 41 jurisdictions

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