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
HQLAx has attracted new investment for its DLT-powered securities finance platform, from BNY Mellon, Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas Securities Services and Citigroup
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 has facilitated its first margin trading and securities lending transaction for a client under China’s expanded Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors
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
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
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
In its most recent securities lending market report (published weekly), the Nigeran Stock Exchange details the eye-popping scale of the growth in securities lending volumes so far this year
