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CCMA reaffirms Canadian market’s commitment to SEC’s T+1 implementation date

17 February 2023 Canada
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The reaffirmation comes after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission confirmed 28 May 2024 as the US market’s "compliance date" for moving to a shorter standard securities settlement cycle

Sharegain goes live with lending-as-a-service solution in US

16 February 2023 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

FINRA approval provides green light for release of Sharegain’s Securities Lending as a Service product in the US, building on existing coverage in Europe, APAC and Middle East

SEC restates commitment to move to T+1 by May 2024

15 February 2023 United States
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The affirmation was made at an Open Meeting conducted by the SEC today (15 February)

Venture capital firm IMC Investments invests in Clear Street

15 February 2023 US
Reporter: SFT

The investment, for an undisclosed sum, provides additional backing to efforts of the New York-based international prime broker to build a modern capital market infrastructure that does not rely on legacy technology

EU repo activity on BrokerTec rises 16% YoY for January

14 February 2023 US
Reporter: SFT

BrokerTec has seen average daily notional value for EU repo activity rise to €331.7 billion, but US repo has contracted 3% YoY to US$260.1 billion

BNP Paribas installs Kerdoncuff as head of asset owner clients in Australia and NZ

14 February 2023 Australia, New Zealand
Reporter: SFT

After six years as the bank’s head of China, Philippe Kerdoncuff joins new role working with buy-side clients and will report to Daniel Cheever and Philippe Tassin

GCEX partners with Komainu to enhance regulated custodian offering

14 February 2023 Denmark
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Lars Holst (pictured), founder and CEO of GCEX, says: “Komainu was the ideal partner for us because it is backed by Nomura, and has a strong presence in Europe and UAE

Wematch.live platform hits US$150 billion in ongoing notional value

13 February 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The milestone follows the firm’s announcement that the platform had reached US$5.8 billion in average daily matched volume in January

Drexel Hamilton selects FinOptSys platform

13 February 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

FinOptSys has onboarded investment bank Drexel Hamilton, which is 100 per cent owned and operated by military veterans, to its platform to support and scale the bank’s specialty finance business

Beijing Stock Exchange launches securities lending and margin trading

13 February 2023 China
Reporter: Bob Currie

The exchange indicates that this release marks an important step in the development of the CBEX market system by boosting market liquidity, enhancing trading functions and improving price discovery in the secondary market

FINBOURNE to provide European fixed income consolidated tape

10 February 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Bloomberg, MarketAxess and Tradeweb have partnered with FINBOURNE to produce a consolidated tape for fixed income in European markets

SNB Capital enlists Broadridge to build securities lending business

09 February 2023 Saudi Arabia
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Saudi Arabia-based financial institution SNB Capital will incorporate Broadridge’s Securities Finance and Collateral Management solution to grow the coverage of its securities services offering on local assets

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