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Baton Systems adds OCC to its collateral management network

18 August 2022 UK
Reporter: SFT

By linking to the Chicago-based clearer for futures, options and securities lending trades, clearing members will be able to automate collateral management across 11 CCPs globally via the Baton Core-Collateral ecosystem

Global securities lending revenues rise 6% YoY during H1

16 August 2022 Global
Reporter: SFT

EquiLend reports record lending volumes on its NGT platform during Q2, reflecting double digit volume growth in APAC, EMEA, the US and Canada over the period

NGT records 2% trading volume increase YoY for July, says EquiLend

11 August 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

EquiLend executed 2.3 million trades on its NGT trading platform during July 2022 against US$2.2 trillion, representing a 2 per cent YoY increase in trade volume

Global securities finance revenues jump 40% YoY in July

10 August 2022 Global
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

July has become the highest revenue generating month of 2022, with global securities finance revenues totalling US$1.215 billion, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence

Broadridge hires Turmaine

10 August 2022 UK
Reporter: SFT

Former J.P. Morgan head of securities and prime brokerage operations joins Broadridge from Accenture to build the firm’s post-trade and digital asset consultancy in EMEA

ISLA appoints Ashurst for GMSLA review

08 August 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Ashurst will look at key provisional changes to title transfer and pledge frameworks of the Global Master Securities Lending Agreement that may require alterations to cater for digital assets

BlackRock appoints Coinbase to enable cryptoasset services for Aladdin users

05 August 2022 US
Reporter: SFT

Through this relationship, BlackRock clients using the asset manager’s Aladdin platform will be able to employ agency trading services, custody, prime brokerage and reporting services through Coinbase’s prime brokerage platform

Clearstream and Pirum extend collaboration to boost collateral connectivity

04 August 2022 Luxembourg
Reporter: SFT

This extension of their service agreement will offer automation of calculation, matching, submission and validation of collateral requirements and allocations across securities lending, repo and OTC derivatives