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Global PSSL for UN Pathways to launch 3P Transparency

22 December 2022 Global
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The 3P Transparency project is expected to provide a long-term foundation for collaborations and include guidelines for letters of intent, memoranda of understanding and apportionment of financial costs

BoE Money Markets Committee reflects on settlement inadequacies for sec finance trades

22 December 2022 UK
Reporter: SFT

The Money Markets Committee cited an informal market survey indicating that settlement rates for closing leg trades were as low as 85 per cent, with lack of available stock and illiquidity in corporate bond markets the primarily reasons for fails

Women in Securities Finance rings closing bell at NYSE

21 December 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Celebrating its five-year anniversary, 100 guests — including active members of the group and supportive allies — gathered on the NYSE floor to watch as WISF leaders rang the closing bell to signal the end of the trading day

First Derivative joins UnaVista Partner Programme

21 December 2022 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The combination of First Derivative’s business and UnaVista’s technology platform aims to  solve technology, regulatory and operational challenges

OCC appoints Busby as COO

21 December 2022 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Options Clearing Corporation appoints Dan Busby as its new chief operating officer after Scot Warren announces retirement

EU Council revises mandatory buy-in rules

21 December 2022 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

EU member states agree on proposed update for the Central Securities Depositories Regulation, including clarification on mandatory buy-in rules

Mizuho welcomes Patel as head of repo trading

20 December 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Vivek Patel has promoted to head of repo trading at Mizuho as the firm looks to expand its repo capability across the banking and securities units in EMEA

ESMA provides clarity on EMIR Refit

20 December 2022 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The guidelines provided by the financial markets regulator aim to enhance the harmonisation and standardisation of reporting under the upcoming European Market Infrastructure Regulation

LSEG to acquire Acadia

19 December 2022 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The acquisition furthers the London Stock Exchange Group’s strategy to enhance and grow its multi-asset post-trade offering for the uncleared derivatives space

Rest Super joins GPFA

19 December 2022 Australia
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Australian superannuation Rest Super joins the beneficial owner association with more than 30 other active buy-side organisations involved in the securities financing markets

ECB extends liquidity lines with non-euro central banks

19 December 2022 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The bilateral swap and repo lines have been established since 2020 to provide euro liquidity to financial institutions via non-euro area central banks in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Yawar Shah retires from Swift board

16 December 2022 Belgium
Reporter: Bob Currie

Shah will step down from the Swift board of directors after 16 years as chair but will continue as managing director in Citi’s institutional clients group

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