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Technology

TradeTech 2025: Automation is key in push to T+1

16 May 2025 France
Reporter: Jack McRae

Automation continued to be a dominant talking point at TradeTech in its 25th year

People moves

LPL Financial selects Benzi to head securities lending

16 May 2025 US
Reporter: Daniel Tison

Based in New Jersey, Linda Benzi brings more than two decades of experience in securities finance to her new role

Technology

Nasdaq upgrades marketplace technology platform

16 May 2025 US
Reporter: Daniel Tison

As part of the release, the firm is now offering Nasdaq Eqlipse Intelligence to its marketplace technology clients

People moves

SASLA selects Harduth as new Chair

16 may 2025 South Africa
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

People moves

DNB expands securities finance team with Svensson and Thörnqvist

16 May 2025 Sweden
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Industry

Vietnam’s exchange launches new trading system

15 May 2025 Vietnam
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The new CSD solution, based on CMA’s DEPO/X platform, is now fully operational at the Vietnam Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation

Industry

ESM selects Eurex Clearing for voluntary clearing of IRS

15 May 2025 Europe
Reporter: Daniel Tison

By voluntarily committing to CCP clearing, the European Stability Mechanism aims to contribute to the objectives of EMIR 3.0

Regulation

ASIC sues Macquarie Securities for systemic misleading conduct

14 May 2025 Australia
Reporter: Daniel Tison

In its first short sale reporting case, ASIC alleges the misleading conduct was due to multiple systems-related issues, many of which remained undetected for over a decade

Regulation

Hazeltree partners with Reg-X

14 May 2025 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The collaboration aims to bring fully-automated, transparent regulatory reporting to Hazeltree’s global network of clients

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