GLEIF approves BOCOM Fintech as validation agent 14 November 2024 China Reporter: Carmella Haswell BOCOM Fintech’s new status represents a significant milestone for LEI adoption in China and the Asia Pacific region, according to GLEIF
PASLA welcomes TD Securities as member 14 November 2024 China Reporter: Carmella Haswell Established in 1987, TD Securities is a capital markets and banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada
Euroclear and Transcend work on joint collateral optimisation service 13 November 2024 Belgium Reporter: Daniel Tison The service aims to bring together Euroclear’s collateral management infrastructure and data with Transcend’s optimisation platform
Pirum extends integration with Euroclear 13 November 2024 UK Reporter: Carmella Haswell The firms have extended the CollateralConnect service integration with Euroclear’s triparty collateral management platform
DTCC’s FICC enhances VaR Calculator Capabilities 13 November 2024 US Reporter: Jack McRae The enhancements come amid firms across the industry preparing for the expansion of US Treasury Clearing in 2025 and 2026
European repo contracts outstanding value up 7.1% YoY, ICMA finds 13 November 2024 Europe Reporter: Daniel Tison The European Repo and Collateral Council has released the results of its 47th semi-annual survey of the European repo market
GLMX hires Higdon and Waldman to support product expansion 12 November 2024 US Reporter: Carmella Haswell Paul Higdon joins the firm as chief product officer and Lawrence Waldman as head of client experience
SF Symposium: Automation is key, but T+1 challenges remain 12 November 2024 UK Reporter: Jack McRae The panellists shared their own experiences from North America’s own shift in May 2024 — largely accepted as a general success
Commerzbank joins LCH ForexClear 11 November 2024 Germany Reporter: Daniel Tison This move enables the German bank to expand its global foreign exchange platform business through optimised capital usage
Tradeweb collaborates with Tokyo Stock Exchange 11 November 2024 Japan Reporter: Daniel Tison The aim is to promote investment in the Japanese market by providing easier access to local exchange-traded funds from overseas
ECB trials: Clearstream and Intesa Sanpaolo issue commercial paper 11 November 2024 Italy Reporter: Daniel Tison The participants used the Italian central bank’s solution and Clearstream’s DLT platform
ISLA Post Trade: Key drivers of the securities lending market 08 November 2024 UK Reporter: Daniel Tison In a panel discussion, representatives from both the borrowing and lending sides outlined some of the main themes that are shaping the future of securities finance
