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Eurex Lending CCP to close
11 February 2021 Germany
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Alongside unsustainable volumes on the Lending CCP, Eurex has cited external hurdles including new regulations, Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic as driving down clearing adoption on the priority lists of potential clients

Clearstream welcomes new head of treasury
09 February 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Federico Becerra will be responsible for the treasury front office management in Luxembourg and Singapore

BNY Mellon opens Spain office, Giralt to lead
03 February 2021 Spain
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Mariano Giralt will assume the role of branch manager and Ana Arias will be deputy branch manager of BNY Mellon’s new Madrid office

IHS Markit enhances exchange traded collateral lists
02 February 2021 UK
Reporter: Natalie Turner

IHS Markit has enhanced its ETF collateral lists to accelerate counterparty borrowing with the help of Barclays, BlackRock, BNY Mellon, Citi, Credit Suisse, HSBC, J.P. Morgan and State Street

BNY Mellon achieves YoY lending revenue growth despite headwinds
21 January 2021 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

BNY Mellon reported a decrease in securities lending revenue for last quarter of 2020 but saw a modest YoY growth in its full-year earnings from its agency lending business

BNP Paribas Securities Services extends its initial margin services to Asia Pacific
15 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Natalie Turner

BNP Paribas Securities Services are helping firms in the APAC region to manage initial margin requirements arising from non-cleared OTC derivatives

HQLA^x secures €14.4m from global banks
11 January 2021 Luxembourg
Reporter: Drew Nicol

HQLA^x has attracted new investment for its DLT-powered securities finance platform, from BNY Mellon, Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas Securities Services and Citigroup

J.P. Morgan executes intraday repo transaction using blockchain
11 December 2020 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

By deploying blockchain, J.P. Morgan “creates new opportunities” to streamline operational processes and accelerate settlement for repo, says Scott Lucas, head of markets

Staffan Ahlner is the latest to resurface at State Street from BNY Mellon
08 December 2020 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

More of BNY Mellon’s senior management team are arriving at State Street, including Staffan Ahlner, Yalini Isweran and James Day

BNY Mellon SA/NV opens new branch in Denmark
02 December 2020 Denmark
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Søren Eberhard established the Copenhagen representative office in 2008 and will become the branch manager

Clearstream International S.A. appoints new CEO
19 November 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Fabrice Tomenko has been promoted to CEO and head of digital trust at Clearstream International S.A., one of many Clearstream entities, based in Luxembourg

J.P. Morgan enhances US/EU securities lending and collateral teams
18 November 2020 Luxembourg
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Karima Taouche, Zoe Balkwell are joining the securities lending teams in Luxembourg and London, respectively, while Michael Calandra bolsters the bank's collateral services business in New York