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Wedbush Securities launches real-time automated locate service
07 February 2025 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The new service is designed to allow correspondents to conduct short selling activity more efficiently

ION becomes a PASLA member
07 February 2025 Hong Kong
Reporter: Klea Neza

ION aims to deliver mission-critical trading and workflow automation software to financial institutions, corporations, and central banks

IMN: The market has eyes on Asia and Europe for T+1
07 February 2025 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Panellists at The Beneficial Owners' International Securities Finance & Collateral Management Conference reviewed Europe and Asia’s move to a shorter settlement cycle

MacKay departs EquiLend
07 February 2025 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

After more than a decade, Iain MacKay, product owner for RegTech and post-trade solutions, will leave EquiLend

IMN: New US administration takes centre stage
07 February 2025 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Panellists at The Beneficial Owners' International Securities Finance & Collateral Management Conference discussed the major impacts of the US election on the market

Eurex Repo average daily volume up 1% YoY for January
06 February 2025 Europe
Reporter: Daniel Tison

While there was a 53 per cent year-on-year jump in GC Pooling average daily term-adjusted volume, special repo dropped 30 per cent YoY

Haberlin joins SimCorp in Global Business Services role
06 February 2025 US
Reporter: Jack McRae

He has over 30 years of experience in financial, technology, and data solutions, most recently serving as co-head of infomediary data solutions at Brown Brothers Harriman.

UK T+1 Accelerated Settlement Taskforce confirms implementation plan
06 February 2025 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Included in the plan is a code of conduct for market participants which confirms 11 October 2027 as the first trading date in the UK cash equities for settlement on T+1

OCC average daily loan value up 17.3% YoY for January
06 February 2025 US
Reporter: Daniel Tison

Total securities lending transactions cleared on the OCC platform climbed 31.18 per cent YoY to 291,757 for the month

FINRA fines Apex Clearing for securities lending programme violations
06 February 2025 US
Reporter: Daniel Tison

This is the first time the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has charged a firm with violating its Rule 4330, which establishes the permissible use of customers’ securities to ensure customer protection

Securities lending revenues up 8.6% YoY in January
05 February 2025 UK
Reporter: Daniel Tison

In its monthly snapshot, S&P Global Market Intelligence reports US$929.4 million in global securities lending revenues

Takasbank joins ISLA as new member
05 February 2025 Turkey
Reporter: Daniel Tison

Headquartered in Istanbul, Takasbank offers clearing, settlement, custody, CCP, and banking services to its members in the Turkish capital markets