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SEC charges Icahn Enterprises following failure to disclose pledges
20 August 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Icahn Enterprises and Carl Icahn have agreed to pay US$1.5 million and US$500,000 in civil penalties, respectively, to settle the SEC’s charges

ISLA and ICMA publish GMRA Digital Assets Annex
19 August 2024 Switzerland
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The association looks to bring consistency to the legal terms used by market participants when trading certain digital assets under the GMRA 2011 and 2010

RBC Clearing & Custody partners with OpenYield
16 August 2024 US
Reporter: Klea Neza

OpenYield offers automatic execution for fixed-income securities without restrictive minimum trade sizes or fees, the firm says

Super Micro Computer beats Tesla in top 10 shorted securities list
15 August 2024 US
Reporter: Daniel Tison

Semiconductor firms have been drawing the attention of short sellers, according to Hazeltree’s July 2024 report

ECB publishes harmonised rules for collateral management
14 August 2024 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The new rules will come into effect with the launch of the Eurosystem Collateral Management System on 18 November

OCC welcomes MIAX Sapphire as newest participant exchange
13 August 2024 US
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The move enables OCC to provide clearing and settlement services to 21 exchanges and trading platforms, the firm says

ESMA recognises CDSC as Tier 1 CCP
13 August 2024 Canada
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The move follows the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between ESMA and the British Columbia Securities Commission

Broadridge enlists Robertshaw as Chief Technology Officer
13 August 2024 UK
Reporter: Clelia Frondaroli

Based in London, Robertshaw will be responsible for trading capabilities across asset classes and jurisdictions for both the buy side and sell side

Pikett swaps JPMorgan Chase for BNY
12 August 2024 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Tom Pikett joins the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation after five years at JPMorgan Chase

Clearstream GSF volumes outstanding up 3% YoY for July
12 August 2024 Luxembourg
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The firm’s global securities financing business generated €707.6 billion for July, according to recent monthly figures

ISDA: ‘Not a lot of time’ to prepare for US Treasury reforms
09 August 2024 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

CEO Scott O’Malia believes there to be an “enormous laundry list of tasks” to complete when it comes to the SEC’s US Treasury reforms

ICMA releases new GMRA legal opinion for Ghana
08 August 2024 Ghana
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The legal opinion covers the enforceability of the netting provisions of the GMRA, and the validity of the GMRA as a whole, under the laws of Ghana