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Hidden Road joins Komainu Connect collateral management platform

15 September 2023 Jersey
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Komainu Connect removes the need to store collateral with trading and liquidity counterparties, reducing client counterparty risk and ensuring that assets are kept in secure and regulated custody

Clearstream GSF volumes outstanding increase 12% YoY for August

15 September 2023 Luxembourg
Reporter: Jamie Richards

Clearstream’s global securities financing business recorded a 6 per cent YoY increase in volumes outstanding to €686.4 billion for August, according to recent monthly figures

Pirum and FIS offer recall interoperability

14 September 2023 UK
Reporter: Jamie Richards

The London-based firm aims to implement connectivity and interoperability to automate recalls and callback messages

EquiLend commences with 1Source testing

14 September 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The EquiLend 1Source ledger will retain a central record of the agreements made between counterparties in a securities lending transaction and is set to go live across the market in 2024

Impact of the SEC’s Treasury Clearing proposal could be “significant,” finds DTCC

13 September 2023 United States
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The proposal would require a significantly larger portion of the U.S. Treasury cash and repo markets to be centrally cleared through an SEC-registered central counterparty

CME Group and DTCC receive regulatory approval for enhanced treasury cross-margining arrangement

12 September 2023 US
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The arrangement will enable capital efficiencies for clearing members that trade and clear both US Treasury securities and CME Group Interest Rate futures

Project Sela demonstrates retail CBDC can support access while retaining cash features

12 September 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Klea Neza

Project Sela has proven the simplicity of a retail central bank digital currency (rCBDC) ecosystem that combines accessibility, competition and preventative cyber security, while retaining key advantages of physical cash

Eurex’s Partnership Program welcomes more participants

12 September 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The initiative has been established to create a viable alternative to trade and clear euro-denominated STIR derivatives within the EU to offer liquidity across all fixed income derivatives and repo products

HSBC and Terra Quantum partner to tackle collateral optimisation

08 September 2023 UK, Switzerland
Reporter: Klea Neza

The project aims to demonstrate the potential for a hybrid quantum solution for optimisation challenges, a widespread and complex suite of issues in financial services

Trade associations call for EMIR active account requirement to be dropped

07 September 2023 EU
Reporter: Bob Currie

In their joint statement, the 11 trade associations call on policymakers to remove the Active Account Requirement and to streamline the supervisory regime for EU-based CCPs across member states

Repo ADV on Tradeweb up 33.1% YoY for August

07 September 2023 US
Reporter: Jamie Richards

The global electronic trading provider for rates, credit, equities and money markets reports that average daily volume across all asset classes for the month of August has risen 41.2% YoY to US$1.44 trillion

ISLA partners with Latham & Watkins

07 September 2023 Middle East
Reporter: SFT

The International Securities Lending Association has entered into a partnership with law firm Latham & Watkins LLP to drive securities lending in Middle East markets, including Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Dubai

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