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
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
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
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
SNB Capital becomes Muqassa clearing member 07 August 2024 Saudi Arabia Reporter: Carmella Haswell Muqassa says it reduces post-trade risk and provides a centralised counterparty risk management service
Tradeweb reports 25.3% rise YoY in repo ADV for July 06 August 2024 US Reporter: Daniel Tison Repo average daily volume jumped 25.3 per cent year-over-year to US$621.81 billion for July
Global securities lending revenue down 11% YoY for July, says DataLend 05 August 2024 US Reporter: Daniel Tison US equity lending shows signs of acceleration despite weaker annual returns, DataLend reports
MarketAxess reveals 24.1% YoY growth in total ADV for July 05 August 2024 US Reporter: Daniel Tison The growth in total credit ADV helped offset a decline in US high-yield ADV, says MarketAxess CEO
