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GASLA releases update to Global Framework for ESG and Securities Lending

07 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The initiative reflects GASLA’s commitment to provide market participants with a practical framework for evaluating securities lending in the context of financial institutions’ ESG policies

Eurex Repo average daily volume rises 67% YoY for February

06 March 2023 Germany
Reporter: SFT

This growth has been powered by 83 per cent YoY growth in special repo for February to €209.8 billion and a 43 per cent YoY rise in GC Pooling volumes to €111.9 billion

BIS completes Project Icebreaker central bank digital currency pilot

06 March 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Bob Currie

Working alongside central banks from Israel, Norway and Sweden, the PoC evaluates the technical feasibility of making cross-border and cross-currency payments between retail CBDC systems

Repo ADV on Tradeweb rises 16.7% YoY for February

06 March 2023 US
Reporter: SFT

The US electronic trading platform reports growth in average daily trading volume across all asset classes of 21.5% YoY for February to US$1.43 trillion

SEC’s Gensler spotlights asset protection risks with crypto custodians

06 March 2023 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

Just because a crypto trading platform claims to be a qualified custodian doesn’t mean that it is, SEC chair observes in statement to Investor Advisory Committee

Global securities lending revenue up 34% YoY for February, says DataLend

03 March 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The global securities finance industry generated US$850 million in revenue for lenders in February 2023, a 34 per cent increase year-over-year, according to DataLend

BoE instructs LME Clear to strengthen governance and risk management

03 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Bob Currie

Following an independent review commissioned by the Bank of England, LME Clear has been told to improve its governance, to raise levels of managerial independence at the CCP, and to strengthen its risk management framework