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Industry

S&P Global and CME Group to sell OSTTRA

14 April 2025 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The terms of the deal for OSTTRA equalled a total enterprise value of US$3.1 billion, which will be divided evenly between S&P Global and CME Group

Regulation

ISLA publishes 2025 netting opinions for GMSLA

14 April 2025 UK
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The document includes additions for Andorra and Northern Ireland, increasing ISLA’s netting coverage to 67 jurisdictions

Industry

Goldman Sachs joins Trading Apps’ TA.Link

14 April 2025 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

TA.Link is a messaging service designed to integrate with existing trading systems, and provide a communication channel for buy and sell side participants

Regulation

FSC to extend short selling measures for Taiwan

14 April 2025 Taiwan
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

People moves

Bunn departs HSBC

11 April 2025 US
Reporter: Daniel Tison

Industry

Standard Chartered and OKX create collateral programme

11 April 2025 Dubai
Reporter: Clelia Frondaroli

The companies say that the new programme will allow institutions to utilise cryptocurrencies and tokenised money market funds as off-exchange collateral for trading

Industry

Clearstream GSF volume outstanding down 3% YoY for March

11 April 2025 Luxembourg
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The global securities financing business saw a further decline in volume outstanding both year-on-year and year-to-date

Technology

SEB partners with Trading Apps

10 April 2025 Sweden
Reporter: Daniel Tison

By adopting TA.Link, the Swedish corporate and investment bank can now communicate with counterparties via API

Regulation

ESMA finalises rules on order execution policies under MiFID II

10 April 2025 EU
Reporter: Daniel Tison

The EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor specifies the rules in the latest draft regulatory technical standards, with the objective to enhance investment firms’ order execution and foster investor protection

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