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Charles Schwab lending revenue maintains momentum

16 April 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The US retail-broking giant improved on its stellar Q4 returns from its newly-bolstered securities lending business in the opening months of the year

ISLA publishes new GMSLA legal opinion for Belgium

15 April 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Freshfields has supplied a final bankruptcy remoteness opinion under Belgian law to support the pledge version of the GMSLA

FSB produces first SFT FAQ to promote data alignment

13 April 2021 Switzerland
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The international supervisory body is targeting greater transparency and data standardisation across global SFT markets with a new FAQ document focused on collateral reporting

Delta Capita acquires International Compliance Partners

12 April 2021 The Netherlands
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Following the acquisition, the senior management team of ICP will hold a prominent role in the Benelux KYC practice

Securities finance revenues up 10% YoY Q1, says DataLend

01 April 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

IPOs, SPACs and the January short squeeze event are to thank for the 8 per cent equities revenue uplift compared to the same time last year

Women in Securities AVہا unveils new website

31 March 2021 US
Reporter: Alex Pugh

The industry group creates a space for women in securities finance to connect and advance their careers

SFT Asia Handbook is live

31 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

This yearâ€™s handbook is full of stories of optimism, hopeful that the 2020 disruption to securities finance markets is firmly in the rear-view mirror

Securities AVہا Technology Symposium countdown begins

29 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Registration for the Securities AVہا Technology Symposium is now open, ahead of the 6 May full-day online event

Broadridge acquires Itiviti to strengthen its capital markets capabilities

29 March 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

â€œJoining Broadridge represents an exciting next chapter for our business and team by creating a leading front-to-back capital markets technology and operations provider,â€‌ says Itivitiâ€™s CEO Rob Mackay

Robinhoodâ€™s securities lending volume increased five-fold in 2020

25 March 2021 US
Reporter: Drew Nicol

The no-fee trading app gained more than 3 million users in 2020, which led to Robinhood sitting on assets available to lend worth $4.63 trillion, held in customer margin accounts, as of December 2020

Thoma Bravo acquires Calypso

23 March 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

â€œCalypsoâ€™s technology allows its world-class customer base to navigate the highly complex and regulated capital markets with greater transparency and lower costs," says Thoma Bravo's Holden Spaht

Three of Australiaâ€™s largest super funds stop lending

22 March 2021 Australia
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Since the onset of COVID-19 last year, three of Australiaâ€™s top-five largest superannuation funds, representing more than AUS 400 billion in AuM, have closed or significantly curtailed their programmes due to anti-short selling sentiment

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