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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 â‚¬209.8 billion and a 43 per cent YoY rise in GC Pooling volumes to â‚¬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

SECâ€™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 doesnâ€™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

Securities lending volumes cleared through OCC fall 1.2% for Feb

03 March 2023 US
Reporter: SFT

OCC cleared sec lending volumes fall to 173,888 trades YoY for February, with average daily loan value down 12.3 per cent YoY

Digital Asset confirmed as DLT provider for EquiLend 1Source

02 March 2023 US
Reporter: SFT

1Source applies Digital Assetâ€™s Daml smart contract language and Canton ledger to enable counterparties to draw on a single blockchain-based transaction record, thereby minimising reconciliation breaks

OCC promotes Cohen to general counsel

02 March 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Megan Cohen takes on the role of general counsel and corporate secretary, with chief legal officer Janet Angstadt announcing her retirement

GCEX appoints Cheung to lead APAC sales

02 March 2023 Hong Kong
Reporter: SFT

Cheungâ€™s initial focus will be to drive digital prime brokerage sales in Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia, as the first part of a broader growth strategy for the APAC region

EXCLUSIVE: Sackett appointed head of prime financing

01 March 2023 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Robert Sackett takes on the new role as securities finance veteran Vincent Avena retires after more than 40 years in the industry

LSEG and Shenzhen Stock Exchange sign MoU

01 March 2023 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Memorandum of Understanding aims to support the growth of capital markets in London and Shenzhen, with both exchanges eager to enhance collaboration in areas such as market development and product innovation

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