Clearstream adds ICBC to tri-party repo network in first for Chinese institutions
Move opens access for offshore counterparties as China’s repo market looks to deepen liquidity and infrastructure.
Securities Finance
SEC pushes back compliance dates for rules 10c-1a and 13f-2
Two-year delay on securities lending and short sale transparency rules sparks “Repeal by Extension” concerns.
Deutsche Bank appoints new head of global ASL sales from State Street
Experienced agency securities lending executive to lead global sales team.
Clearstream and Eurex partner with TreasurySpring to expand access to cleared repo markets
Collaboration enables next-day Fixed-Term Funds, broadening institutional access and strengthening resilience in European funding markets.
BNY becomes first agent lender to clear SFTs via Cboe Clear Europe
Milestone marks the extension of Cboe Clear Europe’s securities financing transaction service to UCITS clients through a new collateral model.
Citi goes live on Pirum’s TradeConnect platform
The bank becomes one of the first major institutions to execute trades on the new pre-trade connectivity network, developed with input from industry participants.
Euroclear and Transcend unveil joint collateral optimisation service
Collaboration combines Euroclear’s infrastructure with Transcend’s technology to address growing collateral and liquidity pressures.
BNY connects to LCH to expand triparty collateral services
The collaboration extends access to a wider clearing community, including futures commission merchants and broker-dealers.
BNY and National Bank of Canada go live on EquiLend’s 1Source platform
More counterparties are expected to join the DLT-based securities finance network in the coming months.
TS Imagine enters the securities lending space as part of wider prime brokerage push
Acquisition of a Tier 1 bank’s securities lending platform sees launch of front-to-back, multi-asset solution for stock loan, repo and collateral management for the buy- and sell-side.